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 (Forthcoming)
(Abstract & Figures from the paper)
Media coverage: VoxEu
Choosing Not to Lead: Monetary Incentives and Political Selection in Local Parliamentary Systems
with Andrea Caria and Fabio Cerina
European Journal of Political Economy, May 2023
(Abstract & Figures from the paper)
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
(Abstract & Figures from the paper)
Policy brief: Economic Policy Panel
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
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)
(Abstract & Figures from the paper)
with Matteo Bobba, Tim Ederer, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, and Christopher Neilson
NBER Working Paper No. 29068 (July 2021), revised March 2022
(Reject and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy)
(Abstract & Figures from the paper)
Media coverage: VoxDev
Work in progress
The Effect of Tenure-track Systems of Selection, Productivity, and Fertility in Economics
with Roberto Nisticò and Lorenzo Pandolfi
Choking Under Pressure and Risk Aversion: Evidence from Football Penalties
with Luca Coraggio and Lorenzo Pandolfi
The Whole is Other than the Sum of the Parts. Municipal Mergers and Local Development in Fascist Italy
with Claudio Deiana and Andrea Geraci
Cultural Codes, Institutions, and Crime. Enclosures and Violence in 19th Century Sardinia
with Claudio Deiana
TEACHING
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