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Working Papers

2014

Candidates' Quality and Electoral Participation: Evidence from Italian Municipal Elections
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
PROCRASTINATION, ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A REMEDIAL PROGRAM
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015)
Who Performs Better under Time Pressure? Results from a Field Experiment
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2016)

2013

Are Females Scared of Competing with Males? Results from a Field Experiment
Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (10)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (17)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2015)
Does Patience Matter for Marriage Stability? Some Evidence from Italy
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
IMPATIENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. LESS EFFORT AND LESS AMBITIOUS GOALS
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (12)
OVERCONFIDENCE, OMENS AND EMOTIONS: RESULTS FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (2)
Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2013) View citations (2)
The Costs of Early School Leaving in Europe
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
The Impact of Incumbency on Turnout: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2012

Leadership at School: Does the Gender of Siblings Matter?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2013)
Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labor Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment
Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (34)
Also in Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF (2010) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2012)
More Apples Less Chips? The Effect of School Fruit Schemes on the Consumption of Junk Food
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
Also in ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University (2012) View citations (2)
THE CAUSAL IMPACT OF CLOSENESS ON ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION EXPLOITING THE ITALIAN DUAL BALLOT SYSTEM
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (5)
The Impact of Gender Quotas on Electoral Participation: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2014)

2011

Frequency of examinations and student achievement in a randomized experiment
Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (25)
Also in Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF (2010) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
Gender Discrimination and Evaluators’ Gender: Evidence from the Italian Academy
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in Economica (2015)
MEDIA EXPOSURE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICES: EVIDENCE FROM LOTTO PLAYERS
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF
RISK AVERSION AND MAJOR CHOICE: EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN STUDENTS
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (5)
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REMEDIAL COURSES IN ITALY: A FUZZY REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGN
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2014)
THE EFFECTS OF PEOPLES’ HEIGHT AND RELATIVE HEIGHT ON WELL-BEING
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (1)

2010

CONSUMERS’ REACTIONS TO NEGATIVE INFORMATION ON PRODUCT QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM SCANNER DATA
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Review of Industrial Organization (2013)
CORSI DI AZZERAMENTO DEFICIT DI COMPETENZE E RENDIMENTI DEGLI STUDENTI UNIVERSITARI
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF
POLITICAL COMPETITION AND POLITICIAN QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (11)
See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2011)
THE DETERMINANTS OF RISK AVERSION: THE ROLE OF INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in German Economic Review (2013)
The Deterrent Effects of Penalty Point System in Driving Licenses: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (5)

2009

ABSENTEEISM IN THE ITALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN SICK LEAVE COMPENSATION
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (7)
CAN GENDER QUOTAS BREAK DOWN NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES? EVIDENCE FROM CHANGES IN ELECTORAL RULES
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
CLASS SIZE EFFECTS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: HETEROGENEITY ACROSS ABILITIES AND FIELDS
Working Papers, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Education Economics (2013)
Effects of Class Size on Achievement of College Students
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Manchester School (2011)
Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?
"Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (15)
See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2010)
Peer Group Effects on the Academic Performance of Italian Students
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2010)

2008

A signalling model of school grades: centralized versus decentralized examinations
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
Also in Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) (2008) View citations (1)
Absenteeism and Peer Interaction Effects: Evidence from an Italian Public Institute
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics) (2010)
Are easy grading practices induced by low demand? Evidence from Italy
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
Does Teacher Quality Affect Student Performance? Evidence from an Italian University
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Bulletin of Economic Research (2009)
Residential Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
The Effects of Managerial Turnover: Evidence from Coach Dismissals in Italian Soccer Teams
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (32)

2006

Training and Economic Density: Some Evidence from Italian Provinces
"Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)
Workplace training in Europe
Post-Print, HAL View citations (99)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (240)

2005

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 (7)

2004

Market Failures and the Under-Provision of Training
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
Training and the Density of Economic Activity: Evidence from Italy
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
Wage expectations in northern and southern Italian regions. An interpretation based on psychological and social factors
Economics & Statistics Discussion Papers, University of Molise, Department of Economics View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in International Review of Applied Economics (2005)

2001

A Tale on Information and Wage Expectations
ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY) View citations (2)

