• ​​Economics of Crime

• ​Political Economics

​Fuelling Organised Crime: Oil Thefts and the Mexican Drug War,

with G. Battiston, M. Le Moglie and P. Pinotti, 

Economic Journal (2024)

​Media: VoxDev

Organized Crime, Violence and Support for the State, 

with G. Campedelli, A. Martinangeli and P. Pinotti​, ​

Journal of Public Economics (2023)

​Media: VoxEU - Phys.org

Pains, Guns and Moves: The Effect of the US Opioid Epidemic on Mexican Migration, 

with M. Le Moglie and F. Masera  

Journal of Development Economics (2023) 

Doing Business Below the Line: Screening, Mafias and European Funds, 

with G. Dipoppa 

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (2022)

​Media: Political Violence at a Glance

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Mafia, Elections and Political Violence​​

with G. Dipoppa

Journal of Public Economics (2017)

Media: TheConversation - National Post

Strike one to educate one hundred: Organized crime, political selection and politicians’ ability

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2017)

Media: The Conversation - Chicago Tribune

Organised Crime, Institutions and Political Quality: Empirical Evidence from Italian Municipalities

with B. Geys

The Economic Journal (2015)​

​Media: The Conversation - Chicago Tribune - IlFattoQuotidiano.it - Lavoce.info - The Guardian 

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Decision-Making in the Dark: The Asymmetric Spread of COVID-19 Policies

with P. Stanig and L. Curini

Comparative Political Studies (2025)

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Fiscal Rules, Corruption and Electoral Accountability

with T. Giommoni

Journal of Politics (2024) 

Media: Faculti - The Telegraph - Vox EU 

The Causal Impact of Pandemic Distress on Anti-Immigration Sentiments

with A. Martinangeli, F. Passarelli, W. Sas and L. Windsteiger

Economica (2024)

Does the winner take it all? Redistributive Policies and Political Extremism

with A. Piolatto and W. Sas

Regional Science and Urban Economics (2024)

Media: VoxEU

Never Forget the First Time: The Persistent Effects of Corruption and the Rise of Populism in Italy

with A. Aassve and M. Le Moglie 

​Journal of Politics (2023)

Media: Corriere della Sera

Dynasties and Policymaking

with A. Romarri​

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2021)

Media: Lavoce.info

Street vendors, incentives and self-regulation: a field study in urban India

with D. Tommasi , S. Mookerjee

The Review of Economics and Statistics (2020)

Media: Vox Dev

Abandon Ship? Party Brands and Politicians' Responses to a Political Scandal​

​with S. Galletta , B. Geys

Journal of Public Economics (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)

The Strength of Weak (Family) Ties: Family Networks in High vs. Low Income Countries

with B. Geys

Journal of Development Studies (2015)

Interpersonal trust and welfare state support

with B. Geys

European Journal of Political Economy (2015)

Media: The New York Magazine

​Public support for European fiscal integration in times of crisis

​with B. Geys

​Journal of European Public Policy (2015)​​

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