Research

Published Papers

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

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

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

Working Papers

Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Operas (with Petra Moser)
Revised and Resubmitted (2nd round), Journal of Political Economy
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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
Online Appendix

Not All Management Training Is Created Equal: Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program (with Nicola Bianchi), Submitted

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)