1997

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

2022

Female leadership: Effectiveness and perception
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 201, (C), 134-162
See also Working Paper (2021)
Remote working during COVID-19 outbreak: workers' well-being and productivity
Politica economica, 2022, (1), 3-40
The long-run effects of college remedial education
Economics Letters, 2022, 216, (C)
See also Working Paper (2022)
The spillover of anti-immigration politics to the schoolyard
Labour Economics, 2022, 75, (C)
See also Working Paper (2020)

2021

Do Women Shy Away from Public Speaking? A Field Experiment
Labour Economics, 2021, 70, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2020)
Does monitoring deter future cheating? The case of external examiners in Italian schools
Economics Letters, 2021, 201, (C) View citations (7)
Reddito di Cittadinanza, caratteristiche socio-economiche e capitale sociale (Citizens’ Income, socio-economic characteristics, and social capital)
Politica economica, 2021, (1), 121-148 View citations (1)
The health-economy trade-off during the Covid-19 pandemic: Communication matters
PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (9), 1-25 View citations (4)

2020

Does Reminding of Behavioural Biases Increase Returns from Financial Trading? A Field Experiment
International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2020, 12, (2), 1
See also Working Paper (2017)

2019

Free-riding and knowledge spillovers in teams: The role of social ties
European Economic Review, 2019, 112, (C), 74-90 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2018)
Le donne in Calabria: una risorsa sottoutilizzata
Regional Economy, 2019, 3, (Q1)
Term limit extension and electoral participation. Evidence from a diff-in-discontinuities design at the local level in Italy
European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 59, (C), 196-211 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2018)

2018

Are Men Given Priority for Top Jobs? Investigating the Glass Ceiling in Italian Academia
Journal of Human Capital, 2018, 12, (3), 475 - 503 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2016)
Evalutating Public Policies with Counterfactual Econometric Methods: A Brief Introduction
Politica economica, 2018, (3), 211-214
The adverse consequences of tournaments: Evidence from a field experiment
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 151, (C), 1-18 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2018)
The effect of far right parties on the location choice of immigrants: Evidence from Lega Nord Mayors
Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 166, (C), 12-26 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper (2017)
The effect of multigrade classes on cognitive and non- cognitive skills. Causal evidence exploiting minimum class size rules in Italy✰
Economics of Education Review, 2018, 67, (C), 235-253 View citations (3)

2017

Candidates’ Education and Turnout: Evidence from Italian Municipal Elections
German Economic Review, 2017, 18, (1), 22-50 View citations (7)
Also in German Economic Review, 2017, 18, (1), 22-50 (2017) View citations (2)
Does patience matter in marriage stability? Some evidence from Italy
Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15, (2), 549-577 View citations (10)
Gender differences in the propensity to apply for promotion: evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification
Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69, (4), 986-1009 View citations (13)

2016

Gender Gaps and Gender Differences in Preferences and Attitudes: Evidence from Italy
Politica economica, 2016, (1), 3-26 View citations (1)
Who performs better under time pressure? Results from a field experiment
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2016, 53, (C), 37-53 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper (2014)

2015

Are females scared of competing with males? Results from a field experiment
Economics of Education Review, 2015, 48, (C), 117-128 View citations (23)
See also Working Paper (2013)
Gender Discrimination and Evaluators’ Gender: Evidence from Italian Academia
Economica, 2015, 82, (325), 162-188 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper (2011)
Long lasting differences in civic capital: Evidence from a unique immigration event in Italy
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 120, (C), 160-173 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper (2015)
Procrastination, academic success and the effectiveness of a remedial program
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 115, (C), 217-236 View citations (26)
See also Working Paper (2014)

2014

Absenteeism in the Italian Public Sector: The Effects of Changes in Sick Leave Policy
Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32, (2), 337 - 360 View citations (70)
Media exposure and individual choices: Evidence from lottery players
Economic Modelling, 2014, 38, (C), 385-391 View citations (6)
More apples fewer chips? The effect of school fruit schemes on the consumption of junk food
Health Policy, 2014, 118, (1), 114-126 View citations (3)
Overconfidence, omens and gender heterogeneity: Results from a field experiment
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2014, 45, (C), 237-252 View citations (12)
The effectiveness of remedial courses in Italy: a fuzzy regression discontinuity design
Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27, (2), 365-386 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper (2011)
The impact of closeness on electoral participation exploiting the Italian double ballot system
Public Choice, 2014, 160, (3), 467-479 View citations (10)
The impact of gender quotas on electoral participation: Evidence from Italian municipalities
European Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 35, (C), 141-157 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

