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PARTISAN POLITICS, INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM MEXICO

(with E. Gutierrez and E. Depetris-Chauvín) Journal of Public Economics, 2025, vol. 252, p.105513

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CALAMITIES, COMMON INTERESTS, SHARED IDENTITY: WHAT SHAPES SOCIAL COHESION IN EUROPE?

(with C. Aksoy, A. Cabrales, M. Dolls, L. Windsteiger) Journal of Comparative Economics, 2025, vol. 53, n. 4, pp. 1049-1068

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LOST IN THE NET? BROADBAND INTERNET AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

(with D. Donati, F. Sobbrio, and D. Zejcirovic) Journal of Health Economics, 2025, vol. 103, p.103017

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UNPACKING SOCIAL CAPITAL

(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder), Economic Journal, 2025, vol. 135, n. 667, pp. 773–807

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THE IMPACT OF ONLINE COMPETITION ON NEWSPAPERS: EVIDENCE FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CRAIGSLIST         

(with M. Djourelova, G. Martin), Review of Economic Studies, 2025, vol. 92, n. 3, pp. 1738–1772

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MEDIA SLANT AND PUBLIC POLICY VIEWS                                                                                                             

(with M. Djourelova, E. Motte, E. Patacchini), American Economic Review: P&P, 2024, vol. 114, pp. 684-689

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THE VIRUS OF FEAR: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF EBOLA IN THE U.S.

(with F. Campante, E. Depetris-Chauvín), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, vol. 16, n.1,

pp. 480-509

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SALIENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAST-MINUTE ELECTORAL PUNISHMENT

(with N. Ajzenmán) Economic Journal, 2023, vol. 133, n. 649, pp. 460–476,

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MEDIA AND SOCIAL CAPITAL

(with F. Campante and A. Tesei), Annual Review of Economics, 2022, vol. 14, n.1, pp. 69-91

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MEDIA ATTENTION AND STRATEGIC TIMING IN POLITICS: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS

(with M. Djourelova) American Journal of Political Science, 2022, vol. 66, n. 4, pp. 813-834

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REAL-TIME INEQUALITY AND THE WELFARE STATE IN MOTION: EVIDENCE FROM COVID-19 IN SPAIN   [ON COVID-19]

(with O. Aspachs, J. Montalvo, A. Graziano, J. Mestres, M. Reynal-Querol), Economic Policy, 2022, vol. 37, n. 109, pp. 165-199

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INTERNAL MIGRATION NETWORKS AND MORTALITY IN HOME COMMUNITIES: EVIDENCE FROM ITALY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (with M. Valsecchi), European Economic Review, 2021, vol. 140, 103890           [ON COVID-19] 

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TRACKING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AT HIGH FREQUENCY                           [ON COVID-19]  (with O. Aspachs, J. G. Montalvo, A. Graziano, J. Mestres, M. Reynal-Querol), PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, n.3

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ASOCIAL CAPITAL: CIVIC CULTURE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING COVID-19                                       [ON COVID-19]

(with L. Guiso and G. Gulino), Journal of Public Economics, 2021, vol. 194, p. 104342

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CLIMATE RISK, COOPERATION, AND THE CO-EVOLUTION OF CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS

(with J. Buggle), Economic Journal, 2021, vol., 131, n. 637, pp. 1947-1987

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ADVERTISING SPENDING AND MEDIA BIAS: EVIDENCE FROM NEWS COVERAGE OF CAR SAFETY RECALLS 

(with G. Beattie, B. Knight, and A. Sen), Management Science, 2021, vol. 67, n.2, pp. 661-1328, iii-iv

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BUILDING NATIONS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES: EVIDENCE FROM AFRICAN FOOTBALL 

(with E. Depetris-Chauvin and F. Campante), American Economic Review, 2020, vol. 10, n. 5, pp. 1572-1602

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THE POLITICAL LEGACY OF ENTERTAINMENT TV 

(with P. Pinotti, A. Tesei), American Economic Review, 2019, vol. 109, n. 7, pp. 2497-2530

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 POLITICS 2.0: THE MULTIFACETED EFFECT OF BROADBAND INTERNET ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION      

 (with F. Campante and F. Sobbrio),  Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, vol. 16, n. 4, pp. 1094-1136

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ATTACK WHEN THE WORLD IS NOT WATCHING: U.S. MEDIA AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT  

(with E. Zhuravskaya), Journal of Political Economy, 2018, vol. 126, n.3, pp. 1085-1133

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MARKET-BASED LOBBYING: EVIDENCE FROM ADVERTISING SPENDING IN ITALY

(with S. DellaVigna, B. Knight, E. La Ferrara), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 8, n.1, pp. 224-56 

Awarded the AEA 2017 Prize for Best Paper Published in AEJ: Applied Economics

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POOR INSTITUTIONS, RICH MINES: RESOURCE CURSE IN THE ORIGINS OF THE SICILIAN MAFIA 

(with P. Buonanno, G. Prarolo, P. Vanin), Economic Journal, 2015, vol. 125, n. 586, pp. F175-F202 

[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]

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PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

(with L. Putterman, J. van der Weele), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, vol. 12, n. 4, pp.1059-86 

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PARTISAN CONTROL, MEDIA BIAS AND VIEWER RESPONSES: EVIDENCE FROM BERLUSCONI'S ITALY

(with B. Knight), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, vol. 10, n. 3, pp.451-81 (leading article) 

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