Selected publications

• Adalgiso Amendola, Cristian Barra and Roberto Zotti

"Universities, local economic productivity, and quality of institutions: Evidence from Italy"

 International Regional Science Review, 2023, 46(2): 179-209

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Previous draft: [“Cognetti de Martiis” WP  No. 23/20]

• Cristian Barra, Raffaele Lagravinese and Roberto Zotti

"Exploring hospital efficiency within and between Italian regions: new empirical evidence"

Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2022, 57: 269-284

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Previous draft: [“Cognetti de Martiis” WP  No. 24]

• Enrico Bertacchini, Alessandra Venturini and Roberto Zotti

"Drivers of cultural participation of immigrants: evidence from an Italian survey"

Journal of Cultural Economics, 2022, 46: 57-100

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Previous draft: [IZA DP No. 12854]; Policy coverage: [Acei]

• Cristian Barra, Ornella Wanda Maietta and Roberto Zotti

"The effects of university academic research on firm’s propensity to innovate at local level: evidence from Europe"

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2021, 46: 483-530

[Abstract]; [Paper]

• Pierluigi Conzo and Roberto Zotti

"Blessed are the first: The long-term effect of birth order on trust"

Economics and Human Biology, 2020, 39: 100905

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Previous draft: [CCA WP No. 554]

• Adalgiso Amendola, Cristian Barra and Roberto Zotti

"Does graduate human capital production increase local economic development? An instrumental variable approach"

 Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60(5): 959-994

[Abstract]; [Paper]

• Federico Revelli and Roberto Zotti

"The sacred and the profane of budget cycles : evidence from Italian municipalities"

International Tax and Public Finance, 2019, 26: 1446-1477

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Previous draft: [“Cognetti de Martiis” WP  No. 24]

• Matteo Migheli and Roberto Zotti

"The strange case of Matthew effect and beauty contest: research evaluation and specialisation in the Italian universities"

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 71: 100749 (with M. Migheli)

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Previous draft: ["Cognetti de Martiis” WP  No. 14]

• Tommaso Agasisti, Cristian Barra and Roberto Zotti

Research, knowledge transfer and innovation: the effect of Italian universities’ efficiency on local economic development 2006−2012

Journal of Regional Science, 2019, 59 (5): 819-849

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Policy coverage: [Lavoce]

• Cristian Barra, O.W. Maietta and Roberto Zotti

Academic excellence, local knowledge spillovers and innovation in Europe

Regional Studies, 2019, 53(7): 1058-1069

[Abstract]; [Paper]

• Cristian Barra, O.W. Maietta and Roberto Zotti

Innovation and university-firm R&D collaboration in the European food and drink industry

Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017, 68(3): 749-780

[Abstract]; [Paper]

• Cristian Barra and Roberto Zotti

Investigating the human capital development-growth nexus: does the efficiency of universities matter?

International Regional Science Review, 2017, 40(6): 638-678 (with C. Barra)

[Abstract]; [Paper]

• Vincenzo Carrieri, Marcello D’Amato and Roberto Zotti

On the causal effects of selective admission policies on students’ performances: evidence from a quasi-experiment in a large Italian university

Oxford Economic Papers, 2015, 67 (4): 1034-1056 (with V. Carrieri and M. D’Amato)

[Abstract]; [Paper]; Policy coverage: [Lavoce]