Publications
“Food waste policy: from theory to practice” (with S. Busetti). Book Routledge, Taylor&Francis, forthcoming (2022).
“Cash transfers’ role in improving livelihood diversification strategiesand well-being: short- and medium-term evidence from Zimbabwe” (with S. Daidone, A.P. Dela O Campos, A. Sebastian, B. Davis), World Development, forthcoming (2022).
“Mediation Mediation analysis of the impact of the Zimbabwe Harmonized Social Cash Transfer Programme on food security and nutrition” (with S. Daidone, A. Sebastian, E. Prifti, B. Davis), Food Policy, Vol. 106, 102190 (2022).
“Experimental Evidence of Behavioral Improvement by Learning and Intermediate Advice” (with D. Di Cagno, W. Güth), Theory and Decision, Vol. 91, pp. 173–187 (2021).
“Government Transfers and Time Allocation Decisions: The Case of Child Labour in Ethiopia” (with E. Prifti, S. Daidone, G. Campora), International Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 47(4), pp. 1531–1558 (2020).
“Heterogeneous impacts of cash transfers on farm profitability. Evidence from a randomized study in Lesotho” (with E. Prifti, S. Daidone, B. Davis), European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 47(4), pp. 1531–1558 (2020).
“Stuck exchange: can cash transfers push smallholders out of autarky?” (with E. Prifti, S. Daidone, B. Davis). The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development,Vol. 29(5), pp. 495-509 (2019).
“Cash Transfers and Gender Differentials in Child Schooling and Labor: Evidence from the Lesotho Child Grants Programme” (with A. Sebastian, A.P. Dela Ocampo, O. Niang, S. Daidone, B. Davis, L. Pellerano), Population and Development Review, Vol. 45 (S1), pp. 181-208 (2019).
“Shaping cash transfer impacts through “soft-conditions”: evidence from Lesotho” (with S. Daidone, B. Davis, L. Pellerano), Journal of African Economies, Vol. 28, pp. 39-69 (2018).
“Family Networks and Healthy Behaviour: Evidence from Nepal” (with J. Skordis, M. Vera-Hernandez, I. Rasul, E. Fitzsimons, D. Osrin, D. Manandhar, A. Costello), Health Economics, Policy and Law, Vol. 22, pp. 1-18(2018).
“Behavioral Patterns and Reduction of Sub-Optimality: An Experimental Choice Analysis” (with D. Di Cagno, A. Galliera; W. Güth), Theory and Decision, Vol. 85, pp. 151-177(2018).
“One plus one can be greater than two: evaluating synergies of development programmes in Malawi” (with S. Daidone, B. Davis, R. Pickmans, S. Handa, M. Knowles), Journal of Development Studies,Vol. 54, pp. 2023-2060 (2017).
“(Sub) Optimality and (Non) Optimal Satisficing in Risky Decision Experiments” (with D. Di Cagno, A. Galliera, W. Güth, F. Marzo), Theory and Decision, Vol. 83, pp. 195-243 (2017).
“Experience and Gender Effects in Acquisition Experiment with Value Messages” (with D. Di Cagno, A. Galliera, W. Guth, N. Pace, L. Panaccione), Small Business Economics, Vol. 48, pp. 71-97 (2016).
“Make-Up and Suspicion in bargaining with cheap talk. An experiment controlling for gender and gender constellation” (with D. Di Cagno, A. Galliera, W. Guth, L. Panaccione), Theory and Decision, Vol. 80 (3), pp. 463-471 (2016).
“Extending health insurance in Ghana: effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme on maternity care” (with A. Brugiavini), Health Economics Review, Vol. 6, pp. 1-10 (2016).
“The health care system reform in China: Effects on out-of-pocket expenses and saving” (with V. Atella and A. Brugiavini), China Economic Review, Vol. 34, pp 182-195 (2015).
“The Explanatory and Predictive Power of Non Two-Stage-Probability Theories of Decision Making Under Ambiguity” (with J. Hey), Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 49(1), pp 1-29 (2014).
“Changes in Individual and/or aggregate?” (with J. Hey), Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 22, pp 180-183 (2014).
“Eliciting ambiguity aversion in unknown and in compound lotteries: a smooth ambiguity model experimental study” (with G. Attanasi, C. Gollier and A. Montesano), Theory and Decision, Vol. 77, pp. 485-530 (2014).
“Health status and portfolio choice: is their relationship economically relevant?” (with S. Bressan and L. Pelizzon), International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol.32, pp. 109-122 (2014).
“Human resource management and productivity in the Trust Game Corporation” (with L. Becchetti and G. Gianfreda), International Review of Economics, Vol. 59, pp. 3-20 (2012).
“Le discriminazioni retributive: un approccio giuridico ed economico” (with S. Foffano), Lavoro e Diritto, Vol. 4, pp. 663-688 (2012).
“Health Status and Portfolio Choice: Does feeling better affect your attitude towards risk?” (with L. Pelizzon and S. Bressan), in Geneva Association Information Newsletter: Health and Ageing, Geneva, The Geneva Association , Vol. 26, pp. 9-13 (2012).
“Maternal and Neonatal Health Expenditure in Mumbai Slums, India: A Cross Sectional Study” (with J. Skordis-Worrall, U. Bapat, S. Das, N. Shah More, W. Joshi, A. Pulkki-Brannstrom, D. Osrin), BMC Public Health, Vol. 11:150, pp. 1-12 (2011).
“Food commodity derivatives: a new cause of malnutrition?” (with A. Seal and A. Costello), Lancet, Vol. 371, pp.1648-1650 (2008).
“Futures and food prices — Authors’ reply” (with A. Seal and A. Costello), Lancet, Vol. 372, pp.628-629 (2008).
“Are Employers discriminating with respect to weight? European Evidence using Quantile Regression” (with V. Atella and D. Vuri), Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 6, issue 3, pp.305-329 (2008).
“Understanding how women’s groups improve maternal and newborn health in Makwanpur, Nepal: a qualitative study” (with J. Morrison, R. Thapa, S. Hartley, D. Osrin, M. Manandhar, K. Tumbahangphe, R. Neupane, B. Budhathoki, A. Sen, D.S. Manandhar, A. Costello), International Health, Vol. 2, issue 1, pp.25-35 (2010).
Working Papers