This paper studies the effect of bank lending shocks on aggregate labor productivity.
Exploiting a unique administrative dataset covering the universe of Italian manufacturing …

In this paper, we use firm‐level data on the universe of Italian manufacturing multi‐product
exporters to test whether demand shocks in export markets lead multi‐product exporters to …

Purpose Even though innovation is widely understood as a critical success factor, little is still
known about the top management ability to steer small firms' innovativeness. In an attempt to …

This paper studies the effect of credit supply shocks on aggregate labor productivity during a
financial crisis. Using data on the universe of Italian manufacturing firms, we decompose …

Using administrative data, we show that natural disasters in Italy lead to a persistent decline
in markups of affected manufacturing firms, particularly large ones. These patterns can be …

We use firm-level data on the universe of Italian exporters to characterize the evolution of
aggregate goods exports during the period 2000-15. We first decompose aggregate annual …

Industries are not fully geographically concentrated, so that natural disasters can affect the
degree of competition in the industry, forcing firms to adapt, and have aggregate …

Questo scritto si pone l'obiettivo di liberare il campo da una “narrazione” che vede il sistema
industriale italiano come la fonte dei mali dell'economia nazionale, e che–nonostante abbia …

In this paper, we study the relationship between aggregate productivity growth and finance;
importantly, we go beyond the study of the impact of credit supply shocks on firm …

This thesis investigates different aspects of firm behavior. In the first chapter I study if the
quality of civil justice affects the firms' participation to Global Value Chains. I find that firms …