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Vincenzo Scoppa

 

Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy

 

 

Address and contacts

 

Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica

Università della Calabria

87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), ITALY

Tel.+39 0984 492464

Fax +39 0984 492421

E-mail: v.scoppa@unical.it

Web page: http://www.ecostat.unical.it/Scoppa

 

Education

1996 – Ph. D. in Economics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

1994 – Post-graduate Visiting Student, School of Economic Studies – University of Manchester (UK).

1991 – Master in Economics, Coripe Piemonte, University of Turin, Italy.

1991 - Degree in Economics at University of Calabria, Italy (grade: 110/110 “summa cum laude”).

 

 

Present Position

2004 - present: Associate professor of Economics

 

Previous Positions

2000-2004: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Statistics, Università della Calabria, Cosenza (Italy)

1999-2000: Senior Economist in the Italian Prime Minister Office, Rome, Italy.

 

Teaching

Econometrics; Intermediate Macroeconomics

 

 

Teaching Experience

Economics of Contracts; Applied Microeconomics; Decisions Theory; Economics of Institutions; Intermediate Microeconomics; Principles of Economics

 

 

Research - Fields of Interest

Economics of Contracts; Labour Economics; Education Economics; Applied Economics; Growth Economics

 

Referee for the following Journals:  

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy; Contemporary Economic Policy; Economic Inquiry; Economics of Education Review; Education Economics; International Journal of the Economics of Business; Journal of Economic Psychology; Journal of Economics; Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics; Journal of Policy Analysis and Management; Journal of Productivity Analysis; Journal of Socio-Economics; Journal of Sports Economics; Labour; Public Choice; QA-Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi Doria; Cities; Regional Studies; Review of Regional Studies; Rivista di Politica Economica; Rivista Italiana degli Economisti; Southern Economic Journal.

 


 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

A) Books

 

  1. Economia del Personale. Selezione, formazione, incentivi (Personnel Economics), with Maria De Paola, Carocci Editore, 2008. (in Italian)

 

  1. Economia dei Contratti (The Economics of Contracts), with Antonio Nicita, Carocci Editore, 2005. (in Italian)

 

B) Journal articles

 

  1. “Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labour Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment” (with Maria De Paola and Rosanna Nisticò), Journal of Human Capital, 2012, forthcoming.

 

  1. “The Effects of Managerial Turnover: Evidence from Coach Dismissals in Italian Soccer Teams” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Sports Economics, 2011, forthcoming.

 

  1. “Class Size Effects on Student Achievement: Heterogeneity across Abilities and Fields”, Education Economics, (with Maria De Paola and Michela Ponzo), 2011, forthcoming.

 

  1.  “Frequency of Examinations and Student Achievement in a Randomized Experiment” (with Maria De Paola), Economics of Education Review, 2011, Vol. 30, Issue 6, pp. 1416-1429.

 

  1. “Political Competition and Politician Quality: Evidence from Italian Municipalities” (with Maria De Paola), Public Choice, 2011, Vol. 148, No. 3-4, pp.547-559.

 

  1. “The Effects of Class Size on the Achievement of College Students” (with Maria De Paola), The Manchester School, 2011, Vol. 79, No. 6, pp. 1061–1079.

 

  1. “A Simple Model of Favouritism in Recruitment”, Research in Economics, (with Michela Ponzo), 2011, Volume 65, Issue 2, June, pp. 78-88.

 

  1. “Corsi pre-universitari e rendimenti degli studenti” (with Maria De Paola), QA - Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi Doria, 2011, n. 2, pp. 57-84.

 

  1. “Can Gender Quotas Break Down Negative Stereotypes? Evidence from Changes in Electoral Rules”, (with Maria De Paola and Rosetta Lombardo), Journal of Public Economics, 2010, June, Vol. 94, Issues 5-6, pp. 344-353.

 

  1. “A Signalling Model of School Grades under Different Evaluation Systems” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Economics, 2010, 101, 3, pp. 199-212.

 

  1. “Residential Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?” (with Giorgio Brunello and Maria De Paola), Economic Inquiry, 2010, Volume 48, n. 3, July, pp. 621–634.

 

  1. “Shirking and Employment Protection Legislation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment”, Economics Letters, 2010, Vol. 107, Issue 2, pp. 276-280.

 

  1. “Worker Absenteeism and Incentives: Evidence from Italy”, Managerial and Decision Economics, December 2010, Volume 31, Issue 8, pp. 503-515.

 

  1.  “Effort Observability, Incentive Systems and Organizational Forms” (with Maria De Paola), Labour, 2010, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp. 221–237.

 

  1. “The Use of Informal Networks in Italy: Efficiency or Favoritism?”, (with Michela Ponzo) Journal of Socio-Economics, 2010, 39, 1, pp. 89-99.

