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Working Papers

2024

1. Can a Ban on Child Labour Be Self-Enforcing, and Would It Be Efficient?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Can a ban on child labour be self-enforcing, and would it be efficient?, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Can a Ban on Child Labour Be Self-Enforcing?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)

2021

3. Rules, Preferences and Evolution from the Family Angle
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA (2021)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021)

2020

4. A Strictly Economic Explanation of Gender Norms: The Lasting Legacy of the Plough
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
5. A Strictly Economic Explanation of Gender Roles: The Lasting Legacy of the Plough
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020)
   See also Journal Article A strictly economic explanation of gender roles: the lasting legacy of the plough, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2022) (2022)
6. Evolution of Individual Preferences and Persistence of Family Rules
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Evolution of individual preferences and persistence of family rules, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2019

7. On the evolution of individual preferences and family rules
   CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA
   Also in Working Papers - Economics, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa (2019)
   Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2018) View citations (8)

2017

8. The Role of Trade and Offshoring in the Determination of Relative Wages and Child Labour
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article The role of trade and offshoring in the determination of relative wages and child labour, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2016

9. Self-Enforcing Family Rules, Marriage and the (Non)Neutrality of Public Intervention
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
   Also in Working Papers - Economics, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Self-enforcing family rules, marriage and the (non)neutrality of public intervention, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2017) View citations (21) (2017)

2015

10. Student Loans and the Allocation of Graduate Jobs
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2013)
    CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA (2013)
    Working Papers - Economics, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa (2013)
    See also Journal Article Student loans and the allocation of graduate jobs, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
11. The Role of Trade and Offshoring in the Determination of Child Labour
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2014

12. Conflict and Cooperation within the Family, and between the State and the Family, in the Provision of Old-Age Security
    CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Conflict and Cooperation Within the Family, and Between the State and the Family, in the Provision of Old-Age Security, Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, Elsevier (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2013

13. Is Marriage as Good as a Contract?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article Is Marriage as Good as a Contract?, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2011

14. How to Deal with Covert Child Labour, and Give Children an Effective Education, in a Poor Developing Country
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article How to Deal with Covert Child Labor and Give Children an Effective Education, in a Poor Developing Country, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
15. Lectures on fertility, savings, inter-generational transfers and gender
    Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory, University of Rostock, Institute of Economics
16. The Economics of Marriage
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2011) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Marriage, Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik (2011) (2011)

2010

17. How to Deal with Covert Child Labour, and Give Children an Effective Education, in a Poor Developing Country: An Optimal Taxation Problem with Moral Hazard
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in PIE/CIS Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2010) View citations (2)

2009

18. Agency in Family Policy: A Survey
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2009) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Agency in Family Policy: A Survey, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
19. How to Avoid a Pension Crisis: A Question of Intelligent System Design
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2009) View citations (6)
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article How to Avoid a Pension Crisis: A Question of Intelligent System Design *, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
20. Optimal Family Policy in the Presence of Moral Hazard, When the Quantity and Quality of Children Are Stochastic
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2009) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Family Policy in the Presence of Moral Hazard when the Quantity and Quality of Children are Stochastic, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2011) View citations (16) (2011)
21. Prognosekrise: Warum weniger manchmal mehr ist
    IZA Standpunkte, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
22. What's the Use of Marriage?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)

2008

23. Whatever happened to the domestic division of labour? A theoretical analysis of the effects of legislation on marriage, fertility and participation
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (1)

2007

24. A Theoretical Analysis of the Effects of Legislation on Marriage, Fertility, Domestic Division of Labour, and the Education of Children
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)
25. Why do Indian Children Work, and is it Bad for Them?
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2000) View citations (27)

2006

26. A gender-neutral approach to gender issues
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (1)
27. Is There a Social Security Tax Wedge?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (4)
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2006) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is there a social security tax wedge, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
28. Optimal Policy Towards Families with Different Amounts of Social Capital, in the Presence of Asymmetric Information and Stochastic Fertility
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2006) View citations (6)

2005

29. A Constitutional Theory of the Family
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2005)
    See also Journal Article A constitutional theory of the family, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2006) View citations (35) (2006)
30. The Political Economy of Intergenerational Cooperation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2003) View citations (11)
    See also Chapter The political economy of intergenerational cooperation, Handbook on the Economics of Giving, Reciprocity and Altruism, Elsevier (2006) View citations (6) (2006)

2004

31. Is There Such a Thing as a Family Constitution? A Test Based on Credit Rationing
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is there such a thing as a family constitution? A test based on credit rationing, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2006) View citations (25) (2006)
32. The Supply of Child Labour
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)

