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24/05/14

Italy and the euro: Myths and realities

The euro’s impact on southern EZ members is a key topic in national and European debates. This column argues that the economic evidence is twisted to fit preconceptions. It presents evidence based on the ‘synthetic control’ approach, finding that the euro raised trade, lowered interest rates and inflation, but had …

Tommaso Nannicini, Paolo Manasse, Alessandro Saia

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09/11/13

Do Better Paid Politicians Perform Better? Disentangling Incentives from Selection

The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for an elective office and the performance of those who are appointed.

Joint with Stefano Gagliarducci

09/11/13

The Political Resource Curse

The paper studies the effect of additional government revenues on political corruption and on the quality of politicians, both with theory and data.

Joint with Fernanda Brollo, Roberto Perotti, and Guido Tabellini

22/09/13

Persuasive communication: Men and women react differently

The perceived tone of a product or political advertisement affects public response – even holding constant the content of the message. This column provides evidence that men and women react differently to positive and negative tones in electoral advertisements. Negative advertising increases voter turnout among men but not women; positive …

Tommaso Nannicini, Vincenzo Galasso

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09/01/11

Economies in Transition: How Important Is Trade Openness for Growth?

We investigate the effect of trade openness on economic growth in transition countries using a transparent statistical methodology that leads to data-driven case studies.

Joint with Andreas Billmeier

10/03/10

The Political Resource Curse

Is the discovery of natural resources necessarily a good thing? Examining data from Brazil, this column finds that a 10% windfall in government revenues leads to a 12 percentage point increase in corruption and a 3 percentage point reduction in the probability that politicians have a degree. The chance that …

Tommaso Nannicini, Fernanda Brollo, Roberto Perotti, Guido Tabellini

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22/02/10

Autocratic Transitions and Growth

In this paper we use a transparent statistical methodology to implement data-driven comparative studies about the impact of autocratic transition on real per capita GDP.

Joint with Roberto Ricciuti

22/09/09

Competing on good politicians

Political competition may produce better governance. This column shows that Italian politicians shirk less when they are from a more closely contested district. But it’s not simply a re-election incentive – parties are more likely to choose qualified candidates rather than loyalists to run in contestable district, therefore putting better …

Tommaso Nannicini, Vincenzo Galasso

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09/07/07

Simulation-Based Sensitivity Analysis for Matching Estimators

The analysis simulates a potential confounder in order to assess the robustness of the estimated treatment effects with respect to deviations from the Conditional Independence Assumption.

Tommaso Nannicini

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