Research

Working Papers

Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing: Theory and Evidence from Two US States 

New draft in progress. [NTA Honorable Mention 2024] [Upjohn Institute Honorable Mention 2024]

Meet Your Future: Experimental Evidence on the Labor Market Effects of Mentors

with L. Alfonsi and M. Namubiru. Accepted based on pre-results review, Journal of Development Economics. 

Winner of the Etta Chiuri Prize 2023. [VoxDev Blog Post]

Publications

Gender Gaps: Back and Here to Stay? Evidence from Skilled Ugandan Workers during COVID-19

 with L. Alfonsi and M. Namubiru. Review of Economics of the Household (2023) [View Only Open Version] [Final Draft] [IGC Blog Post]

Can Gender Quotas Break the Glass Ceiling? Evidence from Italian Municipal Elections

European Journal of Political Economy (2022) [Summary Video] [Final Draft] 

Selected work in progress

Women for Women? From Political Representation to Real-World Impact in Italian Regions  with V. Atella, G. Conti, G. Facchini and F. Marazzi. Data collection in progress.

Designing Severance Insurance: Evidence from Ethiopia with G. Abebe, S. Caria, F. Gerard, and L. Hensel. Baseline survey in preparation.