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Working Papers

2013

1. IMPATIENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. LESS EFFORT AND LESS AMBITIOUS GOALS
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
2. OVERCONFIDENCE, OMENS AND EMOTIONS: RESULTS FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)

2012

3. Leadership at School: Does the Gender of Siblings Matter?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
4. More Apples Less Chips? The Effect of School Fruit Schemes on the Consumption of Junk Food
   ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2012)
5. THE CAUSAL IMPACT OF CLOSENESS ON ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION EXPLOITING THE ITALIAN DUAL BALLOT SYSTEM
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
6. The Impact of Gender Quotas on Electoral Participation: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)

2011

7. Gender Discrimination and Evaluators’ Gender: Evidence from the Italian Academy
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (1)
8. MEDIA EXPOSURE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICES: EVIDENCE FROM LOTTO PLAYERS
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
9. RISK AVERSION AND MAJOR CHOICE: EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN STUDENTS
   Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
10. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REMEDIAL COURSES IN ITALY: A FUZZY REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGN
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
11. THE EFFECTS OF PEOPLES’ HEIGHT AND RELATIVE HEIGHT ON WELL-BEING
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)

2010

12. CONSUMERS’ REACTIONS TO NEGATIVE INFORMATION ON PRODUCT QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM SCANNER DATA
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Industrial Organization (2013)
13. CORSI DI AZZERAMENTO DEFICIT DI COMPETENZE E RENDIMENTI DEGLI STUDENTI UNIVERSITARI
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
14. FREQUENCY OF EXAMINATIONS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN A RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENT
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (2)
15. MONETARY INCENTIVES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN A DEPRESSED LABOUR MARKET: RESULTS FROM A RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENT
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2012)
16. POLITICAL COMPETITION AND POLITICIAN QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2011)
17. THE DETERMINANTS OF RISK AVERSION: THE ROLE OF INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (4)
18. The Deterrent Effects of Penalty Point System in Driving Licenses: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (1)

2009

19. ABSENTEEISM IN THE ITALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN SICK LEAVE COMPENSATION
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (5)
20. CAN GENDER QUOTAS BREAK DOWN NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES? EVIDENCE FROM CHANGES IN ELECTORAL RULES
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
21. CLASS SIZE EFFECTS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: HETEROGENEITY ACROSS ABILITIES AND FIELDS
    Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e Finanziarie (Ex Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica)
22. Effects of Class Size on Achievement of College Students
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
23. Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2010)
24. Peer Group Effects on the Academic Performance of Italian Students
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2010)

2008

25. A signalling model of school grades: centralized versus decentralized examinations
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008)
26. Absenteeism and Peer Interaction Effects: Evidence from an Italian Public Institute
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Socio-Economics (2010)
27. Are easy grading practices induced by low demand? Evidence from Italy
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
28. Does Teacher Quality Affect Student Performance? Evidence from an Italian University
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Bulletin of Economic Research (2009)
29. Residential Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
30. The Effects of Managerial Turnover: Evidence from Coach Dismissals in Italian Soccer Teams
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2006

31. Training and Economic Density: Some Evidence from Italian Provinces
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)

2005

32. The Role of Family Ties in the Labour Market. An Interpretation Based on Efficiency Wage Theory
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
33. Workplace Training in Europe
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (86)

2004

34. Market Failures and the Under-Provision of Training
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)
35. Training and the Density of Economic Activity: Evidence from Italy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (8)
36. Wage expectations in northern and southern Italian regions. An interpretation based on psychological and social factors
    Economics & Statistics Discussion Papers, University of Molise, Dept. SEGeS View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Applied Economics (2005)

2001

37. A Tale on Information and Wage Expectations
    ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY)

1997

38. Welfare Measurement Under Habit Forming Tastes
    University of East Anglia Discussion Papers in Economics, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Journal Articles

2013

1. Consumers’ Reactions to Negative Information on Product Quality: Evidence from Scanner Data
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2013, 42, (3), 235-280
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2012

2. Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labor Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment
   Journal of Human Capital, 2012, 6, (1), 56 - 85
   See also Working Paper (2010)
3. RISK AVERSION AND FIELD OF STUDY CHOICE: THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL ABILITY
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2012, 64, s193-s209

2011

4. Easy grading practices and supply–demand factors: evidence from Italy
   Empirical Economics, 2011, 41, (2), 227-246
5. Political competition and politician quality: evidence from Italian municipalities
   Public Choice, 2011, 148, (3), 547-559 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
6. Pre-University Courses and Student Performance
   QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, 2011, (2)
7. THE EFFECTS OF CLASS SIZE ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
   Manchester School, 2011, 79, (6), 1061-1079

2010

8. A signalling model of school grades under different evaluation systems
   Journal of Economics, 2010, 101, (3), 199-212 View citations (4)
9. Absenteeism and peer interaction effects: Evidence from an Italian Public Institute
   The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2010, 39, (3), 420-428
   See also Working Paper (2008)
10. Can gender quotas break down negative stereotypes? Evidence from changes in electoral rules
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (5-6), 344-353 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
11. Effort Observability, Incentive Systems, and Organizational Forms
    LABOUR, 2010, 24, (3), 221-237
12. PEER EFFECTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: DOES THE FIELD OF STUDY MATTER?
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 621-634 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
13. Peer group effects on the academic performance of Italian students
    Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (17), 2203-2215 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

14. DOES TEACHER QUALITY AFFECT STUDENT PERFORMANCE? EVIDENCE FROM AN ITALIAN UNIVERSITY
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 2009, 61, (4), 353-377
    See also Working Paper (2008)
15. Task assignment, incentives and technological factors
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, 30, (1), 43-55 View citations (1)

2008

16. Training and economic density: Some evidence form Italian provinces
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (1), 118-140 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

17. Delegation, Skill Acquisition and Turnover Costs
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2007, 14, (1), 111-133
18. Returns to skills, incentives to study and optimal educational standards
    Journal of Economics, 2007, 92, (3), 229-262 View citations (8)

2006

19. Organizational Design, Project Selection, and Incentives
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2006, 162, (3), 424-449 View citations (1)

2005

20. Wage expectations in northern and southern Italian regions: An interpretation based on psychological and social factors
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2005, 19, (3), 343-358 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

21. Struttura organizzativa e allocazione del potere decisionale
    Economia politica, 2004, (3), 471-510

2003

22. Azzardo morale dell'impresa negli investimenti in capitale umano generico
    Politica economica, 2003, (1), 31-62
23. Family ties and training provision in an insider-outsider framework
    The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2003, 32, (2), 197-217 View citations (3)

2002

24. Complementarietà tra istruzione e investimenti in training delle imprese: alcune interpretazioni teoriche
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2002, 92, (5), 97-126
25. Firms' Training Decisions and Unemployment in Italian Labour Markets
    Giornale degli Economisti, 2002, 61, (1), 103-126

2001

26. Un paternalista democratico
    ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2001, 2001/4, (4)
27. Un torneo a promozioni concatenate come incentivo alla cooperazione
    Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 2001, 6, (2), 207-240
    Also in Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2001, (2), 207-240 (2001)

2000

28. Cambiamento abitudinario delle preferenze: il ruolo svolto dalle ipotesi sulla razionalità individuale
    Economia politica, 2000, (2), 293-324
29. Preferenze abitudinarie e teoria del benessere
    Politica economica, 2000, (2), 249