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Today at Sapienza Università di Roma , the final VIVA presentations for the PhD students of the 36th cycle in Market and Institutions for Development and Innovation took place. Congratulations to all for their impressive research efforts. Well done, everyone!

I'm working on a new project using Machine Learning to extract data from videos 🎥💻 The goal is to explore "video-as-data" for political and communication research. My case study analyzes 2000+ video episodes of two popular Italian political talk shows👇🧵papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Are you an enthusiast of Machine Learning and eager to apply it to your panel dataset 📊? Great, but beware of data leakage ⚠️! In a new paper with AUGUSTO CERQUA and gabriele pinto, we explore the hidden risks of data leakage when using ML on panel data. (1/6) #EconTwitter

🚨Updated Working Paper🚨 We've extended the MAQI! AUGUSTO CERQUA Federico Zampollo Matteo Mazziotta -Updated to 2022 -Covers 7723 municipalities (99.51% of those unaffected by mergers) check the latest WP version twtr.to/Iz0P1 and download the data shorturl.at/Mo8uX

Higher-quality regional institutions boost both female #employment and #fertility rates in the #EU. Good #institutions help reduce the “career vs. family” trade-off. Check out my new Journal of Economic Geography paper with Costanza Giannantoni doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lb…

In September 2024, the 'Carta Dedicata a Te' was issued to 1.33 million households with an ISEE income <€15,000. Valued at €500, this card can be used to purchase essential food items, fuel, and local public transport subscriptions. Check out the spatial distribution #ItaMaps

Every year, over 100 femicides are committed in Italy. What is their geographic distribution? Find out more in this academic paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… #ItaMaps #Feminicidio #ViolenceAgainstWomen

È online il bando per l’ammissione al Master di secondo livello in Data Science per la Pubblica Amministrazione, per l’anno 2024-2025. La scadenza per l’invio delle domande di ammissione è fissata per il 31 gennaio 2025. Per tutte le informazioni: uniroma1.it/it/offerta-for…

In a new paper with AUGUSTO CERQUA, Costanza Giannantoni, and gabriele pinto, we propose a data-driven, place-based approach to target policy interventions aimed at reducing workplace deaths. Link: twtr.to/93lPz

Gli algoritmi di apprendimento automatico aiutano a individuare e indirizzare le risorse pubbliche verso le aree più a rischio di incidenti mortali sul lavoro. L’analisi di Costanza Giannantoni, AUGUSTO CERQUA, Marco Letta, e gabriele pinto lavoce.info/archives/10659…

How well do Italian students know English by the end of secondary education? It seems to depend significantly on the task at hand and their geographical location. PSItama Invalsi

📢 New Publication Alert! Introducing MAQI: a composite index to measure Italian municipalities' administrative quality (2001–2022). w/ AUGUSTO CERQUA Federico Zampollo & Matteo Mazziotta. 📊Data available here: shorturl.at/0OUiO

New WP w/AUGUSTO CERQUA & Federico Zampollo Can municipal mergers improve institutional capacity? Using the MAQI and non-parametric DiD, we find that mergers enhance admin performance—via economies of scale and the self-selection of higher-quality politicians tinyurl.com/y2e34d97

📢 New paper out in the Journal of Regional Science ! Under parliamentary and institutional push, municipal mergers and consolidations have taken center stage in Italy's territorial administrative reforms over the past 15 years.

What happens when MPs gain broad discretion over public funds? With AUGUSTO CERQUA, Costanza Giannantoni & Marco Letta, we study the politics of “Signature Spending"✍️💵 — public spending projects funded and signed by specific politicians. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Since 2007, Italy has lost over 350,000 manufacturing jobs — a 10% drop in employment in the sector. Which areas have been hit the hardest? #Italy #Manufacturing #Jobs #Economy #ItaMaps

I’ve written a brief, provocative reflection on the rise of event studies in causal inference. I hope this call for better justification of control groups will help applied researchers conduct even stronger policy evaluations.

ITAMAPS 3.2025 - “High polluting cars” In 2014, the median municipality had 49.3% of cars below the Euro 4 emission standard. Eight years later, that percentage had fallen to 28.1% #Italy #pollution #ItaMaps