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Working Papers
2025
- Rest Assured. The Effects of Sleep on Labor Productivity
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2024
- Does Work-Based Learning Facilitate the School to Work Transition? Evidence from an Italian Reform
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- Teacher Personality and the Perceived Socioeconomic Gap in Student Outcomes
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
See also Journal Article Teacher personality and the perceived socioeconomic gap in student outcomes, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
- The Pecuniary Costs of Early School Leaving and Poor Basic Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2023
- Do Classical Studies Open Your Mind?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)  "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno"
- Pathways to Better Health? Assessing the Impact of Ethiopian Community-Based Health Insurance on Children Health Outcomes
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
- Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Absence from Work
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Pension reforms, longer working horizons, and absence from work, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2025) (2025)
- The Alabaster Ceiling: The Gender Legacy of the Papal States
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) 
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
2021
- Education and COVID-19 excess mortality
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) 
See also Journal Article Education and COVID-19 excess mortality, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2022) (2022)
- Education, Information, and COVID-19 Excess Mortality
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2020
- If (My) 6 Was (Your) 9: Reporting Heterogeneity in Student Evaluations of Teaching
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article If (my) 6 was (your) 9. Reporting heterogeneity in student evaluations of teaching, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
- Talking Business: New Evidence on How Language Shapes Economic Behaviour
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
- Where Do I Stand? Assessing Researchers' Beliefs about Their Relative Productivity
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2019
- Does Low Skilled Immigration Increase Profits? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Does low-skilled immigration increase profits? Evidence from Italian local labour markets, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
- Effect of Immigration on Depression among Older Natives in Western Europe
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
See also Journal Article Effect of immigration on depression among older natives in Western Europe, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
- Studying More to Vote Less: Education and Voter Turnout in Italy
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
See also Journal Article Studying more to vote less. Education and voter turnout in Italy, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
- The Effects of the Vietnam Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction Program on Schooling
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
- The Pathways to College
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article The Pathways to College, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
2018
- Immigration and the Health of Older Natives in Western Europe
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)
- Some unpleasant consequences of testing at length
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) 
See also Journal Article Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length*, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
- Testing at Length If It Is Cognitive or Non-Cognitive
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
2017
- Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
2016
- Is Childcare Bad for the Mental Health of Grandparents? Evidence from SHARE
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
2015
- Fruit and vegetable consumption in the former Soviet Union: the role of individual- and community-level factors
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
- Procedures vs. Incentives: The Case of the University Promotion System in Italy
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
- The Labour Market Effects of Academic and Vocational Education over the Life Cycle: Evidence from Two British Cohorts
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
- The effects of vocational education on adult skills and wages: What can we learn from PIAAC?
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (34)
2014
- A Tale of Minorities: Evidence on Religious Ethics and Entrepreneurship from Swiss Census Data
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- The Protestant Ethic and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Religious Minorities from the Former Holy Roman Empire
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
- Trust me, you will be in better health
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
2013
- Does Mental Productivity Decline with Age? Evidence from Chess Players
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
- The value of information disclosure under local learning. The case of fixed types
"Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno"
- When the Cat is Near, the Mice Won't Play: The Effect of External Examiners in Italian Schools
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (69)
Also in ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University (2012) View citations (7) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (2) LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (49)
See also Journal Article When the cat is near, the mice won't play: The effect of external examiners in Italian schools, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (66) (2013)
2011
- Chronic diseases and labor market outcomes in Egypt
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
- From social capital to health - and back
Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (9)
See also Journal Article FROM SOCIAL CAPITAL TO HEALTH – AND BACK, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2014) View citations (34) (2014)
- Lost in Transition? The returns to education acquired under communism 15 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Working Papers, AlmaLaurea Inter-University Consortium View citations (8)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (8)
- The Effect of Immigration on the School Performance of Natives: Cross Country Evidence Using PISA Test Scores
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (56)
See also Journal Article The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (79) (2013)
- The Implications of Cultural Background on Labour Market Choices: The Case of Religion and Entrepreneurship
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
- The influence of social capital on health in Eight Former Soviet Countries: why does it differ?
