SIEP 2025: XXXVII SIEP CONFERENCE 2025
PROGRAM

Days: Thursday, September 18th Friday, September 19th

Thursday, September 18th

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09:15-10:45 Session 1A: Political Economy I
09:15
Governing Through Division (abstract)
09:45
Signature Spending Politics (abstract)
10:15
Historical Determinants of Government Fragmentation: a Cross Country Analysis (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1B: Inequality I
Location: Aula Pagano
09:15
Assessing the Extent, the Evolution, and the Sources of Inequality of Opportunity in Sierra Leone and The Gambia (abstract)
09:45
Disentangling the Sources of Employment Discrimination Based on Gender and Ethnicity Status: A Two-Stage Experiment (abstract)
10:15
Inequality and Corruption (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1C: Health I
Location: Aula G1
09:15
Estimating Cross-Provider Substitution Effects in Primary Care Delivery (abstract)
09:45
Exploring the Determinants of Hesitancy in Receiving Preventive Care. Lessons from Covid-19 Vaccination (abstract)
10:15
The Influence of Locus of Control on the Uptakes of Cancer Screening: Evidence from the United States (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1D: Tax Evasion I
Location: Aula Dainelli
09:15
Global Estimates of Informal Economies and New Insights for 152 Countries (1997–2022): Using an Enhanced MIMIC Approach (abstract)
09:45
Is Individual Tax Compliance a Matter of Meritocracy? The Role of Perceived Social Mobility on Tax Morale (abstract)
10:15
Fiscal Autonomy and Tax Compliance: Insights from Italy’s Municipal Waste Tax (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1E: Environment I - Session co-organized with IAERE
Location: Aula G3
09:15
Drivers of (De)centralising Environmental Protection Spending in the EU Countries (abstract)
09:45
Carbon Permits, Plant Emissions and Industry Dynamics (abstract)
10:15
Do Green Investments Affect Res Energy Production? A Comparative Analysis Between FDIs and Domestic Investments (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1F: Gender I
Location: Aula M6
09:15
Invisible Women in Economics: Over a Century of Gender Representation in the Financial Times (1888–2021) (abstract)
09:45
What do women want in a job? (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1G: Session co-organized with the Bank of Italy
Location: Aula G4
09:15
Can You do the Dishes? Intra-household Time Use, Division of Labor and Fertility (abstract)
09:45
The Spatial Equilibrium Effects of Hospital Closures (abstract)
10:15
Early Childhood Education Services: Territorial Gaps and Recent Policies to Address them in the Italian Context (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1H: Education I
Location: Aula M7
09:15
Leaving Home for University or Commuting? The Impact of Relocation Scholarships on Academic Progression (abstract)
09:45
The Optimal Mix of Quantity and Quality of Education (abstract)
10:15
Rethinking High School Choices in Times of Crisis (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1I: Institutions & Crime I
Location: Aula M8
09:15
Cleaning House, Cleaning the Neighbourhood: Mafia Council Dissolutions and Public Procurement Efficiency (abstract)
09:45
Institutional Trust and the Confiscation of Real Estate Assets from Organised Crime (abstract)
10:15
The Quiet Payoff: How Mafia Support Buys Policy Inaction (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 1J: Health II
Location: Aula Compagna
09:15
A Pandemic Legacy? Covid-19 and Healthcare Workers’ Pro-social Attitudes (abstract)
09:45
Better Together: The Effect of Living Alone on Health and the Role of Loneliness. (abstract)
10:15
Does Implementing Strengths-based Approaches Improve Adult Social Care Outcomes in England? An Econometric Analysis (abstract)
10:45-11:15Coffee Break
11:15-12:45 Session 2A: Political Economy II
11:15
Tolerance and Polarization (abstract)
11:45
Roads to Fascism? State Capacity and the Spread of Political Violence (abstract)
12:15
Does Information Affect Voting? The Case of a Big Flood in Italy (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2B: Inequality II
Location: Aula Pagano
11:15
Patterns and Drivers of EU Income Inequality: An Analysis of EU-SILC Data (abstract)
11:45
Capital and Labor Income Mobility (abstract)
12:15
Characterization of the Multi-Group Gini Segregation index (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2C: Health III
Location: Aula G1
11:15
Comparing and Contrasting Rural versus Urban Health Care Access, Quality, and Outcomes for Elderly Patients (abstract)
11:45
Health Spending, Income Inequality and Patient Mobility: Evidence from Italian Regions (abstract)
12:15
How Digital Divide and Hospital Quality Misperception Affect Patients’ Mobility? (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2D: Tax Evasion II
Location: Aula Dainelli
11:15
Local Governors as Tax Enforcers (abstract)
11:45
Bayesian Dissuasion with Bandit Exploration (abstract)
12:15
(Sub)National Identity and Tax Evasion (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2E: Environment II - Session co-organized with IAERE
Location: Aula G3
11:15
Brexit Ripple Effect: Climate Concerns and EU Voting Preferences (abstract)
11:45
Policy Implications of Citizen Science towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the Example of CITYBLE (abstract)
12:15
“Bad Rebounds” and the Environment: Bottled Water and Plastic Collection Behavior using Cross-Sectional Italian Data (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2F: Gender II
Location: Aula M6
11:15
Beauty and the Beast: Not a Happy Ending. Physical Unattractiveness and Sexual Violence Perpetration (abstract)
11:45
Breaking Point: Football, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Impulse to Seek Help (abstract)
12:15
Firearms Laws and Violence Against Women (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2G: Session co-organized with GRINS
Location: Aula G4
11:15
Willingness-To-Pay for Sustainable and Ethical Fashion (abstract)
11:45
Health System Governance and Hospital Competition: a Spatial Analysis for Italy (abstract)
12:15
Carbon Markets and International Trade: a Gravity Model Application to the EU ETS (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2H: Education II
Location: Aula M7
11:15
Simulating Tertiary Educational Decision Dynamics: An Agent-Based Model for the Netherlands (abstract)
11:45
Social Origins and Field of Study (abstract)
12:15
The Consequences of Promoting Data Literacy Among Graduate Students (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2I: Institutions & Crime II
Location: Aula Compagna
11:15
Unconditional Cash Transfers and Crime: The Effects of Ingreso Solidario in Colombia (abstract)
11:45
Public Decisions and Organisational Resilience in Criminal Ecosystems: A Novel Ecologically-based Composite Indicator (abstract)
12:15
Economic Crime and Political Trust: Unpacking an Ambiguous Relationship in Italy (2013–2022) (abstract)
11:15-12:45 Session 2J: Pension Policies and Ageing
Location: Aula M8
11:15
Family Ties, Social Capital and Saving Behavior: Evidence from Italy (abstract)
11:45
Retirement and Pension Adequacy (abstract)
12:15
Unintended Consequences of a Pension Reform: Labor Supply Changes Among Daughters of Extended-Career Mothers (abstract)
12:45-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Session 3: Keynote Lecture:

