Published Papers
Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Opera in the Napoleonic Age (with Petra Moser)
Journal of Political Economy, Accepted
Online Appendix Slides
Coverage: Summary at Vox and on Weixin (in Chinese); EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas; NPR Blog; Interview on Freakonomics (min 17:40-28:00); IMF podcast
Journal of Political Economy, Accepted
Online Appendix Slides
Coverage: Summary at Vox and on Weixin (in Chinese); EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas; NPR Blog; Interview on Freakonomics (min 17:40-28:00); IMF podcast
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees
(with Nicola Bianchi)
Journal of the European Economic Association, forthcoming
Online Appendix
Coverage: Kellogg Insight, BYU Radio
(with Nicola Bianchi)
Journal of the European Economic Association, forthcoming
Online Appendix
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, The Atlantic
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, The Atlantic
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