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- Influence
Trends in Income Inequality and its Impact on Economic Growth
- F. Cingano
- Economics
- 9 December 2014
In most OECD countries, the gap between rich and poor is at its highest level since 30 years. Today, the richest 10 per cent of the population in the OECD area earn 9.5 times the income of the… Expand
Identifying the Sources of Local Productivity Growth
- F. Cingano, F. Schivardi
- Economics
- 1 June 2004
Using firm-level based TFP indicators (as opposed to employment-based proxies) we estimate the effects of alternative sources of dynamic externalities at the local level. In contrast to previous… Expand
Does Credit Crunch Investment Down? New Evidence on the Real Effects of the Bank-Lending Channel
- F. Cingano, F. Manaresi, Enrico Sette
- Economics
- 1 October 2016
This paper shows evidence on the real effects of the bank lending channel exploiting the dramatic 2007 liquidity drought in interbank markets as a source of variation in banks' credit supply. For a… Expand
Service Regulation and Growth: Evidence from OECD Countries
- G. Barone, F. Cingano
- Economics
- 1 September 2011
We study the effects of anti�?competitive service regulation by examining whether OECD countries with less anti�?competitive regulation see better economic performance in manufacturing industries… Expand
The Effects of Employment Protection Legislation and Financial Market Imperfections on Investment: Evidence from a Firm-Level Panel of EU Countries
- F. Cingano, M. Leonardi, J. Messina, G. Pica
- Economics
- 1 January 2010
This paper analyzes the joint effect of EPL and financial market imperfections on investment, capital-labour substitution, labour productivity and job reallocation in a cross-country framework. In… Expand
Politicians at Work: The Private Returns and Social Costs of Political Connections
- F. Cingano, P. Pinotti
- Economics
- 1 April 2013
We quantify the private returns and social costs of political connections exploiting a unique longitudinal dataset that combines matched employer-employee data for a representative sample of Italian… Expand
People I Know: Job Search and Social Networks
- F. Cingano, A. Rosolia
- Economics
- Journal of Labor Economics
- 1 August 2008
We assess the strength of information spillovers relating unemployment duration of workers displaced by firm closures to their former colleagues’ current employment status. Displaced-specific… Expand
Public Policy and Resource Allocation: Evidence from Firms in OECD Countries
- D. Andrews, F. Cingano
- Economics
- 1 April 2014
The correlation between a firm’s size and its productivity level varies considerably across OECD countries, suggesting that some countries are more successful at channelling resources to high… Expand
Employment Protection Legislation, Capital Investment and Access to Credit: Evidence from Italy
- F. Cingano, M. Leonardi, J. Messina, G. Pica
- Business
- 27 June 2014
Employment protection may affect both productivity and capital investment because higher adjustments costs hamper allocative efficiency and may therefore affect both the optimal capital labor input… Expand
University Drop-Out - The Case of Italy
- P. Cipollone, F. Cingano
- Political Science
- 1 April 2007
We combine individual and aggregate-level level data on educational attainment to study the determinants of university drop-out in Italy, one of the worst performers among developed countries. Based… Expand