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Workplace:Dipartimento di Economia e Impresa (Department of Economics and Business), Università degli Studi di Catania (University of Catania), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. Cash Transfers and Health Outcomes: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads

2023

  1. How "one-size-fits-all" public works contract does it better? An assessment of infrastructure provision in Italy
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
    Also in Papers, arXiv.org (2023) Downloads
  2. It never rains but it pours: Austerity and mortality rate in peripheral areas
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads
    See also Journal Article It never rains but it pours: Austerity and mortality rate in peripheral areas, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2024) Downloads View citations (1) (2024)
  3. Multi-directional Robust Benefit of the Doubt model: a comprehensive measure for the quality of health care in OECD countries
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads
  4. New wine in old bottle: Exploring the Corruption-inefficiency nexus using endogenous stochastic frontier approach
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads

2022

  1. A systematic literature review of 10 years of behavioral research on health services
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
  2. An assessment of physicians’ risk attitudes using laboratory and field data
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Is austerity good for efficiency, at least? A counterfactual assessment for the Italian NHS
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Is austerity good for efficiency, at least? A counterfactual assessment for the Italian NHS, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier (2024) Downloads View citations (2) (2024)

2021

  1. An Eco-efficiency Analysis of Space Agencies Launching Activities
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
  2. Does greater discretion improve the performance in the execution of public works? Evidence from the reform of discretionary thresholds in Italy
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
    Also in Working papers, Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica (2021) Downloads
  3. Does the Fish Rot from the Head? Organised Crime and Educational Outcomes in Southern Italy
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
    Also in Working papers, Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica (2020) Downloads
  4. Is Transparency a Free Lunch? Evidence from the Italian Local Health Authorities
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Is Transparency a ‘Free Lunch’? Evidence from the Italian Local Health Authorities, Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer (2024) Downloads (2024)
  5. Measuring resilience and fatality rate during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy: a note
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Downloads
  6. Optimal mixed payment system and medical liability. A laboratory study
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)

2020

  1. Incorporating quality in the efficiency assessment of hospitals using a generalized directional distance function approach
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads
    Also in Working papers, Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica (2020) Downloads
  2. Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?
    Working papers, Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica Downloads
    Also in ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International (2020) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?, European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) Downloads View citations (3) (2022)

2019

  1. An analysis of the efficiency of Italian museums using a generalised conditional efficiency model
    ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International Downloads View citations (3)

2018

  1. Medical Malpractice Liability and Physicians’ Behavior:Experimental Evidence
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads

2017

  1. Disentangle inefficiency in the production activities of Italian national libraries: A network DEA approach
    ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Does neighbour’s grass matter? Exploring spatial dependent heterogeneity in technical efficiency of Italian hospitals
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads
  3. Has cultural heritage monetary value an impact on visits? An assessment using Italian official data
    ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International Downloads View citations (4)

2016

  1. Back to the Future. The effect of digital technology on the performance of public historical archives
    ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International Downloads View citations (2)

2015

  1. Does the Extent of Per-Case Payment System Affect Hospital Efficiency? Evidence from the Italian NHS
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads View citations (7)
  2. Social interactions in inappropriate behavior for childbirth services: theory and evidence from the Italian hospital sector
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads
    Also in Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2014) Downloads View citations (1)

2014

  1. Readmission and Hospital Quality under Prospective Payment System
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)

2013

  1. Does Unesco inscription affect the performance of tourism destinations? A regional perspective
    ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Evaluating italian university teaching efficiency convergence: a non-parametric frontier approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads

2011

  1. Determinants of Adaptation Costs in Procurement: An Empirical Estimation on Italian Public Works Contracts
    Post-Print, HAL Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Determinants of adaptation costs in procurement: an empirical estimation on Italian public works contracts, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) Downloads View citations (18) (2012)

2009

  1. Determinants of Heritage Authorities’ Performance: An exploratory study with DEA bootstrapping approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
  2. Federalism, Party Competition and Budget Outcome: Empirical Findings on Regional Health Expenditure in Italy
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (4)
  3. The performance of local government in the execution of public works
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

  1. Exploring the corruption‐inefficiency nexus using an endogenous stochastic frontier analysis
    Southern Economic Journal, 2025, 91, (3), 811-849 Downloads

