​Abandon Ship? Party Brands and Politicians' Responses to a Political Scandal​, with S. Galletta , B. Geys on 
Journal of Public Economics (2020)  Video​​

​​Street vendors, incentives and self-regulation: a field study in urban India, with D. Tommasi , S. Mookerjee,   
The Review of Economics and Statistics  (2020) 

​Popularity shocks and political selection: The effects of anti-corruption audits on candidates’ quality, with F. Cavalcantii, S. Galletta, Journal of Public Economics (2018)

Mafia, Elections and Political Violence​​, with G. Dipoppa,
Journal of Public Economics (2017)

Strike one to educate one hundred: Organized crime, political selection and politicians’ ability,
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2017)

​Organised Crime, Institutions and Political Quality: Empirical Evidence from Italian Municipalities, with B. Geys,
The Economic Journal (2015)​
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The Strength of Weak (Family) Ties: Family Networks in High vs. Low Income Countries, with B. Geys,
Journal of Development Studies (2015)
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Interpersonal trust and welfare state support, with B. Geys,
European Journal of Political Economy (2015)

Public support for European fiscal integration in times of crisis, with B. Geys,
Journal of European Public Policy (2015)​