Publications
"What next? Nations in the technological race through the 2030", with D. Archibugi and A. Vezzani, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2025
"Landownership concentration and human capital accumulation in Post-Unification Italy (1871-1921)", Journal of Population Economics, 2023
"The agrarian roots of social capital", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022
"Is a European recovery possible without high-tech public corporations?" with D. Archibugi, Intereconomics, 2021
"A reconstruction of the Italian provincial population" with M. Rota and M. Postigliola, Rivista di Storia Economica, 2020, Errata corrige
"Determinants of Joblessness During the Economic Crisis: Impact of Criminality in the Italian Labour Market", with S. Fedeli and M. Onofri (ESM), Social Indicators Research, 2018
Working papers
Local governance reforms and fiscal behaviour: lessons from the introduction of indirect mayoral elections in 1889 Italy, with M. Postigliola, and M. Rota [R&R in The Journal of Economic History]
From Fields to Factories: Malaria Eradication and Structural Transformation in Post-War Italy, with P. Buonanno, G. Lecce, and L. Ogliari [CEPR Discussion Paper No. 20394]
Building Consistent Territorial Units over Time: A Graph-Based Method for Historical Municipal Boundaries in Italy, with P. Buonanno, B. Cattaneo, G. Lecce, and L. Ogliari [CEPR Discussion Paper No. 20714]
Works in progress
Public investment, Agricultural Enhancement, and Structural Transformation, with L. Bagnato
Other Publications and Policy Briefs
L’Italia della tecnologia: che cosa mostrano i brevetti? with D. Archibugi and A. Vezzani, Antonio, Policy brief (2). CNR - Dipartimento Scienze Umane e Sociali, Patrimonio Culturale, Roma, 2024
"La posizione dell’Italia nella attività brevettuale. Situazione attuale e prospettive", in: Relazione sulla Ricerca e l'Innovazione in Italia, with D. Archibugi and A. Vezzani, CNR Edizioni, Quarta Edizione, 2023
"Il dottorato di ricerca: una valutazione", in: Relazione sulla Ricerca e l'Innovazione in Italia, with D. Archibugi, M. Cellini, I. Di Tullio, A. Malgieri, L. Pisacane, CNR Edizioni, Terza Edizione, 2021