Selected Publications Economics


Top Publications

  2024

Business is tense: new evidence on how language affects economic activity. Francesco Campo, Luca Nunziata, Lorenzo Rocco.  Journal of Economic Growth, 29, 121–149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-023-09229-5

Designing rotation programs: Limits and possibilities. Ville Korpela, Michele Lombardi, Riccardo Domenico SaulleGames and Economic Behavior, 143, 77-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2023.11.008

Electoral Campaigns as Dynamic Contests. Avidit Acharya, Edoardo Grillo, Takuo Sugaya, Eray Turkel. Journal of the European Economic Association. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvae006

Electoral Institutions and Intraparty Cohesion, Konstantinos Matakos, Riikka Savolainen, Orestis Troumpounis, Janne Tukiainen, and Dimitrios Xefteris. Journal of Political Economy Microeconomicshttps://doi.org/10.1086/731286

Improved menstrual health and the workplace: An RCT with female Bangladeshi garment workers. Kristina Czura, Andreas Menzel, Martina MiottoJournal of Development Economics, 166, 103174https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103174

Intergenerational Insurance, Francesco Lancia, Alessia Russo, Tim Worrall. Journal of Political Economy, 132(10). https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/730206

Myopic oligopoly pricing. Iwan Bos, Marco Marini, Riccardo Domenico SaulleGames and Economic Behavior, 145, 377-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2024.03.014

Superstar Exclusivity in Two-Sided Markets. Elias Carroni, Leonardo Madio, Shiva Shekhar. Management Science 70(2):991-1011. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4720 video

Why does risk matter more in recessions than in expansions? Implications for monetary policy. Martin Andreasen, Giovanni Caggiano, Efrem Castelnuovo, Giovanni Pellegrino.  Journal of Monetary Economics, 143, 103533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2023.10.014

  2023

Bidding on Price and Quality: An Experiment on the Complexity of Scoring Rule Auctions. Riccardo Camboni, Luca Corazzini, Stefano Galavotti, Paola ValbonesiThe Review of Economics and Statisticshttps://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01288 video

Ordinal rank and the structure of ability peer effects. Marco Bertoni, Roberto Nisticò. Journal of Public Economics, 217, 104797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104797 video

Stable sharing. Antonio Nicolò, Pietro Salmaso, Arunava Sen, Sonal Yadav. Games and Economic Behavior, 141, 337-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2023.06.009

Trade Disruption, Industrialisation, and the Setting Sun of British Colonial Rule in India, Roberto Bonfatti, Björn Brey. Journal of the European Economic Association, 22, 3, 1407–1451. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvad054

Uncertainty and Monetary Policy During the Great Recession. Giovanni Pellegrino, Efrem Castelnuovo, Giovanni CaggianoInternational Economic Review, 203, 64: 577-606. https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12607

Value chain, regional institutions and firm growth in Europe. Giulio Cainelli, Roberto Ganau, Anna Giunta. Journal of Economic Geography, 23, 4, 745–770. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbad004

Welfare Cuts and Crime: Evidence from the New Poor Law. Eric Melander, Martina MiottoThe Economic Journal, 133, 651, 1248–1264. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueac083

  2022

Does foreign investment hurt job creation at home? The geography of outward FDI and employment in the USA. Riccardo Crescenzi, Roberto Ganau, Michael Storper. Journal of Economic Geography, 22, 1, 53–79, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbab016

Institutions and the productivity challenge for European regions, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Roberto Ganau. Journal of Economic Geography, 22, 1, 1–25, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbab003

Prices vs. quantities for self-enforcing agreements. Bård Harstad, Francesco Lancia, Alessia Russo. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 111, 102595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2021.102595

Talents, and Cultures: Immigrant Inventors and Ethnic Diversity in the Age of Mass Migration. Francesco Campo, Mariapia Mendola, Andrea Morrison, Gianmarco Ottaviano. Journal of the European Economic Association, 20, 5, 1971–2012. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac021

Technological change, campaign spending and polarization. Pau Balart, Agustin Casas, Orestis Troumpounis. Journal of Public Economics, 211, 104666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104666 video

The perils of friendly oversight. Dino Gerardi, Edoardo Grillo, Ignacio Monzón. Journal of Economic Theory, 204, 105500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2022.105500

  2021

Does a higher retirement age reduce youth employment? Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello. Economic Policy. 36, 106, 325–372. https://doi.org/10.1093/epolic/eiaa022

