Working papers
The sources of heterogeneity in firm performance: lessons from Italy (with A. Arrighetti, E. Bartoloni), Working Paper of the Department of Economics – University of Parma, WP 2017-02 (submitted)
Distortions in firm selection during recessions: a comparison across European countries, “The impact of the Great Recession on manufacturing firms: workshop proceedings”, University of Parma, WP 11/2016 (R&R)
Swimming upstream throughout the turmoil: evidence on firm growth during the Great Recession (with A. Arrighetti and A. Lasagni), DRUID 2016 working paper (May 2016) (submitted)
Economic crisis and firm exit: do intangibles matter? (with A. Arrighetti, A. Lasagni), LUISS SEP WP 09/2015 (R&R)
Explaining entrepreneurial orientation among university students: Evidence from Italy (with A. Arrighetti, L. Caricati and N. Monacelli), Economic Department Working Paper – University of Parma No. 2013-EP04 (June 2013)
The hidden cost of specialization (with A. Nicolò and M. Piovesan), IFRO Working Paper – University of Copenhagen No. 2013/9 (May 2013)
Work in progress
Are ‘happy firms’ all alike? – working title (with A. Arrighetti)
Firm survival during the exconomic downturn: exploring the impact of business strategies (with A. Arrighetti and E. Bartoloni)
Recession and firm downsizing: evidece from Italy – working title (with A. Arrighetti)
Managerial practices, firm size and performance during the Great Recession – working title (with A. Arrighetti)
Competitive rents and product ubiquitness – working title
Firm upgrading in global value chains: a simulation model – working title (with F. Malerba)
Entrepreneurial intentions and social motives: evidence from two Italian universities – working title (with A. Arrighetti)
Report
Arrighetti, A., L. Caricati, F. Landini and N. Monacelli (2013), Istruzione e Animal Spirits. Uno Studio sulla Propensione all’Imprenditoria degli Studenti Universitari, Dipartimento di Economia – Università degli Studi di Parma in collaborazione con Unione parmense degli Industriali e Ernst & Young
Arfini, F., M. Donati, F. Landini, and R. Gigante, (2008), A Report on the effects on the Farming Activities and Employment Levels, CARERA Project, Task 3, Deliverable 9, Sixth EU Framework Programme Priority 8.1. B.1.1
Arfini, F., M. Donati, F. Landini and R. Gigante, (2008), Le politiche per l’agricoltura biologica in Italia. Un’analisi quantitativa sulla sensitività delle aziende biologiche alle politiche ed ai prezzi di mercato, La sostenibilità dell’agricoltura biologica – progetto SABIO, Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria, Roma