2024

  1. If You Give Bureaucrats an Inch, Will They Take a Yard? Lessons from Threshold Regulatory Reform in Italy
    Public Finance Review, 2024, 52, (6), 727-764 Downloads
  2. Is Transparency a ‘Free Lunch’? Evidence from the Italian Local Health Authorities
    Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, 2024, 10, (2), 825-870 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Is Transparency a Free Lunch? Evidence from the Italian Local Health Authorities, EconStor Preprints (2021) Downloads (2021)
  3. Is austerity good for efficiency, at least? A counterfactual assessment for the Italian NHS
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024, 92, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Is austerity good for efficiency, at least? A counterfactual assessment for the Italian NHS, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2022) Downloads View citations (1) (2022)
  4. Is local competition effective in improving quality and efficiency of hospitals? Insights from an asymmetric spatial competition model
    Research in Economics, 2024, 78, (3) Downloads
  5. It never rains but it pours: Austerity and mortality rate in peripheral areas
    Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 54, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper It never rains but it pours: Austerity and mortality rate in peripheral areas, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2023) Downloads (2023)
  6. Looking inside the lab: a systematic literature review of economic experiments in health service provision
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 25, (7), 1177-1204 Downloads
  7. Multi-directional Robust Benefit of the Doubt model: An application to the measurement of the quality of acute care services in OECD countries
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024, 93, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  8. One for all? Assessing the quality of Italian hospital care with the “benefit of the doubt” composite indicator methods
    Health Economics Review, 2024, 14, (1), 1-17 Downloads

2023

  1. Organised crime and educational outcomes in Southern Italy: An empirical investigation
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023, 89, (C) Downloads
  2. “One-size-fits-all” public works contract does it better? An assessment of infrastructure provision in Italy
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2023, 45, (5), 994-1014 Downloads

2022

  1. Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?
    European Planning Studies, 2022, 30, (9), 1695-1716 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?, Working papers (2020) Downloads (2020)

2021

  1. Back to the Future: Does the use of information and communication technology enhance the performance of public historical archives?
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2021, 45, (1), 13-43 Downloads View citations (3)

2020

  1. An analysis of the managerial performance of Italian museums using a generalised conditional efficiency model
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2020, 72, (C) Downloads View citations (8)
  2. An assessment of the performance of Italian public historical archives: Preservation vs utilisation
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2020, 42, (6), 1270-1286 Downloads View citations (8)
  3. Birds of a feather flock together: trust in government, political selection and electoral punishment
    Public Choice, 2020, 184, (3), 263-287 Downloads View citations (7)
  4. Does Institutional Quality Matter for Infrastructure Provision? A Non-parametric Analysis for Italian Municipalities
    Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, 2020, 6, (3), 521-562 Downloads View citations (4)
  5. Does neighbours' grass matter? Testing spatial dependent heterogeneity in technical efficiency of Italian hospitals
    Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 265, (C) Downloads View citations (7)

2019

  1. Does the Project Design Matter for the Performance of Infrastructure Execution? An Assessment for Italy
    Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, 2019, 5, (1), 39-77 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Medical malpractice liability and physicians’ behavior: Experimental evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 166, (C), 646-666 Downloads View citations (5)
  3. On the magnitude of cost overruns throughout the project life-cycle: An assessment for the Italian transport infrastructure projects
    Transport Policy, 2019, 79, (C), 21-36 Downloads View citations (11)
  4. Spatial heterogeneity in non-parametric efficiency: An application to Italian hospitals
    Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 239, (C) Downloads View citations (9)
  5. Tales on the dark side of the transport infrastructure provision: a systematic literature review of the determinants of cost overruns
    Transport Reviews, 2019, 39, (6), 774-794 Downloads View citations (11)
  6. When the purchasing officer looks the other way: on the waste effects of debauched local environment in public works execution
    Economics of Governance, 2019, 20, (3), 205-236 Downloads View citations (9)

2018

  1. A round trip on decentralization in the tourism sector
    Annals of Tourism Research, 2018, 72, (C), 140-155 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Are public state libraries efficient? An empirical assessment using network Data Envelopment Analysis
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2018, 64, (C), 78-91 Downloads View citations (12)
  3. Does corruption and the institutional characteristics of the contracting authorities affect the execution of healthcare infrastructures?
    Journal of Public Procurement, 2018, 18, (2), 148-164 Downloads View citations (7)
  4. Does cultural heritage monetary value have an impact on visits? An assessment using official Italian data
    Tourism Economics, 2018, 24, (3), 297-318 Downloads View citations (5)
  5. Does the Extent of per Case Payment System Affect Hospital Efficiency?
    Public Finance Review, 2018, 46, (1), 117-149 Downloads View citations (15)
  6. Is competition able to counteract the inefficiency of corruption? The case of Italian public works
    Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2018, 45, (1), 55-84 Downloads View citations (10)
  7. Measuring Potential Efficiency Gains from Mergers of Italian First Instance Courts through Nonparametric Model
    Public Finance Review, 2018, 46, (1), 83-116 Downloads View citations (20)

