RESEARCH
Publications
The Long-Term Effects of Management and Technology Transfers 
Forthcoming, American Economic Review
Draft    Online Appendix
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]
Draft   Comments by Claude Diebolt, the convener of the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize Panel
Working Papers                 
Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Operas (with Petra Moser) 
Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Political Economy
​Draft    Online Appendix   Summary at Vox    EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees (with Nicola Bianchi) Submitted
Draft    Online Appendix
Reconstruction Aid, Public Infrastructure, and Economic Development  (with Nicola Bianchi) Submitted
​Draft    Online Appendix
Public Discourse, Social Imaginaries and the Evolution of Science and Technology: A Text-Analysis of Eight Million Digitized Books (with Nicola Lacetera and Astrid Marinoni) Submitted
Work in Progress
Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (with Nicola Bianchi)