David Seim - Private Health Insurance under Universal Coverage: Balancing Efficiency and Equity

15:00-16:30 Session 4A: Local Governments I
15:00
When Integration Backfires: Examining the Effects of Inter-Municipal Cooperation on Local Housing Markets (abstract)
15:30
Fiscal Transfers and Political Accountability: Evidence from Italian Municipal Elections and NRRP Implementation (abstract)
16:00
Private Response to Exclusionary Welfare Policy: Evidence from Italian Municipalities (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4B: Regional & Urban Economies I
Location: Aula Pagano
15:00
Resilience in Lagging Regions: Evidence from Italian Micro Firm-level Data (abstract)
15:30
Le imprese partecipate dalle amministrazioni locali: un confronto tra Mezzogiorno e Centro Nord (abstract)
16:00
Disentangling Shocks to Local Economies: an Application of an Approximate Factor Model to the Italian Provinces (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4C: Health IV
Location: Aula G1
15:00
The Impact of Nursing Outpatient Clinics on Diabetes Care: are They a Promising Avenue to Improve Patient Adherence? (abstract)
15:30
The Effect of Triage Nurse Leniency on Hospitalizations and Patients’ Readmission (abstract)
16:00
Do Statins Reduce Hospital Admissions for Cardio-Vascular Diseases (CVDs)? (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4D: Taxation I
Location: Aula Compagna
15:00
Inheritance Taxation in a Global Perspective (abstract)
15:30
Redistribution Policies, Fiscal Decentralization and Income Inequality (abstract)
16:00
The Elasticity of Taxable Income Across Countries (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4E: Environment III
Location: Aula M7
15:00
A Taxing Dilemma: Land Take, Fiscal Revenues and the Redistribution Puzzle (abstract)
15:30
Your Backyard is our Backyard ! The Economic Effects of Land-Use Planning Consolidation (abstract)
16:00
Social and economic determinants of Renewable Energy Communities in Italian Municipalities (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4F: Gender III
Location: Aula M6
15:00
The Battle of the Sexes for Mayoral Re-election: Gender Differences in Early Childcare Provision (abstract)
15:30
From Voters to Politicians: The Vanishing Gender Gap in Preferences (abstract)
16:00
Turning Bias Into Leverage: the Case for Gender Quotas (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4G: Labor, Firms & Market Regulation I
Location: Aula G4
15:00
Newsworthy Workplace Deaths (abstract)
15:30
Does the National Innovation System Efficiency Relate to Workplace accidents? An Empirical Analysis in Europe (abstract)
16:00
Do Occupational Safety and Health Direct Investment Policies Affect Firm Survival? (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4H: Education III
Location: Aula Dainelli
15:00
Books Go Public: The Consequences of the Expropriation of Monastic Libraries on Innovation (abstract)
15:30
Education and Military Spending: Countervailing Forces in Designing an Economic Policy for Peace (abstract)
16:00
Education and Shadow Economy: A Panel Cointegration Analysis (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4I: Local Public Services
Location: Aula G3
15:00
Who Is to Blame (or Praise)? Perceived Service Quality and Institutional Responsibility in Multilevel Government: Experimental Evidence from Italy (abstract)
15:30
Trust and Institutional Quality in Shaping Perceived Water Quality. An Empirical Analysis (abstract)
16:00
Private Gains, Public Gaps: Land Value Windfalls from Milan’s M4 and What to Do About Them (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4J: Welfare and Social Protection
Location: Aula M8
15:00
Social Expenditure Functions and Socioeconomic Performances of 22 European Countries: an Empirical Analysis (abstract)
15:30
Guaranteed Minimum Income and Fertility (abstract)