Class size effects on student achievement: heterogeneity across abilities and fields
Education Economics, 2013, 21, (2), 135-153 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2009)
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)
Leadership at school: Does the gender of siblings matter?
Economics Letters, 2013, 120, (1), 61-64 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2012)
The Determinants of Risk Aversion: The Role of Intergenerational Transmission
German Economic Review, 2013, 14, (2), 214-234 View citations (8)
Also in German Economic Review, 2013, 14, (2), 214-234 (2013) View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (2010)
The deterrent effects of the penalty points system for driving offences: a regression discontinuity approach
Empirical Economics, 2013, 45, (2), 965-985 View citations (24)

2012

Height and subjective well-being in Italy
Economics & Human Biology, 2012, 10, (3), 289-298 View citations (23)
Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labor Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment
Journal of Human Capital, 2012, 6, (1), 56 - 85 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper (2012)
RISK AVERSION AND FIELD OF STUDY CHOICE: THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL ABILITY
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2012, 64, (Supplement 1), s193-s209 View citations (17)
Should We Care About the Rich?
QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, 2012, (2)
The Effects of Managerial Turnover
Journal of Sports Economics, 2012, 13, (2), 152-168 View citations (25)

2011

Easy grading practices and supply–demand factors: evidence from Italy
Empirical Economics, 2011, 41, (2), 227-246 View citations (3)
Frequency of examinations and student achievement in a randomized experiment
Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (6), 1416-1429 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper (2011)
Political competition and politician quality: evidence from Italian municipalities
Public Choice, 2011, 148, (3), 547-559 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper (2010)
Pre-University Courses and Student Performance
QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, 2011, (2)
THE EFFECTS OF CLASS SIZE ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Manchester School, 2011, 79, (6), 1061-1079 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

A signalling model of school grades under different evaluation systems
Journal of Economics, 2010, 101, (3), 199-212 View citations (5)
Absenteeism and peer interaction effects: Evidence from an Italian Public Institute
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2010, 39, (3), 420-428 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2008)
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 (81)
See also Working Paper (2009)
Effort Observability, Incentive Systems, and Organizational Forms
LABOUR, 2010, 24, (3), 221-237
PEER EFFECTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: DOES THE FIELD OF STUDY MATTER?
Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 621-634 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper (2009)
Peer group effects on the academic performance of Italian students
Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (17), 2203-2215 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

DOES TEACHER QUALITY AFFECT STUDENT PERFORMANCE? EVIDENCE FROM AN ITALIAN UNIVERSITY
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2009, 61, (4), 353-377 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2008)
Task assignment, incentives and technological factors
Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, 30, (1), 43-55 View citations (2)

2008

Training and economic density: Some evidence form Italian provinces
Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (1), 118-140 View citations (48)
See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

Delegation, Skill Acquisition and Turnover Costs
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2007, 14, (1), 111-133
Returns to skills, incentives to study and optimal educational standards
Journal of Economics, 2007, 92, (3), 229-262 View citations (16)

2006

Organizational Design, Project Selection, and Incentives
Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2006, 162, (3), 424-449 View citations (6)

2005

Distorsioni nel mercato del lavoro e investimenti in istruzione
QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO, 2005, 2005/83-84, (83-84), 111-131
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 (3)
See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

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

2003

Azzardo morale dell'impresa negli investimenti in capitale umano generico
Politica economica, 2003, (1), 31-62
Family ties and training provision in an insider-outsider framework
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2003, 32, (2), 197-217 View citations (5)

2002

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

2001

Un paternalista democratico
ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2001, 2001/4, (4)
Un torneo a promozioni concatenate come incentivo alla cooperazione
Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2001, (2), 207-240

2000

Cambiamento abitudinario delle preferenze: il ruolo svolto dalle ipotesi sulla razionalità individuale
Economia politica, 2000, (2), 293-324
Preferenze abitudinarie e teoria del benessere
Politica economica, 2000, (2), 249-281