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Working Papers

2024

1. ALL IS NOT LOST: Organized Crime and Social Capital Formation
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari"
2. Books Go Public: The Consequences of the Expropriation of Monastic Libraries on Innovation
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)

2023

3. Trust in times of AI
   CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy

2022

4. Historical Social Contracts and their Legacy: A Disaggregated Analysis of the Medieval Republics
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Historical social contracts and their legacy: a disaggregated analysis of the medieval republics, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2021

5. Earthquake Hazard and Civic Capital
   CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Earthquake hazard and civic capital, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2020

6. Social Adaptation to Diseases and Inequality: Historical Evidence from Malaria in Italy
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics
   Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2020)

2018

7. How much should we trust crime statistics? A comparison between EU and US
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018)
   See also Journal Article How much should we trust crime statistics? A comparison between EU and US, European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
8. Political Regimes and the Determinants of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
   Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics

2017

9. Inequality, Crime, and the Long-Run Legacy of Slavery
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Inequality, crime, and the long run legacy of slavery, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
10. The economics of crime: state of the art and current challenges / La economía del crimen: estado de la cuestión y retos actuales / L’economia del crim: estat de la qüestió i reptes actuals
    IEB Reports, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

2015

11. Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL View citations (8)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (100)
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2012) View citations (33)
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna (2012) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2012) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (111) (2015)
12. Social Closure, Surnames and Crime
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Social closure, surnames and crime, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (20) (2017)

2014

13. Advocatus, et non latro?: testing the excess of litigation in the Italian courts of justice
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Advocatus, et non Latro? Testing the Excess of Litigation in the Italian Courts of Justice, Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter (2014) View citations (11) (2014)
14. Organized Crime and Electoral Outcomes in Sicily
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (4)
15. The Crime Kuznets Curve
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
    Also in Borradores de Investigación, Universidad del Rosario (2014)
    Documentos de Trabajo, Universidad del Rosario (2014)

2013

16. Rich Mines, Poor Institutions: Resource Curse and the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2013) View citations (3)

2012

17. Advocatus, et non Latro? Testing the Supplier-Induced Demand Hypothesis for the Italian Courts of Justice
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Brescia, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2010) View citations (8)
18. Do Immigrants Cause Crime?
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (207)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2008) View citations (14)
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb), CEPREMAP (2010) View citations (5)
    Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (32)
    Post-Print, HAL (2012) View citations (208)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2008) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article DO IMMIGRANTS CAUSE CRIME?, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2012) View citations (240) (2012)
19. On the historical and geographic origins of the Sicilian mafia
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
20. Police and Crime: Evidence from Dictated Delays in Centralized Police Hiring
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (5)
21. Thank you for not smoking: evidence from the Italian smoking ban
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Thank you for not smoking: Evidence from the Italian smoking ban, Health Policy, Elsevier (2013) View citations (14) (2013)

2008

22. Crime and Social Sanction
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Crime and social sanction, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (21) (2012)
23. Early Labour Market Returns to College Subjects
    Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Early Labour Market Returns to College Subject, LABOUR, CEIS (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
24. Immigration and crime: an empirical analysis
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (7)

2007

25. Bowling Alone, Drinking Together
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Bowling alone, drinking together, Empirical Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (11) (2013)
26. Risk Aversion and College Subject
    Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics

2006

27. Does Social Capital Reduce Crime?
    Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics View citations (17)
    Also in "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" (2006) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Does Social Capital Reduce Crime?, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2009) View citations (184) (2009)
28. Long-term Effects of Conscription: Lessons from the UK
    Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2005

29. Crime and labour market opportunities in Italy (1993-2002)
    Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Crime and Labour Market Opportunities in Italy (1993–2002), LABOUR, CEIS (2006) View citations (19) (2006)
30. Education and crime: evidence from Italian regions
    Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Education and crime: evidence from Italian regions, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (51) (2006)
31. Identifying the Socioeconomic Determinants of Crime in Spanish Provinces
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia View citations (3)

2003

32. Crime, Education and Peer Pressure
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Crime, Education and Peer Pressure, Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa (2006) (2006)
33. Identifying the Effect of Education on Crime. Evidence from the Italian Regions
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics View citations (1)
34. The Socioeconomic Determinants of Crime. A Review of the Literature
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics View citations (25)

2000

35. Emission Trading Restrictions with Endogenous Technological Change
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Emission Trading Restrictions with Endogenous Technological Change, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer (2001) View citations (18) (2001)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Earthquake hazard and civic capital
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 78, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Earthquake Hazard and Civic Capital, CSEF Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
2. Fighting violence against women: The role of female political representation
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 164, (C) View citations (2)
3. Religion and women: How Waldensians reduced the gender gap
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 96, (C)
4. The role of civic capital on vaccination
   Health Economics, 2023, 32, (5), 993-999 View citations (2)

