Research

Published Papers

Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Opera in the Napoleonic Age (with Petra Moser)
Journal of Political Economy, Accepted
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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
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Coverage: Kellogg Insight, BYU Radio

The Long-Term Effects of Management and Technology Transfers
American Economic Review, 109(1): 121-55, 2019 [Lead Article]
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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

Working Papers

Reconstruction Aid, Public Infrastructure, and Economic Development (with Nicola Bianchi), Submitted
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Not All Management Training Is Created Equal: Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program (with Nicola Bianchi), Under Revision

The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Publicly Provided Services and Labor Markets (with Nicola Bianchi and Enrica Maria Martino), Submitted

Does Scientific Progress Affect Culture? A Digital Text Analysis (with Nicola Lacetera and Astrid Marinoni), NBER Working Paper No. 25429, Under Revision

Work in Progress

Business-School Education and Its Effects on Firms (with Nicola Bianchi)

Managerial Capital and Innovation (with Nicola Bianchi)

The Effects of Managerial Training on Workers' Careers (with Nicola Bianchi)