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Vincenzo Galasso

Vincenzo Galasso

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Economics and Finance

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33
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4221
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3301
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81

Overview

Vincenzo Galasso is affiliated with Bocconi University in Italy and has developed a body of research primarily situated within the social sciences. Their work encompasses subfields including sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, political science and international relations, modeling and simulation, and health.

The scientist's research topics address a range of themes such as media influence and politics, COVID-19 pandemic impacts, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, electoral systems and political participation, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, retirement, disability, and employment, as well as employment and welfare studies.

Galasso has published multiple papers in notable outlets. Recent papers include:

  • Gender differences in COVID-19 attitudes and behavior: Panel evidence from eight countries, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • COVID: Not a Great Equalizer, 2020, CESifo Economic Studies
  • Working during COVID-19, 2020, OECD social employment and migration working papers
  • COVID-19 Vaccine's Gender Paradox, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The politics of ageing and retirement: Evidence from Swiss referenda, 2020, Population Studies

Frequent publication venues for Galasso's work include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • CESifo Economic Studies

Among frequent collaborators are the following co-authors:

  • Tommaso Nannicini
  • Vincent Pons
  • Martial Foucault
  • Paola Profeta
  • Michael Becher

Galasso's research has explored interdisciplinary approaches linking political behavior, public health responses, and economic effects during the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular attention to gender dynamics and vaccine hesitancy. Their work on electoral systems and political participation also intersects with studies on retirement and employment policies across different population groups.

Best Publications

  • Competing on Good Politicians

    Vincenzo Galasso;Tommaso Nannicini

  • The political economy of social security: a survey

    Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Antonia Profeta

  • The Political Economy of Flexicurity

    Tito Boeri;J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz;Vincenzo Galasso

  • Lessons for an aging society: the political sustainability of social security systems

    Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Antonia Profeta

  • The euro and structural reforms

    Alberto Alesina;Silvia Ardagna;Vincenzo Galasso

  • The political future of social security in aging societies

    Vincenzo Galasso

  • The Political Economy of Structural Reform: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries

    Jens Høj;Vincenzo Galasso;Giuseppe Nicoletti;Thai-Thanh Dang

  • What explains fertility? : evidence from Italian pension reforms

    Francesco C. Billari;Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso

  • Postponing retirement: the political effect of aging

    Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso

  • Investing for the Old Age : Pensions, Children and Savings

    Vincenzo Galasso;Roberta Gatti;Paola Profeta

  • Protecting Against Labour Market Risk: Employment Protection or Unemployment Benefits?

    Tito Boeri;J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz;Vincenzo Galasso

  • How does ageing affect the welfare state

    Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Antonia Profeta

  • Protecting Against Labour Market Risk: Employment Protection or Unemployment Benefits?

    Vincenzo Galasso;Tito Boeri;Tito Boeri;Tito Boeri;J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz

  • The macroeconomics of early retirement

    J.Ignacio Conde-Ruiz;Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso

  • When the state mirrors the family: the design of pension systems

    Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Antonia Profeta

  • The U.S. Social Security System: What Does Political Sustainability Imply?

    Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso

  • Positive arithmetic of the welfare state

    Jose Ignacio Conde-Ruiz;Vincenzo Galasso

  • The Labor Market of Italian Politicians

    Antonio Merlo;Vincenzo Galasso;Massimiliano Landi;Andrea Mattozzi

  • When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems

    Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Profeta;Paola Profeta

  • Gender Differences in COVID-19 Related Attitudes and Behavior: Evidence from a Panel Survey in Eight OECD Countries

    Vincenzo Galasso;Vincent Pons;Paola Profeta;Michael Becher

  • Early retirement and social security: A long term perspective ∗

    J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz;Prime Minister;Prime Minister;Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Profeta;Paola Profeta

  • The Evolution of Retirement

    J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz;Prime Minister;Prime Minister;Vincenzo Galasso;Vincenzo Galasso;Paola Profeta;Paola Profeta

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Profeta
Paola Profeta Bocconi University
Tito Boeri
Tito Boeri Bocconi University
Riccardo Faini
Riccardo Faini Institute of Labor Economics
Enrico C. Perotti
Enrico C. Perotti University of Amsterdam
Jonathan Haskel
Jonathan Haskel Imperial College London
Francesco C. Billari
Francesco C. Billari Bocconi University
Giuseppe Nicoletti
Giuseppe Nicoletti Organisation For Economic Co-Operation and Development
Antonio Merlo
Antonio Merlo Drexel University
Alberto Alesina
Alberto Alesina Harvard University
Carlo A. Favero
Carlo A. Favero Bocconi University

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