Main publications
Perceptions, Inequality, Poverty
"(Mis-)Perceptions, information, and political polarization: A survey and a systematic literature review" (2024) with R. Iacono and J. Mollerstrom, European Journal of Political Economy, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102578
"How consistent are perceptions of inequality?" (2020) with P. Li Donni and S. Bavetta, Journal of Economic Psycology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2020.102267.
“An empirical analysis of the determinants of perceived inequality” (2019) with P. Li Donni and S. Bavetta, Review of Income and Wealth, Review of Income and Wealth, 65(2), 264-292. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12351
“Patterns of poverty among elderly Americans: a Latent Class Markov Model” (2018) with P. Li Donni , Applied economics Letter, 25(11), 791-79 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2017.1366637
Democracy & Political Protest
"Dynamics of protest: Understanding violent and nonviolent protest in Africa" (2025) with Marcela Gomez-Ruiz and Paolo Li Donni, European Journal of Political Economy, , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102745.
"How important is culture to understand political protest?" (2021) with P. Li Donni and C. Welzel, World Development, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105661
“The role of collective action for the emergence and consolidation of democracy" (2020) with P. Li Donni, Journal of Institutional Economics, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137420000247
“The democratization process: An empirical appraisal of the role of political protest” (2020) with P. Li Donni, S. Bavetta and M. Cellini, European Journal of Political Economy, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101881
Agricultural economics
"Are rural households poorer than non-rural households in Europe? " (2024) with C.Meloni, C. Grazini, B. Rocchi and S. Severini, Journal of Rural Studies,DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103214
"Assessing the Farm–Nonfarm Households' Income Gap along the Income Distribution in the European Union" (2023) with B. Rocchi and S. Severini, Journal of Common Market Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13494
"Conditional Income Disparity between Farm and Non‐farm Households in the European Union: A Longitudinal Analysis" (2021) with B. Rocchi and S. Severini, Journal of Agricultural economics,DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12420
"Does an income gap between farm and nonfarm households still exist? The case of the European Union" (2020) with B. Rocchi and S. Severini, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13116
Book chapters
“La corruzione, una malattia al cuore del sistema democratico: gli effetti sulle proteste” (2017) in “Corruzione e Pubblica Amministrazione", Jovene Editore, a cura di M. D’Alberti