Journal articles

“Regulating unverifiable quality by fixed-price contracts”. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Contributions), forthcoming. (with B. Cesi and E. Valentini)

“Market Structure, Countervailing Power and Price Discrimination: The Case of Airports”. Journal of Urban Economics, forthcoming. (with J. Haskel and T. Valletti)

"The Trade of Polyethylene Waste: Prices or Policies?". Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, forthcoming. (with A. D'Amato and G. Trovato)

“Technology and incentive regulation in the Italian motorways industry”. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 35(2), pp 201-21, 2009. (with L. Benfratello and P. Valbonesi).

“The quest for quality: a quality adjusted dynamic regulatory mechanism”. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 17(4), pp. 1011-1040, 2008. (with G. De Fraja)

“Autostrade”. Rivista di Politica Economica, marzo-aprile, pp. 329-364, 2006. (with L. Benfratello and P. Valbonesi).

“Pricing discretion and price regulation in competitive industries”. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 29(2), pp. 151-165, 2006. (with R. Sestini and E. Valentini).

“Strategic Choice of the Price Structure and Entry Deterrence Under Price-Cap Regulation”. Bulletin of Economic Research, 56(4), pp. 333-352, 2004. (with M. Fioramanti).

“Spatial duopoly under Uniform Delivered Pricing when firms avoid turning customers away”. The Annals of Regional Science, 38(3), pp. 513-529, 2004.

“Quali tariffe di trasporto nel settore del gas naturale (On transportation charges in the gas industry)”. Mercato, Concorrenza e Regole, VI (1), pp. 157-181, 2004. (with C. Cambini and P. Valbonesi).

“La riforma della regolamentazione del settore autostradale (Regulatory reform in the motorways industry”. Economia Pubblica, XXXII, 4, pp 71-93, 2002.

“Social preferences and price cap regulation”. Journal of Public Economic Theory. 41(1), pp. 95-114, 2002. (with J. A. Poritz and E. Valentini).

“Short term and long term properties of price cap regulation”. International Journal of Development Planning Literature, 16(1&2), January & April, pp. 51-60, 2001. (special issue on ‘The Telecommunications in the 21st Century’ edited by W. Baumol and V. Beker). (with G. De Fraja).

“Strategic pricing and entry deterrence under price cap regulation”. Journal of Economics. 74(3), pp. 283-301, 2001.

“Who gains from Universal Service Obligations? A welfare analysis of the rule 'One price for everywhere'”. Studi Economici, 74(2), pp. 131-152, 2001.

“Are European skies open? The effect on competition of the air transport regulation”. The Review of Policy Issues, 1 (4), pp. 61-80, 1995.


Submitted papers
“Vertical bargaining and countervaling power” (with T. Valletti). Revise and resubmit to American Economic Journal: Micro.

“Relational procurement contracts: a simple model of reputation mechanism” (with G. L. Albano and B. Cesi).


Work in progress

“Asymmetric incentive of private and public firms to labour-saving technical progress: evidence from the Italian motorways industry” (with L. Benfratello and M. Piacenza).

"Timing in the broadcasting advertising " (with A. R. Bennato and B. Cesi)


Chapter in books

“Institutional and regulatory reform of the Italian motorway industry: a first empirical assessment”, in Marrelli, M., F. Padovano and I. Rizzo (eds.), Servizi Pubblici: Nuove Tendenze nella Regolamentazione, nella Produzione e nel Finanziamento (Public services: new tendencies in regualtion, production and financing). Milano: Franco Angeli, 2007. (with L. Benfratello and P. Valbonesi)

“La riforma del settore autostradale in Italia: un cantiere aperto (Regulatory reform in the motorwasy industry: men at work)". In Giannaccari, G., F. Pammolli and C. Cambini (eds.), Le politiche di liberalizzazione in Italia (Liberalisation policies in Italy). Bologna: Il Mulino, 2007. (with L. Benfratello and P. Valbonesi).

“Pricing discretion and price cap regulation”, in Piacentino, D. and G. Sobbrio (eds.), Intervento pubblico e architettura dei mercati (Public intervention and market design). Milano: Franco Angeli, 2002. (with R. Sestini and E. Valentini).

“Regolamentazione tramite price cap, efficienza e sviluppo della concorrenza (Price cap regulation: efficiency and competition)”, in Lupò Avagliano, M. V. (ed.), L’Efficienza della Pubblica Amministrazione: Misure e parametri (Efficiency in the public sector: measures and parameters). Milano: Franco Angeli, 2001. (with M. Bovi, L. Castellucci, S. Palmieri and V. Parisi)


Other
"Assetto e pratica di regolazione del settore autostradale (The practice of regulation in the motorwyas industry), www.nelmerito.it, 26 June 2008. (with C. De Vincenti).

“L’apparenza inganna: bisogna davvero orientare i prezzi ai costi? (On the principle o cost orientation)”. Beltel, VI(6), 79-81, 2000. (with G. De Fraja)

"Price cap, delega delle decisioni di prezzo all’impresa regolata, e orientamento dei prezzi ai costi (Price cap, pricing discretion and cost orientation)". Mimeo, 2000. (with G. De Fraja)

"La politica di regolamentazione dei prezzi nel settore delle telecomunicazioni (Regulatory policies in the TLC industry)". Mimeo, 1999. (with P. Baviera and T. Talevi)

"Considerazioni economiche sulla regolamentazione dell’accesso alla trasmissione a larga banda e dei prolungamenti dell’accesso (On access price regulation for broadband services)". Mimeo, 1999. (with G. De Fraja)

“La regolamentazione dei prezzi nel settore delle telecomunicazioni (Price regulation in the TLC industry)”. Newsletter CEIS - Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi sull'Economia e lo Sviluppo, 4(5), 7-9, 1998.