 

  1. “Peer Group Effects in the Academic Performance of Italian Students” (with Maria De Paola), Applied Economics, 2010, 42, 17, 2203-2215.

 

  1.  “Intergenerational Transfers of Public Sector Jobs: A Shred of Evidence on Nepotism”, Public Choice, 2009, 141, pp. 167–188.

 

  1. “Task Assignment, Incentives and Technological Factors” (with Maria De Paola), Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, Vol. 30, n. 1, pp. 43-55.

 

  1. “An Empirical Study of Happiness in Italy” (with Michela Ponzo), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions, 2008, Vol. 8: Issue 1, Article 15.

 

  1.  “Are Subjective Evaluations Biased by Social Factors or Connections? An Econometric Analysis of Soccer Referee Decisions”, Empirical Economics, 2008, vol. 35, Number 1, August, pp. 123-140.

 

  1. “Returns to Skills, Incentives to Study and Optimal Educational Standards” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Economics, (2007), Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 229–262.

 

  1.  “Quality of Human and Physical Capital and Technological Gaps across Italian Regions”,  Regional Studies, vol. 41, n. 5, July 2007, pp. 585-599.

 

  1.  “Delegation, Skills Acquisition and Turnover Costs” (with Maria De Paola), 2007, International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 14, n. 1, pp. 111-133.

 

  1.  “Organizational Design, Project Selection and Incentives” (with Maria De Paola), 2006, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 162, September (3), pp. 424-449.

 

  1. “Contratti incompleti ed enforcement endogeno. Una rassegna della letteratura”, Economia Politica, Anno XX, n. 3, dicembre 2003, pp. 391-440.

 

  1. “Azzardo morale dell'impresa negli investimenti in capitale umano generico” (with Maria De Paola), Politica Economica, anno XIX, n. 1, aprile 2003, pp. 31-61.

 

  1. “Family Ties and Training Provision in an Insider-Outsider Framework”, (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Socio-Economics, vol. 32, n. 2, Anno 2003, pp. 197-217.

 

  1. “The Role of Turnover Costs in the Enforcement of Performance Related Pay Contracts”, Metroeconomica, vol. 54, n. 1, February 2003, pp. 60-78.

 

  1. “Complementarietà tra istruzione e investimenti in training delle imprese: alcune interpretazioni teoriche”, (with Maria De Paola), Rivista di Politica Economica, Settembre-Ottobre 2002, vol. 92, n. 9-10, pp. 97-125.

 

  1. “Firms’ Training Decisions and Unemployment in Italian Labour Markets” (with Maria De Paola), Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Vol. 61, n. 1, Giugno 2002, pp. 103-26.

 

  1. “The Role of Family Ties in the Labour Market. An Interpretation Based on Efficiency Wage Theory”, (with Maria De Paola), Labour, Vol. 15, n. 4, December 2001, pp. 603-623.

 

  1. “I vincoli al licenziamento come "commitment device" nei contratti impliciti incentivanti”, Politica Economica, 2001, Anno XVII, n. 1, Aprile, pp. 47-72.

 

  1. “Uneven Regional Development in Italy: Explaining Differences in Productivity Levels” (with Francesco Aiello), Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Vol. 60, n. 2, Settembre 2000, pp. 270-98.

 

  1. “Un modello con contratti di agenzia self-enforcing e reputazione dell’impresa”, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 1999, Anno IV, n. 1, Aprile, pp. 37-72.

 

 

C. Recent Working Papers

 

  1. “Firm Size and Wages in Italy: Evidence from Exogenous Job Displacements”, mimeo.

 

  1. “The Impact of Electoral Closeness on Turnout, Blank and Invalid Ballots”, mimeo (with Maria De Paola).

 

  1. “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Teaching Evaluations, Beauty and Abilities”, mimeo (with Michela Ponzo).

 

  1. “The Effectiveness of Remedial Courses in Italy: A Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design” (with Maria De Paola), Working Paper n. 14-2011, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, Novembre 2011.

 

  1. “Gender Discrimination and Evaluators’ Gender: Evidence from the Italian Academy” (with Maria De Paola), Working Paper n. 6-2011, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, Giugno 2011.

 

  1. “Media Exposure and Individual Choices: Evidence from Lotto Players” (with Maria De Paola), Working Paper n. 2-2011, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, Febbraio 2011.

 

  1. “The Long-Lasting Effects of School Entry Age: Evidence from Italian Students” (with Michela Ponzo), Working Paper n. 1-2011, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, Gennaio 2011.

 

  1. “Frequency of Examinations and Student Achievement in a Randomized Experiment” (with Maria De Paola), Working Paper n. 19-2010, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, Novembre 2010. (Presentato al Second International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education, Catanzaro, June 2011).

