Massimo Morelli
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View article: Populist policy making
Populist policy making Open
Policymaking involves both politicians and bureaucratic agencies, and their interaction is regulated by a number of institutional rules. The populists who manage to enter an executive office typically wish to weaken checks and balances, in…
View article: Corruption and extremism
Corruption and extremism Open
When should we expect an opposition group to select an extremist leader or representative? This paper shows the important role of corruption for this choice. Moreover, we show an important asymmetry in the role of corruption, in that the e…
View article: The Financial Drivers of Populism in Europe
The Financial Drivers of Populism in Europe Open
View article: The Economic Costs of Ambiguous Laws
The Economic Costs of Ambiguous Laws Open
View article: The Economic Costs of Ambiguous Laws
The Economic Costs of Ambiguous Laws Open
View article: Social Structure, State, and Economic Activity
Social Structure, State, and Economic Activity Open
View article: Intertemporal evidence on the strategy of populism in the United States
Intertemporal evidence on the strategy of populism in the United States Open
View article: Economic insecurity and the demand for populism in Europe
Economic insecurity and the demand for populism in Europe Open
We document the spiral of populism in Europe and the direct and indirect role of economic insecurity shocks. Using survey data on individual voting, we make two contributions to the literature. (i) Economic insecurity shocks have a signifi…
View article: Digging Up Trenches: Populism, Selective Mobility, and the Political Polarization of Italian Municipalities
Digging Up Trenches: Populism, Selective Mobility, and the Political Polarization of Italian Municipalities Open
View article: The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism
The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism Open
View article: Digging Up Trenches: Populism, Selective Mobility, and the Political Polarization of Italian Municipalities
Digging Up Trenches: Populism, Selective Mobility, and the Political Polarization of Italian Municipalities Open
View article: Pay-as-they-get-in: attitudes toward migrants and pension systems
Pay-as-they-get-in: attitudes toward migrants and pension systems Open
We study whether a better knowledge of the functioning of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension systems and recent demographic trends affects natives’ attitudes toward immigration. In two online experiments conducted in Italy and Spain, we randomly…
View article: The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism
The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism Open
View article: In medio stat virtus? Effective communication and preferences for redistribution in hard times
In medio stat virtus? Effective communication and preferences for redistribution in hard times Open
View article: A Costly Commitment: Populism, Economic Performance, and the Quality of Bureaucracy
A Costly Commitment: Populism, Economic Performance, and the Quality of Bureaucracy Open
We study the consequences of populism for economic performance and the quality of bureaucracy. When voters lose trust in representative democracy, populists strategically supply unconditional policy commitments that are easier to monitor f…
View article: ERRATUM: OPTIMAL CHECKS AND BALANCES UNDER POLICY UNCERTAINTY
ERRATUM: OPTIMAL CHECKS AND BALANCES UNDER POLICY UNCERTAINTY Open
In Gratton, G. and Morelli, M. (2022), Optimal Checks and Balances Under Policy Uncertainty, International Economic Review, 63: 549–569 (https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12547): p. 559: In Proposition 4, substitute "≤" with "≥." p. 566: In Pro…
View article: Power in the Pipeline: Gas Centrality Reduces Leader Turnover
Power in the Pipeline: Gas Centrality Reduces Leader Turnover Open
This paper provides the first comprehensive empirical analysis of the role of natural gas for the domestic and international distribution of power. The crucial role of pipelines for the trade of natural gas determines a set of network effe…
View article: Pay-as-They-Get-In: Attitudes Towards Migrants and Pension Systems
Pay-as-They-Get-In: Attitudes Towards Migrants and Pension Systems Open
View article: Politicians’ Incentives and the Congested Budget Effect: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
Politicians’ Incentives and the Congested Budget Effect: Evidence from Italian Municipalities Open
View article: The Shift to Commitment Politics and Populism: Theory and Evidence
The Shift to Commitment Politics and Populism: Theory and Evidence Open
View article: Pay-as-they-get-in: Attitudes towards Migrants and Pension Systems
Pay-as-they-get-in: Attitudes towards Migrants and Pension Systems Open
View article: Power in the Pipeline
Power in the Pipeline Open
This paper provides the first comprehensive empirical analysis of the role of natural gas for the domestic and international distribution of power. The crucial role of pipelines for the trade of natural gas determines a set of network effe…
View article: Replication Data for: A Costly Commitment: Populism, Economic Performance, and the Quality of Bureaucracy
Replication Data for: A Costly Commitment: Populism, Economic Performance, and the Quality of Bureaucracy Open
We study the consequences of populism for economic performance and the quality of bureaucracy. When voters lose trust in representative democracy, populists strategically supply unconditional policy commitments that are easier to monitor f…
View article: More Laws, More Growth? Evidence from U.S. States
More Laws, More Growth? Evidence from U.S. States Open
View article: The Common Determinants of Legislative and Regulatory Complexity
The Common Determinants of Legislative and Regulatory Complexity Open
View article: In Medio Stat Virtus? Effective Communication and Preferences for Redistribution in Hard Times
In Medio Stat Virtus? Effective Communication and Preferences for Redistribution in Hard Times Open
View article: Complexity and the Reform Process: The Role of Delegated Policymaking
Complexity and the Reform Process: The Role of Delegated Policymaking Open
View article: Fighting Populism on its Own Turf: Experimental Evidence
Fighting Populism on its Own Turf: Experimental Evidence Open
View article: Cross-Domain Topic Classification for Political Texts
Cross-Domain Topic Classification for Political Texts Open
We introduce and assess the use of supervised learning in cross-domain topic classification. In this approach, an algorithm learns to classify topics in a labeled source corpus and then extrapolates topics in an unlabeled target corpus fro…
View article: OPTIMAL CHECKS AND BALANCES UNDER POLICY UNCERTAINTY
OPTIMAL CHECKS AND BALANCES UNDER POLICY UNCERTAINTY Open
Political checks and balances are debated desiderata in the evaluation of democratic systems. We suggest a framework where the pros and cons of checks and balances are, respectively, the reduction of type‐I errors and the increase of type‐…