Using administrative firm-level data covering the universe of remote workers in Italy, and leveraging exogenous pre-pandemic variation in firm-specific access to fibre broadband as an instrument, this paper investigates the impact of post-pandemic adoption of work from home (WFH) on firm...

In this study, I shed new light on the short-run effects of access to high-speed internet on educational disparities, before and after the pandemic shock. By following 3 million students belonging to 6 different cohorts over the period 2012-2022, I estimate the effect of the broadband...

We study capital-skill complementarity in a multi-sector framework featuring firm-specific, multi-factor production functions and allowing for firm-specific factor-price wedges. We characterize the elasticity of the skill premium to the price of capital equipment in terms of firm-level...

The pandemic shock has led to a new awareness about the importance of ICT in our society, especially in education. However, there is still limited evidence on the impact of high-speed internet on student performance. In this study, I shed new light on the short-run effects of access to...

In an effort to tackle criminal groups, the Italian State allows the confiscation of properties belonging to individuals convicted for mafia-related crimes and their reallocation to a new use. This policy is considered both as an anti-mafia measure and as a way to partially compensate the...

The ECRI Statistical Package 2014 Lending to Households reveals that the total amount of outstanding household real debt at end-2013 contracted for the third consecutive year in both the EU member states (EU27) and the euro area (EA17). All in all, indicators point to less divergent growth...