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Historical Roots of Political Extremism: The Effects of Nazi Occupation of Italy
Journal of Comparative Economics - forthcoming
joint with Nicola Fontana and Guido Tabellini
Positive Spillovers from Negative Campaigning
American Journal of Political Science - 67 (2023), 5-21
joint with Vincenzo Galasso and Salvatore Nunnari
Demand Shocks and Firm Investment: Micro-Evidence from Fiscal Retrenchment in Italy
Economic Journal - 132 (2022), 437-470
joint with Decio Coviello, Immacolata Marino, and Nicola Persico
Revenue vs Expenditure Based Fiscal Consolidation: The Pass-Trough from Federal Cuts to Local Taxes
International Tax and Public Finance - 29 (2022), 834-872
joint with Luigi Marattin and Francesco Porcelli
Policies in Hard Times: Assessing the Impact of Financial Crises on Structural Reforms
Economic Journal - 131 (2021), 2529-2552
joint with Gunes Gokmen, Massimiliano Onorato, and Chris Papageorgiou
The Importance of Betting Early
Risks - 9 (2021), 67
joint with Alessandro Innocenti and Roberto Ricciuti
Regression Discontinuity Designs Based on Population Thresholds: Pitfalls and Solutions
American Journal of Political Science - 62 (2018), 210-229
joint with Andrew C. Eggers, Ronny Freier, and Veronica Grembi
Political Selection under Alternative Electoral Rules
Public Choice - 171 (2017), 257-281
joint with Vincenzo Galasso
Single Round vs Runoff Elections under Plurality Rule: A Theoretical Analysis
European Journal of Political Economy - 49 (2017), 123-133
joint with Massimo Bordignon and Guido Tabellini
Moderating Political Extremism: Single Round vs. Runoff Elections under Plurality Rule
American Economic Review - 106 (2016), 2349-2370
Joint with Massimo Bordignon and Guido Tabellini
Do Fiscal Rules Matter?
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics - 8 (2016), 1-30
joint with Veronica Grembi and Ugo Troiano
How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign
American Economic Review - 105 (2015), 322-353
joint with Chad Kendall and Francesco Trebbi
So Closed: Political Selection in Proportional Systems
European Journal of Political Economy - 40 (2015), 260-273
joint with Vincenzo Galasso
Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics - 6 (2014), 159-188
joint with Francesco Drago and Francesco Sobbrio
The Political Resource Curse
American Economic Review - 103 (2013), 1759-1796
joint with Fernanda Brollo, Roberto Perotti, and Guido Tabellini
Social Capital and Political Accountability
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy - 5 (2013), 222-250
joint with Andrea Stella, Guido Tabellini, and Ugo Troiano
Assessing Economic Liberalization Episodes: A Synthetic Control Approach
Review of Economics and Statistics - 95 (2013), 983-1001
joint with Andreas Billmeier
Do Better Paid Politicians Perform Better? Disentangling Incentives from Selection
Journal of the European Economic Association - 11 (2013), 369-398
joint with Stefano Gagliarducci
Tying Your Enemy's Hands in Close Races: The Politics of Federal Transfers in Brazil
American Political Science Review - 106 (2012), 742-761
joint with Fernanda Brollo
Competing on Good Politicians
American Political Science Review - 105 (2011), 79-99
joint with Vincenzo Galasso
Electoral Rules and Politicians' Behavior: A Micro Test
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy - 3 (2011), 144-174
joint with Stefano Gagliarducci and Paolo Naticchioni
Economies in Transition: How Important Is Trade Openness for Growth?
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics - 73 (2011), 287-314
joint with Andreas Billmeier
Moonlighting Politicians
Journal of Public Economics - 94 (2010), 688-699
joint with Stefano Gagliarducci and Paolo Naticchioni
Trade Openness and Growth: Pursuing Empirical Glasnost
IMF Staff Papers - 56 (2009), 447-475
joint with Andreas Billmeier
From Temporary Help Jobs to Permanent Employment: What Can We Learn from Matching Estimators
Journal of Applied Econometrics - 23 (2008), 305-327
joint with Andrea Ichino and Fabrizia Mealli
Simulation-Based Sensitivity Analysis for Matching Estimators
Stata Journal - 7 (2007), 334-350
The Determinants of Contract Length in Temporary Help Employment
Labour - 20 (2006), 453-474
