Welcome! I am a senior assistant professor at the University of Cagliari. I'm also affiliated with CRENoS.
I am an applied microeconomist studying incentives in public organizations, risky behaviors, and decision making under risk.
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BIO
Education
2018 - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Phd in Economics, cum laude
2013 - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, M.Res. in Economics
2011 - University of Essex, MSc in Economics, with distinction
2010 - Università degli Studi di Cagliari - Laurea in Scienze Economiche, magna cum laude
Other things
RESEARCH
Published papers
Depowering Risk: Vehicle Power Restriction and Teen Driver Accidents in Italy
with Silvia Balia and Rinaldo Brau
The Journal of Law and Economics, Volume 66:4, 2023, 765-795
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Media coverage: VoxEu
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Choosing Not to Lead: Monetary Incentives and Political Selection in Local Parliamentary Systems
with Andrea Caria and Fabio Cerina
European Journal of Political Economy, Volume 79, September 2023, 102406
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The Effectiveness of Promotion Incentives for Public Employees: Evidence from Italian Academia
with Lorenzo Pandolfi
Economic Policy, Volume 37, Issue 112, October 2022, Pages 697-748
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Policy brief: Economic Policy Panel
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Cutting Through the Fog: Financial Literacy and Financial Investment Choices
with Lorenzo Pandolfi
Journal of the European Economic Association, Volume 19, Issue 1, February 2021, Pages 237–274.​
Working papers
with Matteo Bobba, Tim Ederer, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, and Christopher Neilson
NBER Working Paper No. 29068 (July 2021), revised March 2024
Resubmitted, Journal of Political Economy
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It's a Sure Win! Experimental Evidence on Overconfidence in Betting Behavior
with Martin Chegere, Paolo Falco, Lorenzo Pandolfi, and Mattea Stein
CSEF Working Paper No. 655 (November 2022)
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Work in progress
The Effect of Tenure-track Systems of Selection, Productivity, and Fertility in Economics
with Roberto Nisticò and Lorenzo Pandolfi
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Choking Under Pressure and Risk Aversion: Evidence from Football Penalties
with Luca Coraggio and Lorenzo Pandolfi
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The Whole is Other than the Sum of the Parts. Municipal Mergers and Local Development in Fascist Italy
with Claudio Deiana and Andrea Geraci
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Cultural Codes, Institutions, and Crime. Enclosures and Violence in 19th Century Sardinia
with Claudio Deiana
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TEACHING
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