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Working Papers

2024

1. Innovation and public support policies: a comparative analysis
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

2023

2. Creation, destruction and reallocation of jobs in italian firms: an analysis based on administrative data
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (4)

2022

3. Connecting to power: political connections, innovation, and firm dynamics
   Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (8)
   Also in FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2020) View citations (2)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (51)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (47)
   See also Journal Article Connecting to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2023) View citations (37) (2023)

2021

4. The Real Effects of Bank Supervision: Evidence from On-Site Bank Inspections
   Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (7)

2019

5. Frontier and Superstar Firms in Italy
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (3)

2018

6. Productivity growth in Italy: a tale of a slow-motion change
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (48)

2016

7. Productivity effects of eco-innovations using data on eco-patents
   Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (11)
   Also in SEEDS Working Papers, SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies (2015) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Productivity effects of eco-innovations using data on eco-patents, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2017) View citations (38) (2017)

2015

8. Finance and creative destruction: evidence for Italy
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (1)

2014

9. Regional policies to foster firms' innovation activity
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

2013

10. Female entrepreneurship and government policy: evaluating the impact of subsidies on firms' survival
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (3)
11. Female firms and banks� lending behaviour: what happened during the great recession?
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (5)
12. Firms and gender: performance differentials between male and female firms
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area
13. Matching of PATSTAT applications to AIDA firms: discussion of the methodology and results
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (43)
14. Women and the Italian economy
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (7)

2012

15. Evidence on the Impact of R&D and ICT Investment on Innovation and Productivity in Italian Firms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
    Also in Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2012) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Evidence on the impact of R&D and ICT investments on innovation and productivity in Italian firms, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (138) (2013)
16. The innovation gap of Italy�s production system: roots and possible solutions
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (20)

2009

17. Innovation and productivity in SMEs. Empirical evidence for Italy
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (289)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Innovation and productivity in SMEs: empirical evidence for Italy, Small Business Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (292) (2009)
18. Report on trends in the Italian productive system
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (17)

2008

19. Do Women Pay More for Credit? Evidence from Italy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article DO WOMEN PAY MORE FOR CREDIT? EVIDENCE FROM ITALY, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2013) View citations (199) (2013)

2007

20. Defending Gibrat’s Law as a Long-Run Regularity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Defending Gibrat’s Law as a long-run regularity, Small Business Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (100) (2009)
21. Employment, Innovation, and Productivity: Evidence from Italian Microdata
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006) View citations (5)
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2007) View citations (14)
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2006) View citations (27)
22. The Relationship among innovative Output, Productivity, and Profitability. A test comparing USPTO and EPO data
    Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

2006

23. Revisiting the empirical evidence on firms� money demand
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (2)

2004

24. Competition between Computer Operating Systems
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
25. Entry decisions and adverse selection: an empirical analysis of a local credit markets
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Entry Decisions and Adverse Selection: An Empirical Analysis of Local Credit Markets, Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer (2004) View citations (23) (2004)
26. Gibrat's Law and Market Selection
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations (1)

2003

27. Gibrat's Law and Market Selection in the Radio, TV & Telecommunications Equipment Industry
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna

2002

28. The Post-entry Size Adjustment of New small Firms
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
29. The Survival of Family Firms: The Importance of Control and Family Ties
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Survival of Family Firms: The Importance of Control and Family Ties, International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (13) (2005)

2001

30. Industry Dynamics and the Distiribution of Firm Sizes: A Non-Parametric Apporoach
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (3)
    Also in LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2001) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Industry Dynamics and the Distribution of Firm Sizes: A Nonparametric Approach, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

2000

31. Innovative Output, Infra-Industry Spilloves, and R&D Cooperation: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna

1999

32. Does Gibrat s Law Hold in the Case of Young, Small Firms?
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (11)

1998

33. R&D Embodied Technological Change, Producers - Users Interaction, and Productivity at the Firm Level: A Germany-Italy Comparison
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna

Journal Articles

2023

1. Connecting to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics
   Econometrica, 2023, 91, (2), 529-564 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper Connecting to power: political connections, innovation, and firm dynamics, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2022) View citations (8) (2022)