16:00
Poverty, Unemployment and Household Expenditure: The Mixed Effects of Italy’s Citizenship Income (abstract)
16:30-17:00Coffee Break
17:00-18:30 Session 5A: Political Economy III
17:00
Are Governments Larger in More Participative Societies? The Role of Civil Associationism and Electoral Voting (abstract)
17:30
Are Preferences or Actions More Important in Determining how Prosocial we are? Evidence from UK Politics (abstract)
18:00
Political Appointments, Careers, and Performance in the Civil Service: Evidence from U.S. Federal Judges (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5B: Regional & Urban Economies II
Location: Aula Pagano
17:00
Far Far Away Municipalities: Does the Italian National Strategy for Inner Aras Helped in Reducing Distance from Essential Services (abstract)
17:30
Income Convergence Across Italian Municipalities: Evidence from Personal Income Tax Data (abstract)
18:00
The Governance of Urban Resilience: a Valuation Tool and an Application to Italian Provinces (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5C: Health V
Location: Aula G1
17:00
Social Capital for Healthy Aging in the EU: a Regional Inequality Analysis (abstract)
17:30
Availability, Accessibility, and Equity: a Multidimensional Approach to Mapping Health Poverty Across Italian Municipalities (abstract)
18:00
Sovereign Risk and Subnational Health Outcomes (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5D: Tax Evasion III
Location: Aula Dainelli
17:00
Does Immigration Affect Tax Evasion? Evidence from the Behavior of Natives in Spain. (abstract)
17:30
Nonlinear Effects of Tax Avoidance in the Sectors (abstract)
18:00
Fraud Detection Under Limited State Capacity: Experimental Evidence From Senegal (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5E: Environment IV
Location: Aula M7
17:00
The Income-Wealth-Emissions Triangle: Evidence from Italy (abstract)
17:30
The Geography of Mining and its Environmental Impact in Europe (abstract)
18:00
Nuclear Phase-Out: Can We Catch Up on CO2 Emission? (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5F: Gender IV
Location: Aula M6
17:00
It Starts Early! Male-dominated Classes and Girl's Bullying. (abstract)
17:30
The Nursery School Puzzle: How Childcare Quality and Availability Shape Mothers’ Employment (abstract)
18:00
What Women Want. Gender-Based Norms and Cognition in STEM Occupational Choices (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5G: Labor, Firms & Market Regulation II
Location: Aula Compagna
17:00
Purpose Under Pressure: The Benefits and Risks of Meaningful Work (abstract)
17:30
Work From Home, Labour Market Participation and Employment (abstract)
18:00
Ergonomics and the Firm (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5H: Local Governments II
Location: Aula G4
17:00
Yardstick Competition and Local Cooperation on Quality and Time of Delivery of Local Public Services. (abstract)
17:30
Do Incompetent Politicians Breed Populist Voters? Evidence from Italian Municipalities (abstract)
18:00
Social Capital and Local Government: Evidence from Italy (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5I: Health VI
Location: Aula G3
17:00
Contracting Unverifiable Quality in Healthcare: the Importance of Political Stability for Relational Contracts (abstract)
17:30
Perception and Condition: How Personal Health Shapes Views on Healthcare Quality (abstract)
18:00
Consequences of Hospitalization and Doctor Practice Style (abstract)
17:00-18:30 Session 5J: Gender & Social Care: Emerging Perspectives
Location: Aula M8
17:00
Gender Composition and University Climate (abstract)
17:30
Female Representation and Budget Forecast Errors (abstract)
18:00
The Effect of the Great Recession on the Mental Health Care of Immigrant and Native Workers: Evidence from Administrative Data in Italy (abstract)
20:30-23:00 Social Dinner

