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Homepage:http://lorenzorocco.jimdo.com
Phone:+39 049 8274260
Postal address:Department of Economics via del Santo, 33 35123 Padova Italy
Workplace:Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali "Marco Fanno" (Department of Economics and Management), Università degli Studi di Padova (University of Padua), (more information at EDIRC)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

  1. Rest Assured. The Effects of Sleep on Labor Productivity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads

2024

  1. Does Work-Based Learning Facilitate the School to Work Transition? Evidence from an Italian Reform
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
  2. Teacher Personality and the Perceived Socioeconomic Gap in Student Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Teacher personality and the perceived socioeconomic gap in student outcomes, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2025) Downloads (2025)
  3. The Pecuniary Costs of Early School Leaving and Poor Basic Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads

2023

  1. Do Classical Studies Open Your Mind?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023) Downloads
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" Downloads
  2. 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) Downloads
  3. Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Absence from Work
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Pension reforms, longer working horizons, and absence from work, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2025) Downloads (2025)
  4. The Alabaster Ceiling: The Gender Legacy of the Papal States
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) Downloads
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) Downloads

2021

  1. Education and COVID-19 excess mortality
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Education and COVID-19 excess mortality, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2022) Downloads (2022)
  2. Education, Information, and COVID-19 Excess Mortality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads

2020

  1. If (My) 6 Was (Your) 9: Reporting Heterogeneity in Student Evaluations of Teaching
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article If (my) 6 was (your) 9. Reporting heterogeneity in student evaluations of teaching, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2024) Downloads (2024)
  2. Talking Business: New Evidence on How Language Shapes Economic Behaviour
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Where Do I Stand? Assessing Researchers' Beliefs about Their Relative Productivity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads

2019

  1. Does Low Skilled Immigration Increase Profits? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (11) (2020)
  2. Effect of Immigration on Depression among Older Natives in Western Europe
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Effect of immigration on depression among older natives in Western Europe, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2021) Downloads View citations (2) (2021)
  3. Studying More to Vote Less: Education and Voter Turnout in Italy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Studying more to vote less. Education and voter turnout in Italy, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2022) Downloads View citations (2) (2022)
  4. The Effects of the Vietnam Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction Program on Schooling
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
  5. The Pathways to College
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Pathways to College, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2021) Downloads View citations (4) (2021)

2018

  1. Immigration and the Health of Older Natives in Western Europe
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Some unpleasant consequences of testing at length
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length*, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2021) Downloads View citations (2) (2021)
  3. Testing at Length If It Is Cognitive or Non-Cognitive
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (2)

2017

  1. Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (5)

2016

  1. Is Childcare Bad for the Mental Health of Grandparents? Evidence from SHARE
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (5)

2015

  1. Fruit and vegetable consumption in the former Soviet Union: the role of individual- and community-level factors
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Procedures vs. Incentives: The Case of the University Promotion System in Italy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. 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) Downloads View citations (8)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (34)

2014

  1. A Tale of Minorities: Evidence on Religious Ethics and Entrepreneurship from Swiss Census Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
  2. The Protestant Ethic and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Religious Minorities from the Former Holy Roman Empire
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (11)
  3. Trust me, you will be in better health
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (8)

2013

  1. Does Mental Productivity Decline with Age? Evidence from Chess Players
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. The value of information disclosure under local learning. The case of fixed types
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" Downloads
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (69)
    Also in ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University (2012) Downloads View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) Downloads View citations (2)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (66) (2013)

2011

  1. Chronic diseases and labor market outcomes in Egypt
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (8)
  2. From social capital to health - and back
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article FROM SOCIAL CAPITAL TO HEALTH – AND BACK, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2014) Downloads View citations (34) (2014)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) Downloads View citations (8)
  4. 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) Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (79) (2013)
  5. The Implications of Cultural Background on Labour Market Choices: The Case of Religion and Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (11)
  6. The influence of social capital on health in Eight Former Soviet Countries: why does it differ?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (6)

2008

  1. 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) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in KIER Working Papers, Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research (2008) Downloads View citations (1)

2007

  1. Educational standards in private and public schools
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2008) Downloads View citations (20) (2008)
  2. School Tracking Across the Baltic Sea
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads

2006

  1. Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) Downloads View citations (103) (2010)
  2. On The Economic Value of Repeated Interactions Under Adverse Selection
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Downloads
    Also in Coalition Theory Network Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2006) Downloads
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" (2005) Downloads
  3. On the Efficiency Costs of De-tracking Secondary Schools
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2006) Downloads View citations (1)

2005

  1. Why Is the Timing of School Tracking So Heterogeneous?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (17)

2004

  1. Diploma No Problem: Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (7)

2002

  1. Anonymity in Nonatomic Games
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Anonymity in nonatomic games, International Review of Economics, Springer (2007) Downloads (2007)
  2. Economics of Science
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
  3. Pricing of an Endogenous Peak-Load
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics Downloads