The Last Will be First, and the First Last: Segregation in Societies with Relative Pay-off Concerns. Jean-Jacques Herings, Riccardo Domenico Saulle, Christian Seel. The Economic Journal, 131, 637, 2119–2143. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa083

  2020

Do-It-Yourself medicine? The impact of light cannabis liberalization on prescription drugs, Vincenzo Carrieri, Leonardo Madio, Francesco Principe. Journal of Health Economics, 74, 102371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102371

Economic and Social-Class Voting in a Model of Redistribution with Social Concerns. Andrea Gallice, Edoardo Grillo. Journal of the European Economic Association, 18, 6, 3140–3172. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvz061

Not only in my genes: The effects of peers’ genotype on obesity. Giorgio Brunello, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya, Journal of Health Economics, 72, 102349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102349

Purchasing medical devices: The role of buyer competence and discretion, Alessandro Bucciol, Riccardo Camboni, Paola ValbonesiJournal of Health Economics Volume 74, 2020, 102370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102370

Resource efficient eco-innovations for a circular economy: Evidence from EU firmsGiulio Cainelli, Alessio D’Amato, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Research Policy, 49, 1, 103827, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103827

School choice during a period of radical school reform. Evidence from academy conversion in England. Marco Bertoni, Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva. Economic Policy, 35, 104, 739–795. https://doi.org/10.1093/epolic/eiaa023

The role of heterogeneity of patients’ preferences in kidney transplantation. Mesfin Genie, Antonio Nicoló, Giacomo Pasini. Journal of Health Economics, Volume 72, 102331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102331

Youth Enfranchisement, Political Responsiveness, and Education Expenditure: Evidence from the US. Bertocchi, Graziella, Arcangelo Dimico, Francesco Lancia, Alessia RussoAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 12 (3): 76–106. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20180203


Other Selected Publications

  2024

Content moderation and advertising in social media platforms. Leonardo Madio, Martin Quinn. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2024, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12602

Inequality, poverty, deprivation and the uneven spread of COVID-19 in Europe. Chiara Burlina, Andres Rodríguez-Pose. Regional Studies, 58(2), 263–284. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2172390

Police Militarization and Local Sheriff Elections. Christos Mavridis, Orestis Troumpounis, Maurizio Zanardi. The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewae004

Privacy Regulation and Quality-Enhancing Innovation. Yassine Lefouili, Leonardo Madio, Ying Lei Toh. Journal of Industrial Economics, 72: 662-684. https://doi.org/10.1111/joie.12374

Quantiles of the gain distribution of an early childhood intervention. Erich Battistin, Carlos Lamarche, Enrico RettoreJournal of Applied Econometrics, 2024, 39(6), 1045–1064https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.3071

  2023

Detecting economic growth pathways in the EU’s lagging regions. Roberto Ganau, Austin Kilroy, Regional Studies, 2022, 57(1), 41–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2050200

Disability insurance and the effects of return-to-work policies. Chiara Dal Bianco. Review of Economic Dynamics, 49, 351-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2022.11.001

Global financial uncertainty. Giovanni Caggiano, Efrem Castelnuovo. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2023, 38(3), 432–449. https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2958

Introduction to the European Journal of the History of Economic Though. Katia Caldari, Gianfranco Tusset, Hans-Michael Trautwein. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 30(6), 965–967. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2023.2271230

Platform Competition in the Tablet PC Market: The Effect of Application Quality. Thanh Doan, Fabio Manenti, Franco Mariuzzo. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 88, 102930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2023.102930

Reference Points and Democratic Backsliding. Edoardo Grillo, Carlo Prato. American Journal of Political Science, 67: 71-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12672

Regional technological diversification and the global network of embodied R&D: evidence from the exposure of European regions. Fabrizio Fusillo, Sandro Montresor, Chiara Burlina, Alessandro Palma. Regional Studies, 2023, 58(7), 1410–1424. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2269205

Selling Cross-Border in Online Markets: The Impact of the Ban on Geoblocking Strategies. Marc Bourreau, Fabio Manenti, Selling cross-border in online markets: The impact of the ban on geoblocking strategies, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 86, 102892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2022.102892

The chips are down: the influence of family on children’s trust formation. Corrado Giulietti, Enrico Rettore, Sara Tonini. Journal of Population Economics, 36, 211–233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-022-00921-1

