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Working Papers

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
   Also in Working papers, Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica (2020)
2. Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?
   ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International
   Also in Working papers, Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica (2020)
   See also Journal Article Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?, European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2019

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

2015

4. 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 View citations (7)

2014

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

2011

6. Determinants of Adaptation Costs in Procurement: An Empirical Estimation on Italian Public Works Contracts
   Post-Print, HAL 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) View citations (18) (2012)

2009

7. The performance of local government in the execution of public works
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

1999

8. Competition and Efficiency in health care: an analysis of the Italian case
   Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna
   See also Journal Article Competition and Efficiency in Health Care: An Analysis of the Italian Case, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2000) View citations (22) (2000)

Undated

9. Optimal Regulation of a Monopolist with Collusive Agents
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York
10. Regulation of a Monopolist with an Imperfectly Competitive Labour Market
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York

Journal Articles

2024

1. Is austerity good for efficiency, at least? A counterfactual assessment for the Italian NHS
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024, 92, (C) View citations (2)
2. Is local competition effective in improving quality and efficiency of hospitals? Insights from an asymmetric spatial competition model
   Research in Economics, 2024, 78, (3)
3. It never rains but it pours: Austerity and mortality rate in peripheral areas
   Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 54, (C) View citations (2)
4. 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) View citations (1)
5. 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

2022

6. Identification of spatial regimes of the production function of Italian hospitals through spatially constrained cluster-wise regression
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022, 82, (PA) View citations (1)
7. Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?
   European Planning Studies, 2022, 30, (9), 1695-1716 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums?, ACEI Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2021

8. A note on the trade‐off between waiting times and quality in a constrained hospital market
   Health Economics, 2021, 30, (1), 180-185
9. Economies of scale and scope of universities – towards bigger size and specialization?
   Economics Bulletin, 2021, 41, (2), 405-416

2020

10. An analysis of the managerial performance of Italian museums using a generalised conditional efficiency model
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2020, 72, (C) View citations (9)
11. An assessment of the performance of Italian public historical archives: Preservation vs utilisation
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2020, 42, (6), 1270-1286 View citations (8)
12. Identification of spatially constrained homogeneous clusters of COVID‐19 transmission in Italy
    Regional Science Policy & Practice, 2020, 12, (6), 1169-1187 View citations (2)

2019

13. Spatial heterogeneity in non-parametric efficiency: An application to Italian hospitals
    Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 239, (C) View citations (9)

2018

14. Does the Extent of per Case Payment System Affect Hospital Efficiency?
    Public Finance Review, 2018, 46, (1), 117-149 View citations (15)
15. 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 View citations (10)

2016

16. Readmission and Hospital Quality under Different Payment Regimes
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2016, 72, (4), 453-474 View citations (5)
17. Voluntary Provision of Public Goods and Technology
    International Advances in Economic Research, 2016, 22, (3), 321-332 View citations (4)

2014

18. Decentralization and Public Works Procurement in Italy
    L'industria, 2014, (4), 671-696 View citations (3)
19. 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 View citations (33)
20. Evaluating the efficiency of public procurement contracts for cultural heritage conservation works in Italy
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2014, 38, (1), 43-70 View citations (17)
21. Financial Incentives and Inappropriateness in Health Care: Evidence from Italian Cesarean Sections
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2014, 70, (3), 430-457 View citations (15)
22. The effects of reimbursement mechanisms on medical technology diffusion in the hospital sector in the Italian NHS
    Health Policy, 2014, 115, (2), 215-229 View citations (13)

2012

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

2009

25. 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 View citations (8)

2006

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

2000

27. Competition and Efficiency in Health Care: An Analysis of the Italian Case
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (4), 503-519 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Competition and Efficiency in health care: an analysis of the Italian case, Working Papers (1999) (1999)
28. Organizzazione dell'assistenza ospedaliera: analisi dell'efficienza delle aziende ospedaliere e dei presidi ospedalieri
    ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2000, 2000/4, (4) View citations (1)

Chapters

2020

1. Conservation of historical buildings: The rehabilitation of the Benedettini Monastery in Catania
   Chapter 38 in Teaching Cultural Economics, 2020, pp 275-281

2011

2. Performance Indicators
   Chapter 46 in A Handbook of Cultural Economics, Second Edition, 2011 View citations (12)
   Also in Chapter 47 in A Handbook of Cultural Economics, 2003 (2003) View citations (2)

2002

3. Measuring the Efficiency of Museums: A Case Study in Sicily
   Chapter 5 in The Economics of Heritage, 2002, pp 65-78 View citations (1)

1997

4. The Political Economy of Rehabilitation: The case of the Benedettini Monastery
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)