Details about Nicola Mastrorocco

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Short-id: pma2692

Working Papers

2024

1. Media Consolidation
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2023

2. Man Bites Dog: Editorial Choices and Biases in the Reporting of Weather Events
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
3. State Capacity as an Organizational Problem. Evidence from the Growth of the U.S. State Over 100 Years
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
4. The Returns to Viral Media: The Case of US Campaign Contributions
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
   Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2023)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
5. Unpacking Social Capital
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   See also Journal Article Unpacking Social Capital, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2025) (2025)

2022

6. Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in QAPEC Discussion Papers, Quantitative and Analytical Political Economy Research Centre (2021)
   Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2020) View citations (9)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2020) View citations (9)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2025) (2025)

2021

7. Organised Crime, Captured Politicians and the Allocation of Public Resources
   Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (18)
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari" (2020) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Organized Crime, Captured Politicians, and the Allocation of Public Resources, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2022) View citations (19) (2022)

2020

8. The Rise and Fall of Social Democracy, 1918-2017
   Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (9)
   Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2019)
   See also Journal Article The Rise and Fall of Social Democracy, 1918–2017, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2018

9. News Media and Crime Perceptions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (55)
   See also Journal Article News media and crime perceptions: Evidence from a natural experiment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (46) (2018)

2016

10. Information and Crime Perceptions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Unpacking Social Capital
   The Economic Journal, 2025, 135, (667), 773-807
   See also Working Paper Unpacking Social Capital, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (10) (2023)
2. Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2025, 17, (2), 285-318
   See also Working Paper Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

3. Organized Crime, Captured Politicians, and the Allocation of Public Resources
   (“Mafiaand Public Spending: Evidence on the Fiscal Multiplier from a Quasi-Experiment)
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2022, 38, (3), 774-839 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Organised Crime, Captured Politicians and the Allocation of Public Resources, Economic Papers (2021) View citations (18) (2021)

2020

4. The Rise and Fall of Social Democracy, 1918–2017
   American Political Science Review, 2020, 114, (3), 928-939 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper The Rise and Fall of Social Democracy, 1918-2017, Economic Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)

2018

5. News media and crime perceptions: Evidence from a natural experiment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 165, (C), 230-255 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper News Media and Crime Perceptions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (55) (2018)