2017

2. Productivity effects of eco-innovations using data on eco-patents
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2017, 26, (1), 125-148 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Productivity effects of eco-innovations using data on eco-patents, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2014

3. Sex and the Firm: Questioning the Gender-Based Performance Differential
   Business and Management Research, 2014, 3, (4), 34-50

2013

4. DO WOMEN PAY MORE FOR CREDIT? EVIDENCE FROM ITALY
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, 45-66 View citations (199)
   See also Working Paper Do Women Pay More for Credit? Evidence from Italy, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (29) (2008)
5. Evidence on the impact of R&D and ICT investments on innovation and productivity in Italian firms
   Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2013, 22, (3), 300-328 View citations (138)
   See also Working Paper Evidence on the Impact of R&D and ICT Investment on Innovation and Productivity in Italian Firms, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (47) (2012)

2009

6. Defending Gibrat’s Law as a long-run regularity
   Small Business Economics, 2009, 32, (1), 31-44 View citations (100)
   See also Working Paper Defending Gibrat’s Law as a Long-Run Regularity, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (23) (2007)
7. Innovation and productivity in SMEs: empirical evidence for Italy
   Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (1), 13-33 View citations (292)
   See also Working Paper Innovation and productivity in SMEs. Empirical evidence for Italy, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2009) View citations (289) (2009)

2008

8. Innovative Output, Productivity and Profitability. A Test Comparing USPTO and EPO Data
   Industry and Innovation, 2008, 15, (4), 393-409 View citations (2)

2007

9. Firm dynamics in manufacturing and services: a broken mirror?
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2007, 16, (3), 347-369 View citations (16)
10. Revisiting the empirical evidence on firms' money demand
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2007, 59, (1), 51-73 View citations (4)

2006

11. Innovation in the Retail Banking Industry: The Diffusion of Credit Scoring
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2006, 28, (4), 343-358 View citations (12)

2005

12. Cross Country Differences in Patent Propensity: A Firm-Level Investigation
    Giornale degli Economisti, 2005, 64, (4), 469-502 View citations (19)
13. The Survival of Family Firms: The Importance of Control and Family Ties
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2005, 12, (2), 183-192 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Survival of Family Firms: The Importance of Control and Family Ties, Working Papers (2002) View citations (4) (2002)

2004

14. Entry Decisions and Adverse Selection: An Empirical Analysis of Local Credit Markets
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 2004, 26, (3), 225-244 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Entry decisions and adverse selection: an empirical analysis of a local credit markets, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2004) View citations (23) (2004)
15. Industry Dynamics and the Distribution of Firm Sizes: A Nonparametric Approach
    Southern Economic Journal, 2004, 70, (3), 443-466 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Industry Dynamics and the Distiribution of Firm Sizes: A Non-Parametric Apporoach, Working Papers (2001) View citations (3) (2001)
16. Infra-industry spillovers and R&D cooperation: Theory and evidence
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2004, 13, (4), 311-328 View citations (16)
17. La domanda di liquidità delle imprese statunitensi: un'analisi panel
    L'industria, 2004, (2), 403-418

2003

18. Does Gibrat's Law hold among young, small firms?
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2003, 13, (3), 213-235 View citations (209)

2001

19. Is It Really Wise to Design Policies in Support of New Firm Formation?
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2001, 91, (4), 151-170 View citations (4)
20. Is firm growth proportional? An appraisal of firm size distribution
    Economics Bulletin, 2001, 12, (6), 1-7 View citations (4)
21. Linking Knowledge to Productivity: A Germany-Italy Comparison Using the CIS Database
    Empirica, 2001, 28, (3), 293-317 View citations (13)
22. The relationship between size and growth: the case of Italian newborn firms
    Applied Economics Letters, 2001, 8, (7), 451-454 View citations (33)

Chapters

2007

1. Gibrat's Law as a Long-run Regularity: Theory and Evidence
   Chapter 7 in Entrepreneurship, Industrial Location and Economic Growth, 2007, pp 129-140

2006

2. Gibrat’s Law in a Medium-Technology Industry: Empirical Evidence for Italy
   Springer View citations (8)