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
2008
- The Stairways to Heaven: A Model of Career Choice in Sports and Games, with an Application to Chess
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in KIER Working Papers, Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research (2008) View citations (1)
2007
- Educational standards in private and public schools
"Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (6)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
- School Tracking Across the Baltic Sea
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
2006
- Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) View citations (103) (2010)
- On The Economic Value of Repeated Interactions Under Adverse Selection
Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei 
Also in Coalition Theory Network Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2006)  "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" (2005)
- On the Efficiency Costs of De-tracking Secondary Schools
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
Also in Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2006) View citations (1)
2005
- Why Is the Timing of School Tracking So Heterogeneous?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
2004
- Diploma No Problem: Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
2002
- Anonymity in Nonatomic Games
Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article Anonymity in nonatomic games, International Review of Economics, Springer (2007) (2007)
- Economics of Science
Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics View citations (5)
- Pricing of an Endogenous Peak-Load
Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics
2001
- Nonatomic Games with Limited Anonymity
Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics
Journal Articles
2025
- Pension reforms, longer working horizons, and absence from work
Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, (1), 1-26 
See also Working Paper Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Absence from Work, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
- Teacher personality and the perceived socioeconomic gap in student outcomes
Economics Letters, 2025, 247, (C) 
See also Working Paper Teacher Personality and the Perceived Socioeconomic Gap in Student Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
- The age gradient in the effects of poverty alleviation program on schooling. Evidence from the Vietnam hunger eradication and poverty reduction program
Economics of Education Review, 2025, 104, (C)
2024
- Business is tense: new evidence on how language affects economic activity
Journal of Economic Growth, 2024, 29, (1), 121-149
- If (my) 6 was (your) 9. Reporting heterogeneity in student evaluations of teaching
Labour Economics, 2024, 89, (C) 
See also Working Paper If (My) 6 Was (Your) 9: Reporting Heterogeneity in Student Evaluations of Teaching, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
- The protestant ethic and entrepreneurship: inside the black box
Small Business Economics, 2024, 62, (4), 1285-1313
2023
- European immigrant health policies, immigrants’ health, and immigrants’ access to healthcare
Health Policy, 2023, 127, (C), 37-43 View citations (2)
2022
- Education and COVID-19 excess mortality
Economics & Human Biology, 2022, 47, (C) 
See also Working Paper Education and COVID-19 excess mortality, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2021) (2021)
- Studying more to vote less. Education and voter turnout in Italy
European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 72, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Studying More to Vote Less: Education and Voter Turnout in Italy, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
2021
- Effect of immigration on depression among older natives in Western Europe
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2021, 20, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Effect of Immigration on Depression among Older Natives in Western Europe, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
- Mortality, morbidity and economic growth
PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (5), 1-22 View citations (2)
- Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length*
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83, (4), 1002-1023 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Some unpleasant consequences of testing at length, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2018) (2018)
- The Pathways to College
Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15, (4), 554 - 595 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The Pathways to College, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
- Where do I stand? Assessing researchers’ beliefs about their productivity
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 185, (C), 61-80
2020
- Does low skilled immigration increase the education of natives? Evidence from Italian provinces
Labour Economics, 2020, 63, (C) View citations (12)
- Does low-skilled immigration increase profits? Evidence from Italian local labour markets
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 85, (C) View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Does Low Skilled Immigration Increase Profits? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets, Development Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
2019
- Grandparents in the blues. The effect of childcare on grandparents’ depression
Review of Economics of the Household, 2019, 17, (2), 587-613 View citations (18)
2018
- Procedures vs. incentives: the university promotion system in Italy
Education Economics, 2018, 26, (3), 213-232
- The Protestant ethic and entrepreneurship: Evidence from religious minorities in the former Holy Roman Empire
European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 51, (C), 27-43 View citations (12)
- The effect of job loss on pharmaceutical prescriptions
Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 217, (C), 73-83 View citations (3)
2017
- Community repeated interaction and strategic delegation
International Journal of Game Theory, 2017, 46, (3), 737-760
- The Labor Market Effects of Academic and Vocational Education over the Life Cycle: Evidence Based on a British Cohort
Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11, (1), 106 - 166 View citations (61)
- The contribution of urbanization to non-communicable diseases: Evidence from 173 countries from 1980 to 2008
Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 26, (C), 151-163 View citations (18)
- The effects of vocational education on adult skills, employment and wages: What can we learn from PIAAC?
SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2017, 8, (4), 315-343 View citations (17)
2016
- A tale of minorities: evidence on religious ethics and entrepreneurship
Journal of Economic Growth, 2016, 21, (2), 189-224 View citations (30)
2015
- Selection and the age – productivity profile. Evidence from chess players
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 110, (C), 45-58 View citations (12)
2014
- FROM SOCIAL CAPITAL TO HEALTH – AND BACK
Health Economics, 2014, 23, (5), 586-605 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper From social capital to health - and back, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2011) View citations (9) (2011)
- Social Capital and Health: A Concept whose Time has Come
Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, (2), 146-149
- Social Capital and Smoking Behavior
Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, (2), 202-225
- Social capital and self-reported general and mental health in nine Former Soviet Union countries
Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2014, 9, (1), 1-24 View citations (16)
- The effect of health on labour supply in nine former Soviet Union countries
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 15, (1), 57-68 View citations (13)
2013
- The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores
Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, (C), 234-246 View citations (79)
See also Working Paper The Effect of Immigration on the School Performance of Natives: Cross Country Evidence Using PISA Test Scores, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (56) (2011)
- When the cat is near, the mice won't play: The effect of external examiners in Italian schools
Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 104, (C), 65-77 View citations (66)
See also Working Paper When the Cat is Near, the Mice Won't Play: The Effect of External Examiners in Italian Schools, CEP Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (69) (2013)
2012
- Lost in transition?
The Economics of Transition, 2012, 20, (4), 637-676 View citations (12)
- On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe
Education Economics, 2012, 20, (2), 117-138 View citations (6)
2010
- Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries
Health Economics, 2010, 19, (1), 56-74 View citations (103)
See also Working Paper Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries, MPRA Paper (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
2008
- Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools
Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (533), 1866-1887 View citations (20)
Also in Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (533), 1866-1887 (2008) View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Educational standards in private and public schools, "Marco Fanno" Working Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
- Provoking a civil war
Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 347-366 View citations (3)
2007
- Anonymity in nonatomic games
International Review of Economics, 2007, 54, (2), 225-247 
See also Working Paper Anonymity in Nonatomic Games, Working Papers (2002) (2002)
Edited books
2014
- The Economics of Social Capital and Health:A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap
World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. View citations (1)
Chapters
2018
- Workplace social capital and sickness absence
Chapter 14 in Elgar Companion to Social Capital and Health, 2018, pp 196-218
2014
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Economics of Social Capital and Health
Chapter 1 in The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap, 2014, pp 1-7 View citations (1)
- Chapter 7: The Empirics of Social Capital and Health
Chapter 7 in The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap, 2014, pp 93-152
- Chapter 9: Social Capital and Smoking
Chapter 9 in The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap, 2014, pp 177-202 View citations (1)
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