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Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
2026
Wealth and the Origins of the Education Take-off Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (with M. Battisti, A.F. Gravina, M. Lavezzi, G. Tortorici)
2025
Cognitive Functioning and Depressive Symptoms in the Aging Population: the Buffering Role of Marital Status Social Science & Medicine, 383, Elsevier (with M. Ciziceno)
Are you s(ec)ure? Assessing the Sensitivity of Land Tenure Security Estimates to Survey Design Choices Food Policy, 134, Elsevier (with S. Gourlay, A. Safyan, A. Zezza)
Enhancing households' livelihoods in agrifood systems: The role of women's empowerment Global Food Security, 45 (with R. Cavatassi, L. Phillips, Z. Anteneh, A. Mabiso)
2024
Pathways to adoption and mitigation: A dynamic perspective on good agricultural practices in Rural Malawi Journal of Environmental Management, 370 (with R. Cavatassi, N. McCarthy)
2023
Harvesting Trees to Harvest Cash Crops: The Role of Migrants in Forest Land Conversion in Uganda Land Use Policy, Elsevier (with A. Ignaciuk, J. Kwon, M. Mastrorillo, N. Sitko)
Will the Last be the First? School Closures and Educational Outcomes European Economic Review, Elsevier (with M. Battisti)
School-age Vaccination, School Openings and Covid-19 diffusion Health Economics (with E. Amodio, M. Battisti, A.F. Gravina, M. Lavezzi)
2022
Shooting Down the Price: Evidence from Mafia-Killing and Housing Prices Papers in Regional Science, Wiley (with M. Battisti, G. Bernardo, M. Lavezzi)
School Opening and Covid-19 diffusion: Evidence from Geolocalized Microdata European Economic Review, Elsevier (with E. Amodio, M. Battisti, A. Kourtellos, C.M. Madia) — Media coverage: VoxEU · VoxTalks · Lavoce.info · Alternatives Économiques · Carta Capital
2021
Adapting to High Temperatures: Effect of Farm Practices and their Adoption Duration on Total Value of Crop Production in Uganda American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press (with M. Mastrorillo, N. Sitko)
2020
Diversification is in the Detail: Accounting for Crop System Heterogeneity to Inform Diversification Policies in Malawi and Zambia Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis (with N. Sitko)
The Value of Local Climate and Weather Information: An Economic Valuation of the Decentralised Meteorological Provision in Kenya Climate and Development, Taylor & Francis (with S. Barrett, W. Ndegwa)
Heterogeneous Effects of Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Micro-evidence from Malawi Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press (with S. Asfaw)
2019
Knowing is Half the Battle: Seasonal Forecasts, Adaptive Cropping Systems, and the Mediating Role of Private Markets in Zambia Food Policy, Elsevier (with N. Sitko)
2018
Gender, Weather Shocks and Welfare: Evidence from Malawi Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis (with S. Asfaw)
2017
Foreign Investment and State Conflicts in Africa Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 23, De Gruyter (with R. Kishi, C. Raleigh)
2016
Down and Out in Italian Towns: Measuring the Impact of Economic Downturns on Crime Economics Letters, 146 (with G. De Blasio, C. Menon)
Chapters in peer-reviewed books
Chapters in peer-reviewed books
Reducing Food Loss in Rural Development Projects: Examples from IFAD's Investments In S. Busetti, N. Pace (Eds.), Food Loss and Waste Policy. 2022, Routledge, London (with R. Cavatassi, R. Delve)
Policy Options for Cropping Systems Diversification in Southern Africa In R.A. Sikora et al. (Eds.), Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa. 2019, Taylor & Francis (with N. Sitko)
Monitoring and Evaluating Gender Through the CSA Project Cycle In World Bank (Ed.), Agriculture Global Practice, Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook, Module 18. 2015, World Bank, Washington DC (with S. Asfaw et al.)
Working papers
Working papers
Political Favoritism and Post-Shock Fund Allocation: Evidence from Italian Municipalities (with F. Musacchia, G. Tumbarello) 2026, work in progress
Measuring Land Tenure at the Individual Level: Lessons from Methodological Research in Armenia World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 10140 (with S. Gourlay, A. Safyan, A. Zezza)
Climate Resilience Pathways of Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia SPRU Working Paper Series, 2018/18 (with S. Asfaw, A. Palma)
Gender Integration into Climate-Smart Agriculture: Tools for Data Collection and Analysis EPIC Working Paper Series, 2016/1, FAO (with S. Asfaw)
Does Foreign Aid Fuel Trust? AidData Working Paper 17, 2015 (with A. D'Onofrio)
Policy briefs and other contributions
Policy briefs and other contributions
Progress Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Drivers of Change FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Studies, December 2021, Rome
Evidence and Policy Options on Migration, Cash Crop Production and Deforestation in Uganda FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 40, September 2021, Rome
The Dual Threat of Extreme Weather and the COVID-19 Crisis: Anticipating the Impacts on Food Availability FAO Policy Brief Series on Covid-19, July 2020
Using Seasonal Forecasts to Support Farmer Adaptation to Climate Risks FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 14, November 2018
Crop Diversification Increases Productivity and Stabilizes Income of Smallholders FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 8, May 2018
Data Analysis: Domestic Forces Could Stabilize Libya The Global Observatory, June 2016
OECD Economic Survey on Luxembourg, March 2015
The Legal Origin of Income Inequality Law and Development Review, 7(1), De Gruyter, 2014 (with A. Romano, A. Troisi)
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