RESEARCH
Publications
The Long-Term Effects of Management and Technology Transfers 
American Economic Review, 109(1): 1-33, 2019 [Lead Article]
Published Paper    Online Appendix   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 Award, 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]
Published Paper   Comments by Claude Diebolt, the convener of the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize Panel
Awarded: Alexander Gerschenkron Prize for the best dissertation in economic history, 2017
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees (with Nicola Bianchi) Forthcoming,  Journal of the European Economic Association
Draft    Online Appendix
Coverage: Kellogg Insight, BYU Radio
Working Papers                 
Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Operas (with Petra Moser) 
Revised and Resubmitted, Journal of Political Economy
​Draft   Online Appendix   
Coverage: Summary at Vox; EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas;  NPR Blog; Interview on Freakonomics (min 17:40-28.00); IMF podcast
Reconstruction Aid, Public Infrastructure, and Economic Development  (with Nicola Bianchi) Submitted
​Draft    Online Appendix
​Not All Management Training Is Created Equal: Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program (with Nicola Bianchi)
Draft
Does Scientific Progress Affect Culture? A Digital Text Analysis (with Nicola Lacetera and Astrid Marinoni), NBER Working Paper No. 25429, Submitted
Draft
The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Publicly Provided Services and Labor Markets (with Nicola Bianchi and Enrica Maria Martino)
Draft
Work in Progress
Business-School Education and Its Effects on Manufacturing Industry Performance (with Nicola Bianchi)
Transfer of Innovation (with Nicola Bianchi)