Ristorante Zi Teresa - Via Borgo Marinari 1, Napoli

Friday, September 19th

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09:00-10:30 Session 7A: Political Economy IV
09:00
Lobbying in the US: Companies' Reaction to an Unexpected Political Change (abstract)
09:30
Governing Multiple UNESCO Designations in European Regions: Cultural Economic Perspective (abstract)
10:00
How Large is the Pro-Cyclical Bias of the European Fiscal Framework? (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 7B: Regional & Urban Economies III
Location: Aula Pagano
09:00
Public Procurement Manipulation: Evidence from Disaster-related Emergency Threshold in Italy (abstract)
09:30
Building Recovery Policies After an Earthquake: A Tale from Italy (abstract)
10:00
Mobility-Based Gerrymandering: Theory and Evidence (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 7C: Health VII
Location: Aula G1
09:00
Do Hospital Mergers Reduce Waiting Times? Theory and Evidence from the English NHS (abstract)
09:30
Monetary Incentives versus Public Funding in Healthcare Research: What Matters the Most? (abstract)
10:00
Medical Progress and the Demand for Emergency Care (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 7D: Fiscal Incentives & Aids I
Location: Aula Dainelli
09:00
Social Inclusion and Cohesion under Italy’s NRRP: A Spatial Analysis of Mission 5 Fund Allocation across Municipalities (abstract)
09:30
The Direct and Indirect Impact of Geopolitical Risk and the Cohesion Policy Across Europe (abstract)
10:00
Crediting the Poor: Franciscan Preaching and the Rise of Monti di Pietà in Early Modern Italy (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 7E: Environment V
Location: Aula G3
09:00
Who Stands Up to Persuade? Voluntary Influencers in Public Support for Pigouvian Taxation (abstract)
09:30
Are Incentives for Energy Retrofitting Regressive? Evidence from the Italian Superbonus (abstract)
10:00
From Free to Fee: How Allowance Allocation Affects ETS Performance (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 7F: Local Governments III
Location: Aula G4
09:00
The Political Economy of Femicides: Spending Responses and Nationality Bias (abstract)
09:30
Correcting Public Service Misallocation through Intermunicipal Mobility: Evidence from Italy’s RRF Childcare Program (abstract)
10:00
Distributive Implications of the Tourist Tax: Evidence from Italian Municipalities (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 7G: Labor, Firms & Market Regulation III
Location: Aula Compagna
09:00
Optimal Public Private Partnerships with Endogenous Financial Constraints (abstract)
09:30
Human Capital Shocks and Innovation: Evidence from Britain’s Lost Generation (abstract)
10:00
Breaking the Efficiency–Environment Trade-off: The Role of Fiscal Policies, Market Power, and Responsible Consumers (abstract)
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Session 8: Round Table (held in Italian)

 "Livelli essenziali delle prestazioni e opportunità di accesso ai servizi pubblici"

Speakers: Angela Stefania Bergantino (Università degli Studi di Bari); Massimo Bordignon (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano); Francesco Porcelli (Sapienza Università di Roma); Vincenzo Tondi della Mura (Università del Salento); Alberto Zanardi (Università di Bologna)

