• "Affective Polarization, Media Outlet, and Opinion Dynamics ,"  Della Lena, S., Merlino, L., &  Zenou, Y. (2026).  Review of Economic Studies, forthcoming.  (Preprint, CEPR)

•  "The Spread of Misinformation in Networks with Social and Individual Learning," Della Lena, S. (2024).  European Economic Review, 168, 104804.  (Preprint)

• "On the Transmission of Guilt Aversion and the Evolution of Trust," Della Lena, S., Manzoni, E., & Panebianco, F.  (2023). Games and Economic Behavior, 142, 765-793. (Preprint) 

• "Cultural Transmission with Incomplete Information," Della Lena, S., Panebianco, F. (2021).  Journal of Economic Theory, 198, 105373. (Preprint)

WORKING PAPERS and R&R

• An Economic Model of Acculturation under Strategic Complements and Substitutes (2025), with P. Dindo.  (SSRN, 2024) R&R Journal of Economic Theory

• From Parenting to Hiring: Investment in Human Capital, Social Networks, and Firms’ Choices (2024), with S. Safi and Y. Zenou (CEPR) R&R American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

• How do you know you won’t like it if you’ve (never) tried it? Preference discovery and data design (2026), with A. Muscillo and P. Pin.  (SSRN) [Submitted]

• Believing and Practicing: How Religion Shapes Human Capital and Growth (2026), with Y. Sato and Y. Zenou. (CEPR) [Submitted]

• Cooperate More, Connect Less: The Network Consequences of Zero-Sum Environments (2025) with Y. Jansen and Y. Zenou (CEPR) [Submitted]

• God, Guilt, and Giving: Public Good Contribution among Catholics and Protestants (2025), with F. Cinnirella, E. Manzoni, and F. Panebianco (CEPR) [Submitted]

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• "Why Do Consumers Prefer One Brand Over Another? The Economics and Sociology of Brand Competitiveness," Della Lena, S, Timming, A (2023) .  Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 74, 103416. Special issue ‘Brand Competitiveness’ [invited submission].

WORK IN PROGRESS

"Homophily and Affective Polarization: When Like-Mindedness Reduces Ideological Division" (with L. Merlino and Y. Zenou)

“The Eyes Never Lie: Understanding discrimination through Virtual Reality” (with R. Megalokonomou, T. Sartori, and Y. Zenou)

“Group antagonism, consumption, and pricing.” (with A. Campbell and Y. Zenou)