We study the demand and supply implications of occupational licensing using transaction-
level data from a large online platform for home improvement services. We find that demand …

Occupational licensing regulations require workers in many different professions to obtain a
special permit to work legally in their chosen field. Although professional associations argue …

We study to what extent familism accounts for the intergenerational transmission of jobs in
regulated professions, and we examine the relevance of social norms to counteract familism …

We study mechanisms of intergenerational inequality amongst Italian lawyers over 1994–
2014 using a longitudinal dataset that combines administrative and survey data. First, we …

Entry in many occupations is regulated with the objective to screen out the least able
producers and guarantee high quality of output. Unfortunately, the available empirical …

We consider a government that purchases a public good or a private good for public
consumption from a heterogenous group of professionals (such as scientists, doctors, or …

We estimate the monetary returns to occupational licensing of Italian lawyers. To enter the
legal profession in Italy, lawyers must pass a written and an oral exam featuring sharp …

In Italia, le professioni costituite in ordini rappresentano una quota significativa
dell'occupazione complessiva, soprattutto di quella più istruita. Questo lavoro presenta una …

This thesis focuses on how selection into opportunities and self-selection affect labor market
outcomes, particularly focusing on early career and political outcomes. While work and …

Abstract Italian Abstract: In Italia, le professioni ordinistiche rappresentano una quota
significativa dell'occupazione complessiva, soprattutto di quella più istruita. Questo lavoro …