Publications
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
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Bloomberg The Star VoxDev NBER Digest AEA Research Highlights]
ADVERTISING SPENDING AND MEDIA BIAS: EVIDENCE FROM NEWS COVERAGE OF CAR SAFETY RECALLS
(with G. Beattie, B. Knight, and A. Sen), Management Science, May 2020
THE POLITICAL LEGACY OF ENTERTAINMENT TV
(with P. Pinotti, A. Tesei), American Economic Review, 2019, vol. 109, n. 7, pp. 2497-2530
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: New York Times Washington Post Slate Repubblica Haaretz ABC Sole24Ore]
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
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VoxEU Nadassgratis.es]
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
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
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: FT Slate Repubblica Huffington Post Guardian VOXeu AEA:Research Highlights]
POOR INSTITUTIONS, RICH MINES: RESOURCE CURS IN THE ORIGINS OF THE SICILIAN MAFIA
(with P. Buonanno, G. Prarolo, P. Vanin), The Economic Journal, 2015, vol. 125, n. 586, pp. F175-F202
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]
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
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)
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Lavoce.info]
Book chapters
PROGRESSIVITY OF TAXES, CORPORATE TAX, AND ESTATE TAX
(with L. Putterman), in "Improving Public Opinion Surveys", J. H. Aldrich, K. M. McGraw, Princeton University Press, 2012
Working papers
THE VIRUS OF FEAR: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF EBOLA IN THE U.S. [NEW]
(with F. Campante and E. Depetris-Chauvin) CEPR DP #14518, NBER WP #26897
MEDIA ATTENTION AND STRATEGIC TIMING IN POLITICS: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS
(with M. Djourelova) Revise & Resubmit American Journal of Political Science, CEPR DP #13961
SALIENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAST-MINUTE ELECTORAL PUNISHMENT [NEW]
(with N. Ajzenmán) Revise & Resubmit Economic Journal, CEPR DP #14702
POLITICAL ALIGNMENT, INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION AND CRIME IN MEXICO
(with E. Gutierrez and E. Depetris-Chauvin) Revise & Resubmit Journal of Law Economics and Organizations
ACADEMIC DYNASTIES: FAMILISM, CIVIC CAPITAL, AND NEPOTISM IN ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES
(with G. Labartino and R. Perotti), Revise & Resubmit American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, NBER WP #17572
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Nadassgratis.es Lavoce.info]
POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND VOTING INTENTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM EXOGENOUS VARIATION IN ADS VIEWERSHIP
(with E. Gutierrez)
Research in progress
THE LIFE OF OTHERS: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN NEWS COVERAGE OF HUMAN LOSSES ON U.S. MEDIA
MEASURING NON-VERBAL MEDIA BIAS: AN APPLICATION TO GENDER AND RACE
(with E. Ash and M. Grebenchikova)
ONLINE COMPETITION, NEWSPAPER QUALITY, AND POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CRAIGSLIST (with M. Djourelova, G. Martin)
MOVIES, PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS AND PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION: EVIDENCE FROM THE 99% REFERENDUM
(with E. Fehr, C. Semken)
THE EFFECT OF INTERNET ON SOCIAL CAPITAL: EVIDENCE FROM NEW ITALIAN DATA
(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder)
PERSONALIZATION OF SEARCH ENGINE RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLITICAL POLARIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM MACHINE-LEARNING AND A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT (with Q.-A. Do, R. Enikolopov)