2001

  1. Nonatomic Games with Limited Anonymity
    Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics Downloads

Journal Articles

2025

  1. Pension reforms, longer working horizons, and absence from work
    Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, (1), 1-26 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Absence from Work, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) Downloads View citations (2) (2023)
  2. Teacher personality and the perceived socioeconomic gap in student outcomes
    Economics Letters, 2025, 247, (C) Downloads
    See also Working Paper Teacher Personality and the Perceived Socioeconomic Gap in Student Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) Downloads (2024)
  3. 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) Downloads

2024

  1. Business is tense: new evidence on how language affects economic activity
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2024, 29, (1), 121-149 Downloads
  2. If (my) 6 was (your) 9. Reporting heterogeneity in student evaluations of teaching
    Labour Economics, 2024, 89, (C) Downloads
    See also Working Paper If (My) 6 Was (Your) 9: Reporting Heterogeneity in Student Evaluations of Teaching, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (1) (2020)
  3. The protestant ethic and entrepreneurship: inside the black box
    Small Business Economics, 2024, 62, (4), 1285-1313 Downloads

2023

  1. European immigrant health policies, immigrants’ health, and immigrants’ access to healthcare
    Health Policy, 2023, 127, (C), 37-43 Downloads View citations (2)

2022

  1. Education and COVID-19 excess mortality
    Economics & Human Biology, 2022, 47, (C) Downloads
    See also Working Paper Education and COVID-19 excess mortality, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2021) Downloads (2021)
  2. Studying more to vote less. Education and voter turnout in Italy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 72, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Studying More to Vote Less: Education and Voter Turnout in Italy, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) Downloads (2019)

2021

  1. Effect of immigration on depression among older natives in Western Europe
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2021, 20, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Effect of Immigration on Depression among Older Natives in Western Europe, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) Downloads (2019)
  2. Mortality, morbidity and economic growth
    PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (5), 1-22 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83, (4), 1002-1023 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Some unpleasant consequences of testing at length, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2018) Downloads (2018)
  4. The Pathways to College
    Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15, (4), 554 - 595 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Pathways to College, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) Downloads View citations (3) (2019)
  5. Where do I stand? Assessing researchers’ beliefs about their productivity
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 185, (C), 61-80 Downloads

2020

  1. Does low skilled immigration increase the education of natives? Evidence from Italian provinces
    Labour Economics, 2020, 63, (C) Downloads View citations (12)
  2. Does low-skilled immigration increase profits? Evidence from Italian local labour markets
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 85, (C) Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Does Low Skilled Immigration Increase Profits? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets, Development Working Papers (2019) Downloads View citations (2) (2019)

2019

  1. Grandparents in the blues. The effect of childcare on grandparents’ depression
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2019, 17, (2), 587-613 Downloads View citations (18)

2018

  1. Procedures vs. incentives: the university promotion system in Italy
    Education Economics, 2018, 26, (3), 213-232 Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (12)
  3. The effect of job loss on pharmaceutical prescriptions
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 217, (C), 73-83 Downloads View citations (3)

2017

  1. Community repeated interaction and strategic delegation
    International Journal of Game Theory, 2017, 46, (3), 737-760 Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (61)
  3. The contribution of urbanization to non-communicable diseases: Evidence from 173 countries from 1980 to 2008
    Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 26, (C), 151-163 Downloads View citations (18)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (17)

2016

  1. A tale of minorities: evidence on religious ethics and entrepreneurship
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2016, 21, (2), 189-224 Downloads View citations (30)

2015

  1. Selection and the age – productivity profile. Evidence from chess players
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 110, (C), 45-58 Downloads View citations (12)

2014

  1. FROM SOCIAL CAPITAL TO HEALTH – AND BACK
    Health Economics, 2014, 23, (5), 586-605 Downloads View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper From social capital to health - and back, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2011) Downloads View citations (9) (2011)
  2. Social Capital and Health: A Concept whose Time has Come
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, (2), 146-149 Downloads
  3. Social Capital and Smoking Behavior
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, (2), 202-225 Downloads
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (16)
  5. The effect of health on labour supply in nine former Soviet Union countries
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 15, (1), 57-68 Downloads View citations (13)

2013

  1. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (56) (2011)
  2. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (69) (2013)

2012

  1. Lost in transition?
    The Economics of Transition, 2012, 20, (4), 637-676 Downloads View citations (12)
  2. On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe
    Education Economics, 2012, 20, (2), 117-138 Downloads View citations (6)

2010

  1. Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries
    Health Economics, 2010, 19, (1), 56-74 Downloads View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries, MPRA Paper (2006) Downloads View citations (4) (2006)

2008

  1. Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools
    Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (533), 1866-1887 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (6) (2007)
  2. Provoking a civil war
    Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 347-366 Downloads View citations (3)

2007

  1. Anonymity in nonatomic games
    International Review of Economics, 2007, 54, (2), 225-247 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Anonymity in Nonatomic Games, Working Papers (2002) Downloads (2002)

Edited books

2014

  1. The Economics of Social Capital and Health:A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap
    World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Downloads View citations (1)

Chapters

2018

  1. Workplace social capital and sickness absence
    Chapter 14 in Elgar Companion to Social Capital and Health, 2018, pp 196-218 Downloads

2014

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. 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 Downloads
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (1)
 
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