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Francesco Mattioli

@francescomattioli.bsky.social
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Political economist - Max Weber Fellow at @eui-eu.bsky.social - PhD at Bocconi - Research in political economy, comparative politics, economics of institutions and culture, demography, policy evaluation. mattioli-francesco.github.io

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Francesco Mattioli @francescomattioli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy to join @eui-eu.bsky.social as Max Weber Fellow, affiliated with @eui-stg.bsky.social. Proud to join an outstanding cohort of fellows from across disciplines. Grateful for the privilege and responsibility to advance work in political economy and contribute to research and policy.
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Maria Carreri @mariacarreri.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New paper in @jeeanews.bsky.social with @martinezluis.bsky.social! Fiscal rules have quietly become a central feature of local governments around the world. But do they improve government or simply impose politically costly austerity? We study one such reform in Colombia. 🧵 sl1nk.com/zs0m0a4
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Francesco Mattioli @francescomattioli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Happy to announce that I received my PhD cum laude after defending my thesis. Beyond grateful to T.Nannicini, @mariacarreri.bsky.social, @eliasdinas.bsky.social, M.Onorato, A.Minello, and V.Galasso. And to the many with whom I shared knowledge, experiences, coffee breaks, and Sundays in the office.
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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
From our FirstView: Heterogeneous Treatment Effects and Causal Mechanisms by JIAWEI FU and @tara-slough.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Francesco Mattioli @francescomattioli.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Yesterday I had the opportunity to present my research at Z-PESS at @ethz.ch. I appreciated questions and comments from seminar participants. I’m grateful to the organizers for hosting such a well-run seminar. Special thanks to @timallinger.bsky.social for leading an engaging discussion.
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Francesco Mattioli @francescomattioli.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🚨 Culture or institutions - what comes first? New evidence on how culture explains welfare state expansion. We show that welfare state expenditure: 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽⚖️ Increases with trust and gender equality 🏠 Declines with familism ...and much more 📃 Paper: lnkd.in/g39X72gW
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Francesco Mattioli @francescomattioli.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🚨 Does political selection matter for demographic outcomes? In a new @iza.org DP with Alessandra Minello and Tommaso Nannicini, we find that college-educated #politicians played a crucial role in reducing excess #mortality during #COVID. 📃Paper: docs.iza.org/dp17992.pdf #econbluesky #polisci
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