Research

Research Interests: Political Economy, Labour and Education Economics, Applied Microeconomics.

WORKING PAPERS

◾ The Institutional Role of the Italian Mafia: Enforcing Contracts When the State Does Not ▪ draft
▪ WINNER: Young Economist Award - EEA 2023

◾Education Expansion, College Choice and Labour Market Success (w/ P. Ghinetti, S. Moriconi, C. Naguib, M. Pellizzari) Submitted
▪ WP: CEPR DP 18712 ▪ CESifo WP No. 10842 ▪ BSE WP 1419
▪ Project financed by the Swiss National Research Fund (grant 182228)
▪ Media coverage: VoxEu column, lavoce.info

◾The Persistence of the Sicilian Mafia ▪ Draft coming soon

PUBLICATIONS

◾The Taxing Challenges of the State: Unveiling the Role of Fiscal & Administrative Capacity in Development (w/ E. Muñoz-Sobrado, A. Piolatto, A. Zerbini) CESifo Economic Studies, 2024
▪ WP versions: BSE Working Paper 1432