2017

  1. On the role of cultural participation in tourism destination performance: an assessment using robust conditional efficiency approach
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2017, 41, (2), 129-154 Downloads View citations (15)
  2. On the role of environmental corruption in healthcare infrastructures: An empirical assessment for Italy using DEA with truncated regression approach
    Health Policy, 2017, 121, (5), 515-524 Downloads View citations (13)
  3. The role of firms' qualification in public contracts execution: An empirical assessment
    Journal of Public Procurement, 2017, 16, (4), 554-582 Downloads View citations (4)
  4. UNESCO sites and performance trend of Italian regional tourism destinations
    Tourism Economics, 2017, 23, (2), 316-342 Downloads View citations (22)

2016

  1. Cultural and creative industries in Italy: the case of State libraries and their performance
    L'industria, 2016, (2), 237-256 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Efficiency assessment and convergence in teaching and research in Italian public universities
    Scientometrics, 2016, 107, (3), 1063-1094 Downloads View citations (11)
  3. Evaluating the impact of the Bologna Process on the efficiency convergence of Italian universities: a non-parametric frontier approach
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2016, 45, (3), 275-298 Downloads View citations (18)
  4. Readmission and Hospital Quality under Different Payment Regimes
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2016, 72, (4), 453-474 Downloads View citations (5)
  5. The effects of UNESCO World Heritage List inscription on tourism destinations performance in Italian regions
    Economic Modelling, 2016, 53, (C), 494-508 Downloads View citations (54)
  6. Thus do all. Social interactions in inappropriate behavior for childbirth services in a highly decentralized healthcare system
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 61, (C), 1-17 Downloads View citations (18)

2015

  1. Bottlenecks or Inefficiency? An Assessment of First Instance Italian Courts’ Performance
    Review of Law & Economics, 2015, 11, (2), 317-354 Downloads View citations (6)

2014

  1. An assessment of the waste effects of corruption on infrastructure provision
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, 21, (4), 813-843 Downloads View citations (32)
  2. An empirical investigation of the impact of redistribution on leisure consumption in OECD countries
    International Journal of Public Policy, 2014, 10, (6), 296-314 Downloads
  3. Decentralization and Public Works Procurement in Italy
    L'industria, 2014, (4), 671-696 Downloads View citations (3)
  4. Do local governments do it better? Analysis of time performance in the execution of public works
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 34, (C), 237-252 Downloads View citations (31)
  5. Evaluating the efficiency of public procurement contracts for cultural heritage conservation works in Italy
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2014, 38, (1), 43-70 Downloads View citations (17)
  6. Financial Incentives and Inappropriateness in Health Care: Evidence from Italian Cesarean Sections
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2014, 70, (3), 430-457 Downloads View citations (15)
  7. On the political determinants of the allocation of funds to heritage authorities
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 34, (C), 18-38 Downloads View citations (10)
  8. Searching for the source of technical inefficiency in Italian judicial districts: an empirical investigation
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 38, (3), 369-391 Downloads View citations (35)
  9. The effects of reimbursement mechanisms on medical technology diffusion in the hospital sector in the Italian NHS
    Health Policy, 2014, 115, (2), 215-229 Downloads View citations (12)

2013

  1. Reimbursement systems and quality of hospital care: An empirical analysis for Italy
    Health Policy, 2013, 111, (3), 273-289 Downloads View citations (20)

2012

  1. Determinants of adaptation costs in procurement: an empirical estimation on Italian public works contracts
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (15), 1891-1909 Downloads View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Determinants of Adaptation Costs in Procurement: An Empirical Estimation on Italian Public Works Contracts, Post-Print (2011) Downloads View citations (3) (2011)
  2. Measuring the efficient management of public works contracts: A non-parametric approach
    Journal of Public Procurement, 2012, 12, (4), 528-546 Downloads View citations (9)

2011

  1. Public intervention on heritage conservation and determinants of heritage authorities’ performance: a semi-parametric analysis
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2011, 18, (1), 1-16 Downloads View citations (18)

2009

  1. Selezione dei fornitori e incentivi alla rinegoziazione in contratti incompleti: rilevanza empirica nel settore dei lavori pubblici
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2009, (2), 311-344 Downloads View citations (8)

2006

  1. Efficiency of Procurement Procedures for Medical Devices
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2006, 96, (1), 135-158 Downloads View citations (4)

Chapters

2013

  1. Public spending for conservation in Italy
    Chapter 27 in Handbook on the Economics of Cultural Heritage, 2013, pp i-i Downloads View citations (1)
 
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