2003

33. Hidden Information Problems in the Design of Family Allowances
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Hidden information problems in the design of family allowances, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2004) View citations (12) (2004)
34. Scholarships or Student Loans? Subsidizing Higher Education in the Presence of Moral Hazard
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Scholarships or Student Loans? Subsidizing Higher Education in the Presence of Moral Hazard, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2009) View citations (23) (2009)

2002

35. Child labor handbook
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (32)
36. Does Globalisation Increase Child Labour?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Does Globalization Increase Child Labor?, World Development, Elsevier (2002) View citations (72) (2002)

2001

37. Child labor, nutrition, and education in rural India: an economic analysis of parental choice and policy options
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (15)
38. The Role of Social Security in Household Decisions: VAR Estimates of Saving and Fertility Behaviour in Germany
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2000) View citations (16)

2000

39. ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY AND THE DESIGN OF FAMILY TAXATION
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY
    See also Journal Article Endogenous Fertility and the Design of Family Taxation, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2002) View citations (49) (2002)
40. Tranfers to families with children as a principal-agent problem
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2000) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Transfers to families with children as a principal-agent problem, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (51) (2003)

1999

41. Direct and Indirect Taxation when Households Differ in Market and Non-market Abilities
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
42. Taxing Family Size and Subsidising Child-specific Commodities? Optimal Fiscal Treatment of Households with Endogenous Fertility
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Can a ban on child labour be self-enforcing, and would it be efficient?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2024, 37, (3), 1-15
   See also Working Paper Can a Ban on Child Labour Be Self-Enforcing, and Would It Be Efficient?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2024) (2024)

2022

2. A strictly economic explanation of gender roles: the lasting legacy of the plough
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2022, 20, (1), 1-13
   See also Working Paper A Strictly Economic Explanation of Gender Roles: The Lasting Legacy of the Plough, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2021

3. Evolution of individual preferences and persistence of family rules
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2021, 19, (4), 935-958 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Evolution of Individual Preferences and Persistence of Family Rules, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2019

4. Student loans and the allocation of graduate jobs
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2019, 52, (1), 339-378 View citations (1)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2019, 52, (1), 339-378 (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Student Loans and the Allocation of Graduate Jobs, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2018

5. The role of trade and offshoring in the determination of relative wages and child labour
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2018, 27, (3), 267-292 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Role of Trade and Offshoring in the Determination of Relative Wages and Child Labour, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2017

6. Self-enforcing family rules, marriage and the (non)neutrality of public intervention
   Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, (3), 805-834 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Self-Enforcing Family Rules, Marriage and the (Non)Neutrality of Public Intervention, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2015

7. Trade, foreign investment, and wage inequality in developing countries
   IZA World of Labor, 2015, 193

2014

8. Is Marriage as Good as a Contract?
   CESifo Economic Studies, 2014, 60, (3), 599-612 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Is Marriage as Good as a Contract?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) (2013)

2012

9. How to Deal with Covert Child Labor and Give Children an Effective Education, in a Poor Developing Country
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2012, 26, (1), 61-77 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper How to Deal with Covert Child Labour, and Give Children an Effective Education, in a Poor Developing Country, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
10. Marriage as a commitment device
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2012, 10, (2), 193-213 View citations (28)

2011

11. Agency in Family Policy: A Survey
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57, (2), 305-331 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Agency in Family Policy: A Survey, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
12. Introduction to the Symposium on Taxation and the Family
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57, (2), 203-215 View citations (9)
13. Optimal Family Policy in the Presence of Moral Hazard when the Quantity and Quality of Children are Stochastic
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57, (2), 349-364 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Family Policy in the Presence of Moral Hazard, When the Quantity and Quality of Children Are Stochastic, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
14. The Economics of Marriage
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2011, 12, (s1), 28-41
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Marriage, Working Paper series (2011) (2011)

2010

15. How to Avoid a Pension Crisis: A Question of Intelligent System Design *
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2010, 56, (1), 21-37 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper How to Avoid a Pension Crisis: A Question of Intelligent System Design, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2009

16. Scholarships or Student Loans? Subsidizing Higher Education in the Presence of Moral Hazard
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2009, 11, (1), 55-87 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Scholarships or Student Loans? Subsidizing Higher Education in the Presence of Moral Hazard, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

2008

17. Is there a social security tax wedge
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (1), 68-77 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Is There a Social Security Tax Wedge?, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4) (2006)

2007

18. Low fertility in Europe: Is the pension system the victim or the culprit? Introduction by Alessandro Cigno
    CESifo Forum, 2007, 8, (03), 37-42 View citations (14)

2006

19. A constitutional theory of the family
    Journal of Population Economics, 2006, 19, (2), 259-283 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper A Constitutional Theory of the Family, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
20. Is there such a thing as a family constitution? A test based on credit rationing
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2006, 4, (3), 183-204 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Is There Such a Thing as a Family Constitution? A Test Based on Credit Rationing, IZA Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2004