 

  1. “Consumers’ Reactions to Negative Information on Product Quality: Evidence from Scanner Data” (with Maria De Paola), Working Paper n. 12-2010, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, Maggio 2010 (accepted for presentation at the 38th European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) Conference, Stockholm, 1st September to 3rd September 2011) (Presented at the IX Brucchi Luchino Labour Economics Workshop, Padova, December 2010)

 

  1. “The Deterrent Effects of the Penalty Point System for Driving Offences: A Regression Discontinuity Approach” (con Maria De Paola e Maria Tiziana Falcone), Working Paper n. 4-2010, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria. February 2010 (presentato alla Riunione della Società Italiana degli Economisti, Catania, October 2010).

 

  1. “Absenteeism in the Italian Public Sector: The Effects of Changes in Sick Leave Compensation” (con Maria De Paola e Valeria Pupo), Working Paper n. 16-2009, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, October 2009 (Presented all’ EALE/SOLE Conference 2010, 17-19 June, University College London).

 

  1. “Technological Catch-Up or Neoclassical Convergence? Identifying the Channels of Convergence for Italian Regions”, Working Papers n. 04-2009, Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria, January 2009.

 

 

D) Contributions in books and other journals

 

  1. Rapporto di Valutazione del Progetto “Percorsi Azzeramento Deficit Competenze” (with Maria De Paola), Regione Calabria, Piano Regionale per le Risorse Umane, Dicembre 2009.

 

  1. “Il Ruolo dei Network Sociali nel Mercato del Lavoro Italiano: Evidenza e Ipotesi Interpretative” (with Maria De Paola and Michela Ponzo), La Rivista delle Politiche Sociali (Italian Journal of Social Policy), n. 2, 2008, pp. 125-141.

 

  1. “Distorsioni nel mercato del lavoro e investimenti in istruzione”, (with Maria De Paola), Quaderni di Economia del Lavoro, 2005, anno 30, vol. 83-84, pp. 111-129.

 

  1.  “I benefici e i costi della delega del potere decisionale” (with Maria De Paola), Quaderni di Rassegna Sindacale, n. 2, 2005, pp. 73-96.

 

 

  1.  “Regional Productivity Differentials and Convergence in Italy: Evidence from Panel Data” (with Francesco Aiello) in Impresa, mercato, lealtà territoriale - Atti della XXVII Conferenza italiana di Scienze Regionali - Pisa 12/14 Ottobre 2006.

 

  1.  “The Role of Human Capital in Economic Development: A New Quality Assessment” in Strongin R. (ed.), Atti del Convegno International Conference on Regional Aspects of Public Economics, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, April 20-21, 2005, NNGU Press, pp. 498-503.

 

  1. “Relazioni industriali, sindacati e contrattazione collettiva” (with Maria De Paola), in Lucifora, C. (ed. ), Mercato, occupazione e salari: la ricerca sul lavoro in Italia, Rapporto ISFOL, 2003, Mondadori, Milano, pp. 58-83.

 

  1. “Il ruolo dei legami familiari nel mercato del lavoro: una nuova formulazione dei modelli di salari di efficienza e di insiders-outsiders”, (with Maria De Paola), in Anania, G., (ed. ), Scelte pubbliche, strategie private e sviluppo economico in Calabria, Rubbettino Editore, Soveria Mannelli (CZ), 2001, pp. 749-781.

 

  1. “Teoria e regole della scelta collettiva”, in Botarelli, S. (ed. ), Fondamenti di Scienza delle Finanze, cap. 2, pp. 37-60, Hoepli, Milano,1999.

 

  1. “Il sistema previdenziale e assistenziale”, in Botarelli, S. (ed. ), Fondamenti di Scienza delle Finanze, cap. 10, pp. 235-59, Hoepli, Milano, 1999.

 

  1. La Calabria verso il futuro. Strategie di innovazione e prospettive di sviluppo. Il sistema economico regionale (with Domenico Cersosimo), RIS-Calabria, Meridiana Libri Editore, 1999.

 

 

E) Articles

 

 

“Sorteggio non fa rima con merito”, LaVoce.info, 08.03.2011 (con Maria De Paola)

 

“Incentivi allo studio”,  LaVoce.info, 22.02.2011 (con Maria De Paola)

 

“Patente di successo”,  LaVoce.info, 31.08.2010 (con Maria De Paola)

 

“Ma le quote di genere funzionano”, LaVoce.info, 16.04.2010 (with Maria De Paola)

“Gli effetti della legge 133/2008 sull’assenteismo dei dipendenti pubblici: un caso studio” (with Maria De Paola), Focus IBL, Istituto Bruno Leoni, n. 149, nov. 2009.

“Il posto pubblico? Si eredita”, LaVoce.info, 25-06-2009.

 

 

 

 

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