Grants

PRIN 2022
Public policies and firms: the impact of credit- and liquidity-enhancing policies, public infrastructure investments, and green policies on the corporate sector.

Funding
€ 298.166
Funding body
Ministry of University and Research
Year
2023–2026
Partner universities
Federico II · Cagliari · Sassari

In recent years, many governments have adopted policies to help firms navigate the Covid-19 crisis and accelerate structural change toward a more digital, inclusive, and green economy. This project, funder by a 2022 PRIN grant awarded by the Ministry of University and Research (298.166€) studies how these policies—and closely related policy tools—affect the corporate sector by combining theory with rich microdata and state-of-the-art micro-econometric methods. Specifically, the project will focus on three pillars: (1) credit- and liquidity-enhancing tools (public credit guarantees and monetary policy), (2) public infrastructure investment, and (3) green policies. Beyond direct effects on investment, productivity, reallocation, and exit, we examine transmission mechanisms and heterogeneous impacts across firms and sectors. We also quantify distributional consequences for workers (e.g, wage inequality) and firms (e.g., market power).

Research Team

University of Naples Federico II

University of Cagliari

University of Sassari

Funded Projects

WP1. Credit & liquidity 11 papers
E. Acabbi, E. Panetti, A. Sforza
Working Paper — R&R at Management Science
Working paper
A. Acconcia, D. Fabbri, A. Menichini
CSEF Working Paper No. 686
Working paper
P. Arca, G. Atzeni, L. Deidda
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
Published
Working paper
Public Guarantees and Firm Support: An Analysis of the 2020-2022 Emergency Period
A. Acconcia, G. Corsetti, S. Simonelli
In progress
F. Cerina, L. G. Deidda, S. Nobili
CRENoS Working Paper No. 25/05
Working paper
L. Deidda, E. Panetti
Journal of Financial Stability, Vol. 78, June 2025, 101395
Published
M. Jasova, C. Mendicino, E. Panetti, J.-L. Peydró, D. Supera
SSRN Working Paper No. 3930286
Working paper
M. Moretti, L. Pandolfi, S. L. Schmukler, G. Villegas-Bauer, T. Williams
CSEF Working Paper No. 713 — R&R at Econometrica
Working paper
M. Tedde
SSRN Working Paper No. 6335965
Working paper
WP2. Public infrastructure investments 3 papers
European Funds, Municipal Finances, and Public Investment: Evidence from the 2011 Italian Cohesion Action Plan
A. Acconcia, C. Ronza
In progress
Financing Infrastructure in the Presence of Informality
W. Addessi, M. Delogu
Working Paper — R&R at B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics
Working paper
Infrastructures, trade and firm performances: Evidence from a natural experiment in Italy
L. D. Nota, L. Pandolfi, S. Simonelli
In progress
WP3. Green policies 10 papers
A. Antoci, S. Borghesi, D. Delpini, P. Russu
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 245, May 2026, 107510
Published
A. Antoci, S. Borghesi, G. Galdi, E. Ticci
Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 337, 2024, pp. 1089–1110
Published
A. Antoci, S. Borghesi, L. Gori, P. Russu, M. Sodini
Working Paper (ResearchGate)
Working paper
A. Antoci, S. Borghesi, P. L. Sacco, E. Ticci
Working Paper (ResearchGate)
Working paper
P. Arca, G. Atzeni, A. Carosi
CRENoS Working Paper No. 25/13
Working paper
Pricing Perishable Goods in the Digital Economy
E. Carroni, R. Paba, D. Paolini
In progress
Common Ownership, Innovation and the Labor Market
L. Deidda, M. Delogu, K. G. Papadopoulos
In progress
Green Collusion, Sustainability and Welfare
R. Kelepiri, D. Paolini, K. G. Papadopoulos
In progress
Firm Dynamics in the EU ETS: Exits and Financial Performance
M. G. Nieddu, L. Pandolfi, A. T. Witt
In progress
Food Waste and Secondary Markets at the Regional Level
A. Paba, L. Rossi, D. Paolini, M. Vannini
32nd Report on the Sardinian Economy, CRENoS
Published
Others 5 papers
Endogenous Fertility and Retirement Policy
W. Addessi, D. Angelini, M. Delogu
In progress
P. Battiston, M. Magnani, D. Paolini, L. Rossi
University of Pisa Discussion Paper No. 2025/322
Working paper
TV Digital Transition in Italy and the Impact on Pupils' Academic Performance
A. Caria, D. Checchi, D. Paolini, P. Pinotti
In progress
How Place-Based Child Allowances Shape Fertility and Parents' Labour Supply
A. Caria, M. Delogu, M. De Paola, G. Salinari
In progress
Financial Literacy, Credit Risk, and Access to Credit
A. Carosi, J. Guedes
In progress

Funded Project

Titolo del progetto

Lorenzo Pandolfi, Tizio Caio, Lorem Ipsum

Published in Journal X, 2025

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1st UniCredit Research Grant on Education
Mentoring and Schooling Choices: Experimental Evidence from Italy

Funding
€ 200.000
Funding body
UniCredit Foundation
Host institution
CSEF

This project, funded by the 1st Research Grant on Education awarded by the UniCredit Foundation (200,000€), evaluates My Future Buddy (MFB)—a near-peer mentoring program for upper-secondary school students in Southern Italy. Implemented by the Ortygia Foundation and co-designed with experto psychologists and pedagogists, MFB aims to (i) alleviate information frictions about returns to tertiary education, (ii) help students identify ambitious yet realistic career aspirations, and (iii) develop socio-emotional skill via laboratory sessions. We use a randomized controlled trial where some classes within sample school are randomly selected for participation, and collect data on school perforamnce, aspirations, beliefs, noncognitive skills, and post-school choices through a series of questionnaires and administrative school-level data. Finally, we also study mechanisms and heterogeneous treatment effects.

Research Team

Center for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Funded Project

Shaping Futures: Mentoring and Post-secondary School Choices
Giannola, Jappelli, Langella, Pandolfi, Nisticò, and Zurla

Shaping Futures: Mentoring and Post-secondary School Choices

Giannola, Jappelli, Langella, Pandolfi, Nisticò, and Zurla

Published in Journal X, 2025

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