12:30-13:45Lunch Break
13:45-15:15 Session 9A: Political Economy V
13:45
Paths of Integration: Internal Migration as a Mediator Between Immigration and Extremism (abstract)
14:15
Inequality: from Identity Politics to Policy Polarization (abstract)
14:45
Pushing the Door to Hell: Environmental Populism in the Land of Fires (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 9B: Inequality III
Location: Aula Pagano
13:45
Taxing Top Incomes in Public Administration (abstract)
14:15
Economic Development and Inequality of Opportunity: Kuznets meets the Great Gatsby? (abstract)
14:45
Cultural Identity and Norms of Cooperation and Trust in Italy (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 9C: Health VIII
Location: Aula G1
13:45
Parental Commuting and Child Non-Cognitive Development: Evidence from the United Kingdom (abstract)
14:15
Early-Life Conditions and Late-Life Health Across Cohorts: Does Education Act as a Mitigating Factor? (abstract)
14:45
Can Schooling Reduce Inequality? Evidence from Two Centuries of Compulsory Education (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 9D: Fiscal Incentives & Aids II
Location: Aula Dainelli
13:45
Follow the Firms: Commercial Ties and the Geography of Aid (abstract)
14:15
Evaluating the Effect of the Italian Allowance for Corporate Equity: Evidence from a Post COVID-19 Experience (abstract)
14:45
Can Place-Based Incentives Spur Innovation? Evidence from Italy’s "Resto al Sud" Program (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 9E: Environment VI
Location: Aula G3
13:45
Shaping Green Choices: The Influence of Information on Environmental Policy Support (abstract)
14:15
Households’ Behaviour and Attitudes Towards Energy Efficiency Measures in Italy: New Evidence from Survey Data (abstract)
14:45
Invisible Threat: How Airborne Pollution Fuels Antimicrobial Resistance in the EU (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 9F: Cultural & Tourism Policies
Location: Aula G4
13:45
Valuation of Visitors’ Preferences on Italian Archaeological Sites Through TripAdvisor Reviews (abstract)
14:15
Is the UNESCO World Heritage List a Threat for Sustainable Cultural Tourism? Evidence from Italian Historical Sites (abstract)
14:45
Florence or Venice: is a Matter of Money? The Impact of a Daily Visitor Fee on Cultural Destinations in Italy (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 9G: Public Finance
Location: Aula Compagna
13:45
A Time-Varying Approach to Assessing Fiscal Cyclicality: The Impact of the European Fiscal Framework (abstract)
14:15
Politics Over Principles? Unveiling the Political Economy of Fiscal Transfers in Decentralized Italy (abstract)
14:45
The Impact of Financial Support to Firms During Crises: The Case of Covid Aid in the EU (abstract)
15:15-15:30Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Session 10A: Political Economy VI
15:30
Mobilization with Polarization and Campaign Spending (abstract)
16:00
Cooperation and Sabotage in Legislative Bargaining (abstract)
16:30
BallotBot: Can AI Strengthen Democracy? (abstract)
15:30-17:00 Session 10B: Public goods
Location: Aula Pagano
15:30
A Theory of Public Good Provision with Heterogeneous Risk Preferences (abstract)
16:00
The Effects of the Reform of the Judicial Map on the Functioning of Civil Justice (abstract)
16:30
Voluntary Contributions in a Multilevel Setting with Risky and Heterogeneous Marginal Returns (abstract)
15:30-17:00 Session 10C: Health IX
Location: Aula G1
15:30
Health or Debt? Public Healthcare Accessibility and Medical Loan Uptake (abstract)
16:00
Public Healthcare Expenditure and Ageing: A Macroeconomic Analysis of Short- and Long-Run Dynamics for the Italian regions (abstract)
16:30
Choosing the Right Instrument: Fiscal and Spending Policies in a Model of Co-Produced Healthcare (abstract)
15:30-17:00 Session 10D: Taxation II
Location: Aula Dainelli
15:30
Spatial Clustering with Functional Trend Data: an Application to Italian Health Tax Detractions (abstract)
16:00
Municipal Corporate Taxation and Business Activity (abstract)
15:30-17:00 Session 10E: Environment VII
Location: Aula G3
15:30
Adaptation Strategies of Italian SMEs to Climate Change (abstract)
16:00
Climate Change Policy Shocks and Labour Market Dynamism (abstract)
16:30
The Dual Impact of Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effects on Energy Poverty: An Italian Case Study (abstract)
15:30-17:00 Session 10F: Individuals' Believes and Preferences
Location: Aula G4
15:30
The Revealed Preference Theory of Aggregate Object Allocations (abstract)
16:00
Economy, Health, or Society? The Role of Individual Values in Expert Priorities During Emergencies (abstract)
16:30
We Need to Talk: Audio Surveys and Information Extraction (abstract)
15:30-17:00 Session 10G: Environment VIII
Location: Aula Compagna
15:30
Pro-Environmental Behavior under Risk and Ambiguity: Evidence from a Lab Experiment (abstract)
16:00
Behavioural Response to the Advertisement of Public and Private Aspects of an Impure Public Good: Evidence from a Field Experiment through a Crowdfunding Campaign (abstract)
16:30
From Many to One. Urban Road Safety as a Mediator Between Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Unimodal Cycling Commuting to University (abstract)