Paolo Pinotti
Full Professor
Biography
Paolo Pinotti is a Dean of the Faculty at Università Bocconi, Professor of Economics at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, and Endowed Chair in the Economic Analysis of Crime. He directs the CLEAN Unit for the Economic Analysis of Crime at the Baffi-Carefin Research Center, and he is the Coordinator of Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti. He worked at the Research Department of the Bank of Italy between 2007 and 2011.
He is an applied economist with a strong interest in social phenomena that are relevant from both a scientific and a policy perspective, such as immigration, discrimination, crime, and mass media. He studies these phenomena through the lens of economic principles and employing state-of-the-art econometric methods. His research has been published in leading scientific journals, including the American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economic Studies. In 2016, he was awarded the “AEJ:Applied Economics” Best Paper Award by the American Economic Association.
He got his Ph.D. from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2009, a Master in Economics from University of Chicago and a Bachelor in Economics from Università Bocconi.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Rules, Discretion, and Corruption in Procurement: Evidence from Italian Government Contracting
DECAROLIS, F., R. FISMAN, P. PINOTTI, S. VANNUTELLI, "Rules, Discretion, and Corruption in Procurement: Evidence from Italian Government Contracting", Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics (JPE Micro), 2025, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 213–254 - 2025
There’s More to Marriage than Love: The Effect of Legal Status and Cultural Distance on Intermarriages and Separations
ADDA, J. F., P. PINOTTI, G. TURA, "There’s More to Marriage than Love: The Effect of Legal Status and Cultural Distance on Intermarriages and Separations", Journal of Political Economy, 2025, vol. 133, no. 4, pp. 1276–1333 - 2025
Criminal charges and political selection: Evidence on electoral outcomes and policy failures from Brazil
BRITTO, D. G. C., G. DANIELE, M. LEMOGLIE, P. PINOTTI, B. SAMPAIO, "Criminal charges and political selection: Evidence on electoral outcomes and policy failures from Brazil", VoxEU - CEPR, 5 April 2025 - 2025
Early job mentoring, placement, and training boost refugee integration without high costs
ABBIATI, G., E. BATTISTIN, P. MONTI, P. PINOTTI, "Early job mentoring, placement, and training boost refugee integration without high costs", VoxEU - CEPR, 10 July 2025 - 2025
More than “I do”: Legal status and cultural distance shape marriages and separations
ADDA, J. F., P. PINOTTI, G. TURA, "More than “I do”: Legal status and cultural distance shape marriages and separations", VoxEU - CEPR, 12 July 2025 - 2025
Making Subsidies Work: Rules versus Discretion
CINGANO, F., F. PALOMBA, P. PINOTTI, E. RETTORE, "Making Subsidies Work: Rules versus Discretion", Econometrica, 2025, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 747-778 - 2025
Job Displacement, Unemployment Benefits and Domestic Violence
BHALOTRA, S., D. G. C. BRITTO, P. PINOTTI, B. SAMPAIO, "Job Displacement, Unemployment Benefits and Domestic Violence", Review of Economic Studies, 2025, vol. 92, no. 6, pp. 3649–3681 - 2025
La burocrazia e il gioco delle coppie
ADDA, J. F., P. PINOTTI, G. TURA, "La burocrazia e il gioco delle coppie", Il Corriere della Sera, 27 September 2025 - 2024
Le mafie, un pessimo affare per il Sud (e per il Nord)
PINOTTI, P., "Le mafie, un pessimo affare per il Sud (e per il Nord)", Eco, July 2024 - 2024
Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools
ALESINA, A., M. CARLANA, E. LA FERRARA, P. PINOTTI, "Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools", American Economic Review, 2024, vol. 114, no. 7, pp. 1916-1948
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Grants & Honors
Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2022
Teaching Award - PhD School, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2021
2019 Award for Research Impact, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2019
