Research

Main research interests

Labour Economics, Behavioural and Health Economics, Applied Micro-Econometrics.

Selected Publications and Working Papers

Refereed Articles

“Prices, Cigarette Consumption and Smoking Intensity”, with Jérôme Adda, American Economic Review, Vol. 96, No. 4, September 2006, 1013-1028

“The Effect of Bans and Taxes on Passive Smoking”, with Jérôme Adda, American Economic Journal – Applied Economics, vol. 2, No.1, January 2010, 1-32

Chapters in Books/Conference Volume

“The Innovative Activities of Multinational Firms in Italy”, chapter 10 in Multinational Firms and impact on employment, trade and technology. New perspectives for a new century, with G. Balcet, edited by R. Lipsey and J-L Mucchielli, Harwood Press, 2001

“Il Panel INPS arricchito. Utilizzo di dati amministrativi a fini valutativi: il caso dei Contratti di Formazione e Lavoro”, in Monitoraggio e valutazione delle politiche del lavoro per una nuova economia, with C.Malpede, edited by G. Antonelli and M. Nosvelli, Il Mulino, 2002

“Creazione e Distruzione di Posti di Lavoro”, in Osservatorio sulla Mobilità in Italia, with C.Malpede, LABORatorio R.Revelli, Il Mulino, 2002

“Job Creation and Job Destruction”, in Labour Mobility and Wage Dynamics in Italy, with C.Malpede, LABORatorio R.Revelli, Rosenber & Sellier, 2002

The Impact of the Italian CFL Program on Job Opportunities for Young People with B.Contini, C.Malpede and E.Rettore in Pension Policy in an Integrating Europe, edited by Elsa Fornero and Onorato Castellino, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2003.

Discussion Papers

“Productivity, Wages, and Marriage: The Case of Major League Baseball”, with N. Feldman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), IZA Discussion Paper 5695.

Work in Progress

- “Crime and Mental Wellbeing”, with Andrew Leigh, under revision.

- “Mental Health and Education Decisions”, with E. Crivellaro (University of Padova and CEP, LSE) and S. McNally (CEP, LSE).
- “The Long Shadow of Child Mental Health: Continuity of Mental Health in an Identical Twin Data”, with R. Berner (CEP, LSE).
- “The Impact of Economic Activity on Biodiversity”, with J. Adda (EUI and UCL).
- “Smoking Bans, an International Comparison”, with J. Adda (EUI and UCL).
- “Retirement and Mental Wellbeing”, with J. Banks (University of Manchester and IFS) and R. Conti (University of Chicago).