RESEARCH

Published Papers

The Origin and Development of Firm Management
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, forthcoming 2021

Evolution of the Indian LPG Industry: Exploring Conditions for Public-Sector Business Model Innovation
(with Renu Agarwal, Neeraj Mittal, and Eric Patterson)
Research Policy, 50(4), 2021

Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Opera in the Napoleonic Age (with Petra Moser)
Journal of Political Economy, 128(11): 4163-210, 2020
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Coverage: Summary in the NBER Digest, at Vox, and on Weixin (in Chinese); Video by Econimate; EconFilms: How Copyright Improved Italian Operas; NPR Blog; Interview on Freakonomics (min 17:40-28:00); IMF podcast; Marginal Revolution; Slow Boring

Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees (with Nicola Bianchi)
Journal of the European Economic Association, 18(5): 2608–46, 2020
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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, Vox, The Atlantic; Innovation Growth Lab; UCLA Research Spotlight; RIA Blog; Gridium Blog; ThinkLab.com; Wexin (in Chinese)
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

The Dynamics and Spillovers of Management Interventions: Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program
(with Nicola Bianchi), Revise and Resubmit Journal of Political Economy
Coverage: UCLA Research; Podcast

Does Scientific Progress Affect Cultural Changes? A Digital Text Analysis (with Nicola Lacetera and Astrid Marinoni),
NBER Working Paper No. 25429, Revise and Resubmit Journal of Economic Growth
Coverage: Livemint.com

Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance (with Bo Li)

Reconstruction Aid, Public Infrastructure, and Economic Development (with Nicola Bianchi), Submitted
Coverage: WeTheItalians.com; UCLA Research

The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Publicly Provided Services and Labor Markets
(with Nicola Bianchi and Enrica Maria Martino)
Coverage: Gender Budget Report (MEF-RGS) presented at the Italian Parliament

Work in Progress

Women Inventors (with Sabrina Di Addario and Agata Maida)
Coverage: Chaire Femmes et Science

Long-Run Effects of Public Funding for the Arts (with Petra Moser)

Developing Down Under: The Case of Italian Prisoners of War in Australia (with Claudio Labanca)