The optimality of public-private partnerships under financial and fiscal constraints. Marco Buso, Luciano Greco. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 32, 856–881. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12520

  2022

Coordination with preferences over the coalition size. Philippos Louis, Orestis Troumpounis, Nikolas Tsakas, Dimitrios Xefteris. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 194, 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.12.010

Menger and the continental epistemology of uncertainty. Stefano SolariThe European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 29(5), 920–937. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2022.2113418

Neural forecasting of the Italian sovereign bond market with economic news. Sergio Consoli, Luca Tiozzo Pezzoli, Elisa Tosetti. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 185, S197–S224. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12813

Radioactive Decay, Health and Social Capital: Lessons From The Chernobyl Experiment. Francesca Marino, Luca Nunziata. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 198, 315-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.03.029

Seismonomics: Listening to the heartbeat of the economy. Luca Tiozzo Pezzoli, Elisa Tosetti. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 185, S288–S309. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12912

Tax avoidance and evasion in a dynamic setting. Duccio Gamannossi degl’Innocenti, Rosella Levaggi, Francesco Menoncin, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 204, 443-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.10.028

The Expected Price of Keeping up with the Joneses. Olivier Armantier, Antonio Filippin, Michael Neubauer, Luca Nunziata, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 200, 1203-1220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.07.022

The Long-Term Consequences of a Golden Nest: Socioeconomic Status in Childhood and the Age at Leaving Home. Viola Angelini, Marco Bertoni, Guglielmo Weber. Demography, 59 (3): 857–875. https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-9940728

Too Healthy to Fall Sick? Longevity Expectations and Protective Health Behaviours during the First Wave of COVID-19. Martina Celidoni, Joan Costa-Font, Luca Salmasi. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 202, 733-745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.08.015

Uncertainty and monetary policy in good and bad times: A Replication of the VAR investigation by Bloom (2009). Giovanni Caggiano, Efrem Castelnuovo, Gabriela Nodari, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 37, 210–217. https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2861

  2021

Cervical cancer screening invitations in low and middle income countries: Evidence from Armenia. Armenak Antinyan, Marco Bertoni, Luca Corazzini. Social Science & Medicine, 273, 113739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113739

Do exit options increase the value-for-money of public-private partnerships? Marco Buso, Cesare Dosi, Michele MorettoJournal of Economics and Management Strategy. 30, 721–742. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12440

Financial Uncertainty and Real Activity: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Giovanni Caggiano, Efrem Castelnuovo, Silvia Delrio, Richard Kima. European Economic Review, 136, 103750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103750

Going beyond relatedness: regional diversification trajectories and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions. Roberto Antonietti, Sandro Montresor. Economic Geography, 97(2), 187–207. https://doi.org/10.1080/00130095.2021.1920390

The effect of work disability on the job involvement of older workers. Danilo Cavapozzi, Chiara Dal Bianco. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 192, 724-739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.10.021

The influence of hidden researcher decisions in applied microeconomics. Nick Huntington-Klein, Andreu Arenas, Emily Beam, Marco Bertoni, Jeffrey Bloem, Pralhad Burli, et al. Economic Inquiry, 59: 944–960. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12992

Uncertainty and Monetary Policy in the US: A Journey into Non-Linear Territory. Giovanni PellegrinoEconomic Inquiry, 59: 1106–1128. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12986

Where do I stand? Assessing researchers’ beliefs about their productivity. Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Daniele Checchi, Lorenzo Rocco. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 185, 61-80.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.02.025

  2020

Do quotas help women to climb the career ladder? A laboratory experiment. Valeria Maggian, Natalia Montinari, Antonio Nicolò. European Economic Review, 123, 103390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103390

Tax evasion on a social network. Duccio Gamannossi degl’Innocenti, Matthew Rablen, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 169, 79-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.11.001

Who benefits from privileged peers? Evidence from siblings in schools. Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Cappellari. Journal of Applied Econometrics. 2020; 35: 893–916. https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2787

  Note

Top Publications are publications in journals ranked A** and A* according to the ECO-dSEA ranking.  

Other Selected Publications are publications in journals ranked A according to the ECO-dSEA ranking. For the ECO-dSEA list, see here.

Journals in the Management area, not present in the ECO-dSEA ranking, and present in CABS tier 4+, are placed in tier A*; those in tier 4 are placed in tier A. For the CABS-AJG list see here