21. Hidden information problems in the design of family allowances
    Journal of Population Economics, 2004, 17, (4), 645-655 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Hidden Information Problems in the Design of Family Allowances, IZA Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (2) (2003)

2003

22. Doing Wonders with an Egg: Optimal Re‐distribution When Households Differ in Market and Non‐Market Abilities
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2003, 5, (3), 479-498 View citations (10)
23. Globalisation Can Help Reduce Child Labour
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2003, 49, (4), 515-526 View citations (3)
24. Transfers to families with children as a principal-agent problem
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (5-6), 1165-1177 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Tranfers to families with children as a principal-agent problem, CHILD Working Papers (2000) (2000)

2002

25. Does Globalization Increase Child Labor?
    World Development, 2002, 30, (9), 1579-1589 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Does Globalisation Increase Child Labour?, IZA Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (42) (2002)
26. Endogenous Fertility and the Design of Family Taxation
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2002, 9, (2), 175-193 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY AND THE DESIGN OF FAMILY TAXATION, CHILD Working Papers (2000) (2000)
27. Taxing family size and subsidizing child-specific commodities?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 84, (1), 75-90 View citations (25)
28. The Impact of Social Security on Saving and Fertility in Germany
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2002, 59, (2), 189-211 View citations (37)

2001

29. Comparative Advantage, Observability, and the Optimal Tax Treatment of Families with Children
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2001, 8, (4), 455-470 View citations (14)

1999

30. Traitement fiscal optimal des familles quand la fécondité est endogène
    L'Actualité Economique, 1999, 75, (1), 239-252

1998

31. Fertility decisions when infant survival is endogenous
    Journal of Population Economics, 1998, 11, (1), 21-28 View citations (70)
32. Voluntary transfers among Italian households: altruistic and non-altruistic explanations
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1998, 9, (4), 435-451 View citations (33)

1997

33. Rise and fall of the Japanese saving rate: The role of social security and intra-family transfers
    Japan and the World Economy, 1997, 9, (1), 81-92 View citations (18)

1996

34. Jointly determined saving and fertility behaviour: Theory, and estimates for Germany, Italy, UK and USA
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (8), 1561-1589 View citations (159)

1995

35. Public pensions with endogenous fertility: Comment on Nishimura and Zhang
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 57, (1), 169-173 View citations (28)

1993

36. Intergenerational transfers without altruism: Family, market and state
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 9, (4), 505-518 View citations (217)

1992

37. Children and Pensions
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (3), 175-83 View citations (38)
38. Saving and Age Structure: Introduction
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (4), 257-60
39. The Effects of Financial Markets and Social Security on Saving and Fertility Behaviour in Italy
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (4), 319-41 View citations (73)

1990

40. A Sequential Probability Model of Fertility Patterns
    Journal of Population Economics, 1990, 3, (1), 31-51 View citations (28)

1989

41. A microeconomic analysis of the timing of births
    European Economic Review, 1989, 33, (4), 737-760 View citations (125)

1986

42. Fertility and the Tax-Benefit System: A Reconsideration of the Theory of Family Taxation
    Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (384), 1035-51 View citations (95)

1984

43. Further Implications of Learning by Doing: The Effect of Population on Per-Capita Income
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1984, 36, (2), 97-108

1983

44. Corrigendum [On Optimal Family Allowances]
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1983, 35, (2), 329 View citations (12)
45. Human capital and the time-profile of human fertility
    Economics Letters, 1983, 13, (4), 385-392 View citations (9)
46. On Optimal Family Allowances
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1983, 35, (1), 13-22 View citations (25)

1981

47. Growth with Exhaustible Resources and Endogenous Population
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1981, 48, (2), 281-287 View citations (15)

1979

48. Search and Consumer Surplus: A Generalization
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1979, 31, (2), 98-99

1971

49. Production and Investment Response to Changing Market Conditions, Technical Know-How, and Government PoliciesA Vintage Model of the Agricultural Sector
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1971, 38, (1), 63-94 View citations (1)

Books

2007

1. Children and Pensions, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (69)

2005

2. The Economics of Child Labour
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (67)

Chapters

2016

1. Conflict and Cooperation Within the Family, and Between the State and the Family, in the Provision of Old-Age Security
   Elsevier View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Conflict and Cooperation within the Family, and between the State and the Family, in the Provision of Old-Age Security, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2009

2. The Economics of Child Labour
   Chapter 14 in Labor and Employment Law and Economics, 2009 View citations (3)

2006

3. The political economy of intergenerational cooperation
   Elsevier View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Intergenerational Cooperation, CESifo (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2004

4. Endogenous Child Mortality, the Price of Child-specific Goods and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Argentina
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2000

5. Mutual Interest, Self-enforcing Constitutions and Apparent Generosity
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (10)