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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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03/03/14

La strana coppia: istituzioni e capitale sociale in Italia

Capitale sociale, capitale umano e qualità delle istituzioni sono tre leve che l’Italia deve azionare per far ripartire la crescita economica.

L. Paolazzi, M.Sylos Labini, People First, Il capitale sociale e umano: la forza del paese

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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19/09/13

Euro si’, Euro no. Gli effetti della moneta unica sull’economia italiana

L’Euro è il convitato di pietra di qualsiasi discussione di politica economica nel nostro Paese. Una discussione dove prevale spesso la voglia di schierarsi piuttosto che la voglia di approfondire.

Joint with Paolo Manasse and Alessandro Saia

09/11/12

Tying Your Enemy’s Hands in Close Races: The Politics of Federal Transfers in Brazil

This article uses a regression discontinuity design in close electoral races to disclose purely political reasons in the allocation of intergovernmental transfers in a federal state.

Joint with Fernanda Brollo

09/11/11

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

09/11/10

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

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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12/11/08

Measures of social capital for Italian provinces and municipalities

The following data set collects measures of social capital commonly used in the economics and political science literature. The measures refer to Italy and vary either at the province or at the municipality level.

Dataset used in different papers

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