Published Papers
The Dynamics and Spillovers of Management Interventions: Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program
(with Nicola Bianchi), Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming
Coverage: UCLA Research; Podcast
(with Nicola Bianchi), Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming
Coverage: UCLA Research; Podcast
Evolution of the Indian LPG Industry: Exploring Conditions for Public-Sector Business Model Innovation
(with Renu Agarwal, Neeraj Mittal, and Eric Patterson)
Research Policy, 50(4), 2021
(with Renu Agarwal, Neeraj Mittal, and Eric Patterson)
Research Policy, 50(4), 2021
Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Opera in the Napoleonic Age (with Petra Moser)
Journal of Political Economy, 128(11): 4163-210, 2020
Online Appendix Slides Replication Files
Coverage: Summary in the NBER Digest, at Vox, and on Weixin (in Chinese); Video by Econimate; EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas; NPR Blog; Interview on Freakonomics (min 17:40-28:00); IMF podcast; Marginal Revolution; Slow Boring
Journal of Political Economy, 128(11): 4163-210, 2020
Online Appendix Slides Replication Files
Coverage: Summary in the NBER Digest, at Vox, and on Weixin (in Chinese); Video by Econimate; EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas; NPR Blog; Interview on Freakonomics (min 17:40-28:00); IMF podcast; Marginal Revolution; Slow Boring
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees (with Nicola Bianchi)
Journal of the European Economic Association, 18(5): 2608–46, 2020
Online Appendix Slides Replication Files
Coverage: Kellogg Insight, BYU Radio
Journal of the European Economic Association, 18(5): 2608–46, 2020
Online Appendix Slides Replication Files
Coverage: Kellogg Insight, BYU Radio
The Long-Term Effects of Management and Technology Transfers
American Economic Review, 109(1): 121-55, 2019 [Lead Article]
Online Appendix Slides Replication Files
Coverage: AEA Chart of Week, Pro-Market Blog, Microeconomics Insights Blog, Vox, The Atlantic; Innovation Growth Lab; UCLA Research Spotlight; RIA Blog; Gridium Blog; ThinkLab.com; Wexin (in Chinese)
Awarded: Landau Prize for the best SIEPR Discussion paper, 2016 ; Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, 2015
American Economic Review, 109(1): 121-55, 2019 [Lead Article]
Online Appendix Slides Replication Files
Coverage: AEA Chart of Week, Pro-Market Blog, Microeconomics Insights Blog, Vox, The Atlantic; Innovation Growth Lab; UCLA Research Spotlight; RIA Blog; Gridium Blog; ThinkLab.com; Wexin (in Chinese)
Awarded: Landau Prize for the best SIEPR Discussion paper, 2016 ; Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, 2015
Economic Recovery and the Determinants of Productivity and Innovation: Evidence from Post-WWII Italy
Journal of Economic History, 78(2): 598-601, 2018 [Dissertation Summary]
Comments by Claude Diebolt, the convener of the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize Panel
Awarded: Alexander Gerschenkron Prize for the best dissertation in economic history, 2017
Journal of Economic History, 78(2): 598-601, 2018 [Dissertation Summary]
Comments by Claude Diebolt, the convener of the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize Panel
Awarded: Alexander Gerschenkron Prize for the best dissertation in economic history, 2017