2022

5. Historical social contracts and their legacy: a disaggregated analysis of the medieval republics
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2022, 27, (4), 485-526 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Historical Social Contracts and their Legacy: A Disaggregated Analysis of the Medieval Republics, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2021

6. Using newspaper obituaries to “nowcast” daily mortality: Evidence from the Italian COVID-19 hot-spots
   Health Policy, 2021, 125, (4), 535-540 View citations (1)

2020

7. Estimating the severity of COVID-19: Evidence from the Italian epicenter
   PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (10), 1-13 View citations (14)

2019

8. Inequality, crime, and the long run legacy of slavery
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 159, (C), 539-552 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Inequality, Crime, and the Long-Run Legacy of Slavery, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2018

9. How much should we trust crime statistics? A comparison between EU and US
   European Journal of Law and Economics, 2018, 46, (3), 343-357 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper How much should we trust crime statistics? A comparison between EU and US, SciencePo Working papers Main (2018) (2018)

2017

10. Political Regimes and Government’s Reaction to Terrorism. A Simple Model
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2017, 23, (4), 11
11. Social closure, surnames and crime
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 137, (C), 160-175 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Social Closure, Surnames and Crime, Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2016

12. Organized crime and electoral outcomes. Evidence from Sicily at the turn of the XXI century
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 41, (C), 61-74 View citations (32)

2015

13. Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia
    Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (586), F175-F202 View citations (111)
    See also Working Paper Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia, SciencePo Working papers Main (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2014

14. Advocatus, et non Latro? Testing the Excess of Litigation in the Italian Courts of Justice
    Review of Law & Economics, 2014, 10, (3), 285-322 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Advocatus, et non latro?: testing the excess of litigation in the Italian courts of justice, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
15. Migrating mafias
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 44, (C), 75-81 View citations (12)

2013

16. Bowling alone, drinking together
    Empirical Economics, 2013, 44, (3), 1635-1672 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Bowling Alone, Drinking Together, "Marco Fanno" Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
17. Housing prices and crime perception
    Empirical Economics, 2013, 45, (1), 305-321 View citations (15)
18. Incarceration and Incapacitation: Evidence from the 2006 Italian Collective Pardon
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (6), 2437-65 View citations (48)
19. Thank you for not smoking: Evidence from the Italian smoking ban
    Health Policy, 2013, 109, (2), 192-199 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Thank you for not smoking: evidence from the Italian smoking ban, Carlo Alberto Notebooks (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2012

20. Crime and social sanction
    Papers in Regional Science, 2012, 91, (1), 193-218 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Social Sanction, "Marco Fanno" Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
21. DO IMMIGRANTS CAUSE CRIME?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (6), 1318-1347 View citations (240)
    See also Working Paper Do Immigrants Cause Crime?, Working Papers (2012) View citations (207) (2012)

2011

22. Crime in Europe and the United States: dissecting the ‘reversal of misfortunes’
    (Protective or counter-productive? Labour market institutions and the effect of immigration on EU natives)
    Economic Policy, 2011, 26, (67), 347-385 View citations (10)

2009

23. Does Social Capital Reduce Crime?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (1), 145-170 View citations (184)
    See also Working Paper Does Social Capital Reduce Crime?, Working Papers (-2012) (2006) View citations (17) (2006)
24. Early Labour Market Returns to College Subject
    LABOUR, 2009, 23, (4), 559-588 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Early Labour Market Returns to College Subjects, Working Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
25. Juvenile crime in Spain
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (5), 495-500 View citations (8)
26. Non-market effects of education on crime: Evidence from Italian regions
    Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (1), 11-17 View citations (42)

2008

27. Identifying the socio-economic and demographic determinants of crime across Spanish provinces
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2008, 28, (2), 89-97 View citations (40)

2006

28. Crime and Labour Market Opportunities in Italy (1993–2002)
    LABOUR, 2006, 20, (4), 601-624 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Crime and labour market opportunities in Italy (1993-2002), Working Papers (-2012) (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
29. Crime, Education and Peer Pressure
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2006, 96, (5), 89-110
    See also Working Paper Crime, Education and Peer Pressure, Working Papers (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
30. Education and crime: evidence from Italian regions
    Applied Economics Letters, 2006, 13, (11), 709-713 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Education and crime: evidence from Italian regions, Working Papers (-2012) (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2003

31. Endogenous induced technical change and the costs of Kyoto
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2003, 25, (1), 11-34 View citations (185)

2001

32. Emission Trading Restrictions with Endogenous Technological Change
    International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2001, 1, (3), 379-395 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Emission Trading Restrictions with Endogenous Technological Change, CEPR Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (11) (2000)

Edited books

2022

1. A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2022

1. The changing nature of economics of crime
   Chapter 1 in A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime, 2022, pp 1-11