Work in Progress
with S. Galletta, F. Masera and M. Le Moglie
with A. Soliman and J. Vargas
with F. Calamunci, G. Mastrobuoni and D. Terlizzese - Media: La Stampa
with M. De Simoni, D. Marchetti, G. Marcolongo, P. Pinotti
Working Papers
Working Paper, with D. Britto, M. Le Moglie, P. Pinotti and B. Sampaio - Media: Folha de S.Paulo
Working Paper,with G. Dipoppa and M. Pulejo - Media: Vanity Fair, Elle - LaRepubblica - Vox Talks (podcast) - Vox EU - Lavoce.info - IlFattoQuotidiano - TheConversation - TV2000(podcast)
Working Paper, with G. Campedelli and M. Le Moglie - Media: Courrier International-VoxEU - SlowNews - L'espresso - Wired Italia (Podcast) - Radio24 (Podcast), RAI3
Working Paper (previously Wind of Change? Experimental Survey Evidence on the COVID19 Shock and Socio-Political Attitudes in Europe), with A. Martinangeli, F. Passarelli, W. Sas and L. Windsteiger - Media: The Conversation - Yahoo!News
Working Paper, with E. Sartre
Publications by topic
• Organized Crime
1. Fuelling Organised Crime: Oil Thefts and the Mexican Drug War,
with G. Battiston, M. Le Moglie and P. Pinotti, Economic Journal (2024) - Media: VoxDev
2. 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
3. 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)
4. 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
5. Mafia, Elections and Political Violence
with G. Dipoppa, Journal of Public Economics (2017) - Media: TheConversation - National Post
6. 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
7. 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
• Voting, Populism, Corruption
8. Fiscal Rules, Corruption and Electoral Accountability
with T. Giommoni, Journal of Politics (2024) - Media: Faculti - The Telegraph - Vox EU
9. 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
10. 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
11. Dynasties and Policymaking
with A. Romarri, P. Vertier Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2021) - Media: Lavoce.info
12. Abandon Ship? Party Brands and Politicians' Responses to a Political Scandal
with S. Galletta , B. Geys on Journal of Public Economics (2020)
13. Popularity shocks and political selection: The effects of anti-corruption audits on candidates’ quality
with F. Cavalcantii, S. Galletta, Journal of Public Economics (2018)
• Trust
14. The Causal Impact of Pandemic Distress on Anti-Immigration Sentiments
with A. Martinangeli, F. Passarelli, W. Sas and L. Windsteiger, Economica (2024)
15. The Strength of Weak (Family) Ties: Family Networks in High vs. Low Income Countries
with B. Geys, Journal of Development Studies (2015)
16. 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
17. Interpersonal trust and welfare state support
with B. Geys, European Journal of Political Economy (2015) - Media: The New York Magazine
18. Public support for European fiscal integration in times of crisis
with B. Geys, Journal of European Public Policy (2015)
Books
• "Fallimento Lookdown", with P. Stanig, EGEA Bocconi Editore (2021)
Book Chapters
• "Organised violence: The Mafia" in The Handbook of Collective Violence: Current Developments and Understanding." (2020), ROUTLEDGE.