Competing on Good Politicians
We introduce a theoretical model where ideological parties select and allocate high-valence (experts) and low-valence (party loyalists) candidates into electoral districts.
Joint with Vincenzo Galasso
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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
Moonlighting Politicians
When the political and market sectors are not mutually exclusive, a trade-off arises between the quality of elected officials and the time they devote to political life.
Joint with Stefano Gagliarducci and Paolo Naticchioni
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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Trade Openness and Growth: Pursuing Empirical Glasnost
Studies of the impact of trade openness on growth are based either on cross-country analysis—which lacks transparency—or case studies—which lack statistical rigor.
Joint with Andreas Billmeier
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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Dataset on the Italian Members of Parliament from 1987 to 2008
We collected information on the demographic characteristics, political and work experience, legislative accomplishments of the universe of Italian members of Parliament from 1987 to 2008.
Joint with Stefano Gagliarducci and Paolo Naticchioni
From Temporary Help Jobs to Permanent Employment: What Can We Learn from Matching Estimators
The diffusion of Temporary Work Agency (TWA) jobs originated a harsh policy debate and ambiguous empirical evidence.
Joint with Andrea Ichino and Fabrizia Mealli
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