Publications
BUILDING NATIONS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES: EVIDENCE FROM AFRICAN FOOTBALL
(with E. Depetris-Chauvin and F. Campante), American Economic Review, conditionally accepted
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Bloomberg The Star VoxDev NBER Digest]
ADVERTISING SPENDING AND MEDIA BIAS: EVIDENCE FROM NEWS COVERAGE OF CAR SAFETY RECALLS
(with G. Beattie, B. Knight, and A. Sen), Management Science, accepted
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]
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
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 ALIGNMENT, INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION AND CRIME IN MEXICO
(with E. Gutierrez) Revise & Resubmit Journal of Law Economics and Organizations, CEPR DP #10769
POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND VOTING INTENTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM EXOGENOUS VARIATION IN ADS VIEWERSHIP
(with E. Gutierrez)
Research in progress
PERSONALIZATION OF SEARCH ENGINE RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLITICAL POLARIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM MACHINE-LEARNING AND A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT (with Q.-A. Do, R. Enikolopov)
THE LIFE OF OTHERS: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN NEWS COVERAGE OF HUMAN LOSSES ON U.S. MEDIA
MEDIA CAPTURE BY BANKS: EVIDENCE FROM THE EURO BOND CRISIS
(with A. Fabiani, J.-L. Peydró)
THE POLITICS OF FEAR: EVIDENCE FROM THE EBOLA PSYCHOSIS IN THE U.S.
(with F. Campante, E. Depetris-Chauvín)