Published and Forthcoming Papers
The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Publicly Provided Services and Labor Markets (with Nicola Bianchi and Enrica Martino)
Economic Journal, forthcoming 2023
Coverage: Gender Budget Report (MEF-RGS) presented at the Italian Parliament; VoxEu
Economic Journal, forthcoming 2023
Coverage: Gender Budget Report (MEF-RGS) presented at the Italian Parliament; VoxEu
Reconstruction Aid, Public Infrastructure, and Economic Development (with Nicola Bianchi)
Journal of Economic History, forthcoming 2023
Online Appendix Replication Files
Coverage: WeTheItalians.com; UCLA Research Spotlight
Journal of Economic History, forthcoming 2023
Online Appendix Replication Files
Coverage: WeTheItalians.com; UCLA Research Spotlight
Does Scientific Progress Affect Cultural Changes? A Digital Text Analysis (with Nicola Lacetera and Astrid Marinoni),
Journal of Economic Growth, 27(3): 415 - 452, 2022
Online Appendix
Coverage: Monash SoDa Labs Video; Livemint.com
Journal of Economic Growth, 27(3): 415 - 452, 2022
Online Appendix
Coverage: Monash SoDa Labs Video; Livemint.com
The Dynamics and Spillovers of Management Interventions: Evidence from the TWI Program (with Nicola Bianchi)
Journal of Political Economy, 130(6): 1630–75, 2022
Online Appendix Replication Files
Coverage: Visible Hand Podcast; Kellogg Podcast; Kellogg Insights; Weconpol Newsletter; Wexin (in Chinese); StyleLearn Blog
Journal of Political Economy, 130(6): 1630–75, 2022
Online Appendix Replication Files
Coverage: Visible Hand Podcast; Kellogg Podcast; Kellogg Insights; Weconpol Newsletter; Wexin (in Chinese); StyleLearn Blog
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 VoxEU, at EconomistsTalkArt, and on Weixin (in Chinese); Full Translation in Chinese on Weixin; Video by Econimate; Faculty.net; and 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 VoxEU, at EconomistsTalkArt, and on Weixin (in Chinese); Full Translation in Chinese on Weixin; Video by Econimate; Faculty.net; and 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, VoxEu, The Atlantic; Innovation Growth Lab; UCLA Research Spotlight; RIA Blog; Gridium Blog; ThinkLab.com; Alarabiya News; 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, VoxEu, The Atlantic; Innovation Growth Lab; UCLA Research Spotlight; RIA Blog; Gridium Blog; ThinkLab.com; Alarabiya News; 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