Federico Fabio Frattini

Researcher at @FEEMit. PhD from @tcdeconomics. Interested in political and labor economics, the economics of crime and microeconometrics. Views my own.

[Federico Fabio Frattini @FedFabFrat]

I’m really happy to share that this paper has been published in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization.

A special thank you to the best co-author, @Fra_Calamunci, and to all who provided comments at various stages.

On to the next one!!🛫

https://t.co/cMUeXanle0

[Arianna Ornaghi @ariannaornaghi]

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I am looking for a Research Associate (Predoc) to work on exciting projects in the economics of media and political economy.

Please share and apply! More information available here: https://t.co/rDVmg3dgoQ.

Deadline: June 28.

#econra #econ_ra @econ_ra

[Matteo Paradisi @MatteoParadisi]

🟥New Working Paper

"Workplace Flexibility and the Motherhood Penalty: Evidence from the Diffusion of Remote Work"

w/ @tano_basso, M. De Paola & @salva_lat

We study whether the lack of workplace flexibility is a key driver of the motherhood penalty

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[Federico Fabio Frattini @FedFabFrat]

I’m happy to share that this paper has been published in @_PublicChoice

It studies how concurrent national-local elections shape the local political environment. Thank you to the referees, the editor and to anyone who provided feedback along the way!

https://t.co/LKuKmMWkBD

[Lorenzo Ruffino @Ruffino_Lorenzo]

Rispetto al 2001, i dipendenti hanno un reddito dichiarato minore del 9% (aggiustato per l'inflazione), mentre i pensionati in crescita del 37%. Nel 2001, il reddito da pensione era il 61% di quello da dipendente e ora è il 92%.

[nature @Nature]

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests

https://t.co/SiIxVgJRZ7

[Youtrend @you_trend]

L’Istat ha diffuso il bilancio demografico 2025: l’anno scorso ci sono state 355 mila nascite in Italia, segnando il dato più basso nella storia della Repubblica. L’anno scorso sono nati 577 mila bambini in meno del 1946, 222 mila in meno del 2008 e 15 mila in meno del 2024.

[Francesca Calamunci @Fra_Calamunci]

🚨10th Workshop on the Economics of Organized Crime
📍Catania | 14–15 May 2026
Submit papers/extended abstracts by 16 Feb: [email protected]✉️
🎤Keynotes: @BigBigBLessing & Roberto Di Bella
👩‍🏫Scientific Committee:@francedrago @juanf_vargas + De Feo, De Luca & myself

[Aurélien Saussay @aureliensaussay]

1/ 📢 New working paper! Excited to share our latest research with Leanne Cass and @misatosato on how zero-interest loan can help finance the green transition fairly.
"Adoption, incidence and welfare impacts of interest-free loans: Evidence from solar PV"

https://t.co/iZaCOgi8hk

[Quartz @qz]

AI and quantum computing are converging: It's less a merger than a mutual assistance pact between technologies that excel at different problems. The benefits flow in both directions https://t.co/aoamCxKdRc

[The Economic Journal @EJ_RES]

Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Political Rhetoric and Racial Discrimination in Arrests for Drugs’ by Francesco Barilari, Diego Zambiasi https://t.co/7s8UHRamkq @d_zambiasi @Fra_Barilari @RoyalEconSoc @OUPSocSci #EconTwitter

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

As political momentum for keeping classrooms phone-free grows, researchers have noted that scientific evidence for the benefits is thin. But a new study changes that https://t.co/3dmVPMZR7m

Photo: Getty Images

[Federico Trombetta @IcoTrombetta]

🚨🚨🚨Less than 1 month to submit your paper for the 2nd UniCatt Pol Econ Workshop! Milano, 18th December. Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott will be our keynote speakers.
#econtwitter #poliscitwitter
Deadline: September 30th.

[Federico Fabio Frattini @FedFabFrat]

check it here: https://t.co/EPBE6JxIB5

[Federico Fabio Frattini @FedFabFrat]

New working paper! 🚨

jointly with @Fra_Barilari, @Fra_Calamunci and @d_zambiasi, we investigate the role that identity-based political rethoric has on tax evasion.

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[Federico Fabio Frattini @FedFabFrat]

5️⃣ Policy takeaway

Political narratives that undermine legitimacy of central taxation can change everyday behavior—even without policy changes—risking erosion of civic norms.

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