This paper reviews work that tests (1) how formal and informal institutions, and especially
their interaction, affect participation in the shadow economy in transition countries; and (2) …

In this paper we aim to understand if gender makes a difference in the path to promotion to
full professor in Italian universities, drawing on data from 2013 to 2016. The new promotion …

In this work, we try to answer the question of which method, peer review versus
bibliometrics, better predicts the future overall scholarly impact of scientific publications. We …

We investigate the changes in the self-citation behavior of Italian professors following the
introduction of a citation-based incentive scheme, for national accreditation to academic …

This work investigates the effects of researchers' mobility on their research performance. The
reference context is that of national intrasector mobility, in a country, Italy, characterized by a …

Transnational academic mobility has long been championed as positive and worthy of
supporting. Yet, little attention has been paid to its joint impact with local connections on the …

A possible side effect of several research evaluation schemes adopted by governments and
research organizations is the discouragement of research diversification and cross …

It is well known that women are underrepresented in the academic systems of many
countries. Gender discrimination is one of the factors that could contribute to this …

This article investigates the impact of the second national research assessment (VQR 2004–
10), which was performed in 2011 by the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of …

Through collaboration, scientists' human and social capital are accumulated that are
considered important in the academic job market. However, little is known about whether …