Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Nice to see it all dressed up! Our paper on politicians' wages, corruption and criminal violence is out in the February issue of AEJ:Policy. Check it out at: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... 171
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Now out @jpube.bsky.social! In Italy, lower spending on immigrants by far-right mayors is met by a growth in social welfare volunteering by progressive citizens. Check it out! 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comPrivate response to exclusionary welfare policy: Evidence from Italian municipalitiesExclusionary welfare policies are among the flagship proposals in the economic agenda of the far right. Yet, there is little empirical evidence as to … 0122
Reposted by Massimo PulejoSienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Great to see @mpulejo.bsky.social back in Milano presenting his new work! 041
Reposted by Massimo PulejoGuy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Happy to share a new working paper "Calculation and Conscience: Motivations for the Substantive Representation of Ethnic Minorities" (with Stepahnie Zonszein, Apurav Bhatia and Will Dinneen). See osf.io/preprints/os... 1184
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Happy and humbled to be awarded, alongside many colleagues, at Bocconi's 2024 Research Night. My project, generously funded by Fondazione Cariplo, studies the link b/w State's and civil society's actions against organized criminal groups. 0121
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Our work is featured in @uk.theconversation.com today! Check out the full paper (revised version!) here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... theconversation.com/why-are-fema...theconversation.comWhy are female politicians more often targeted with violence? New findings confirm depressing suspicionsA study of Italian mayors made it possible to compare the experiences of politicians with identical characteristics other than their gender. 052
Reposted by Massimo PulejoCatherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 23/11/2024#Polisky folks: Bocconi University is looking for AP in Environmental Politics & Policy 🌏 Offer: Great group of political scientists working at awesome social science university in a fabulous city 🙌 🚨 Deadline: 30th of November Please share 🔁 Apply 🔗 & ℹ️ : jobmarket.unibocconi.eu?type=&dep=SPSjobmarket.unibocconi.euJob Market - Bocconi UniversityRecruiting, Faculty, Post-doc Grant, Collaboration Contracts 18391
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 22/11/2024While the US voted for its nth White male President and the International Day Against Female Violence approaches, read coverage by Lavoce about our paper explaining why politics is a dangerous job for women. lavoce.info/archives/106... Download paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....lavoce.infoLa politica è un lavoro pericoloso per le donne | G. Daniele, G. Di Poppa e M. PulejoIl clima per le donne che agiscono in politica è ostile. La probabilità che una sindaca subisca violenze o intimidazioni è tripla rispetto a quella di un sindaco. Le scelte politiche c’entrano poco. S... 040
Reposted by Massimo PulejoDanbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 25/10/2023Happy to share that our paper on why peripheral regions vote for the radical right is now out with the APSR: tinyurl.com/4zvv67d4 A quick thread on how this idea came along and developed within the last 5 years:tinyurl.comWealth of Tongues: Why Peripheral Regions Vote for the Radical Right in Germany | American Political...Wealth of Tongues: Why Peripheral Regions Vote for the Radical Right in Germany 19442
Reposted by Massimo PulejoWomen in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 20/10/2023Why do women occupy only a quarter of parliamentary seats around the world? In coauthored work, @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social explores the role of gendered violence against elected leaders. cepr.org/voxeu/column... 11811
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 20/10/2023Happening now, also live on YouTube: @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social presenting our paper on attacks on women in politics at @nber.bsky.social Political Economy Meeting. WATCH NOW at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jXu... 0141
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 17/10/2023Vox EU summarizing our recent WP. For those who want to access the ungated version, it has changed location and it is now here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....cepr.orgViolence against female politiciansWomen’s political participation remains low, with women occupying only a quarter of parliamentary seats around the world. This column explores one possible obstacle to political participation: femal... 050
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 11/10/2023Could you please add me to the Polisky list @profmusgrave.bsky.social ? Thanks! 010
Massimo Pulejo @mpulejo.bsky.social · 06/10/2023Honored to present work on violence against female politicians (w/ @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social & Gianmarco Daniele) at this year's Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime. Thanks University of Michigan and CJARS for hosting me! 0141
Reposted by Massimo PulejoSascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · 05/10/2023Monash Economics is hiring 👇 econjobmarket.org/positions/9878 "Monash is located in metropolitan Melbourne, a vibrant multi-cultural city of 5 million people. Melbourne is consistently rated by The Economist as among the world's most liveable cities." 0197
Reposted by Massimo PulejoJared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 29/09/2023***ASREC Graduate Student Workshop*** February 29-March 2, 2024 Chapman University Orange, CA An excellent introduction to the economics of religion by Jared Rubin, Jeanet Bentzen, Jean-Paul Carvalho & Avital Livny Apply here by November 10: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 0116
Reposted by Massimo PulejoPavithra Suryanarayan @pavisuri.bsky.social · 21/09/2023EuroWEPS VIII is here! We'll meet in Munich on Dec 15 to discuss designs/papers with a focus on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Oct 10. 13436
Reposted by Massimo PulejoGemma Dipoppa @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social · 25/09/2023Female politicians face an additional gender gap: they are 3️⃣ times more likely to experience violence while in office. We study the reasons and consequences of violence in a new paper, summarized in this column cepr.org/voxeu/column... With @mpulejo.bsky.social and Gianmarco Daniele 03520