Lorenzo Cicatiello
Biographic Data
| ID | 359553 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Cicatiello |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Cicatiello |
| SIGNATURE | CICATIELLO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Naples - L'Orientale |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0217-5579 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Barriers to Freedom of Information: Insights from an Experiment in Belgium
Freedom of information has gained attention all over the globe. While this principle has been embraced in most countries, previous studies showed that obstacles impede its full realization. This article adds to this strand of research by analyzing barriers that emerge in FOI implementation by Belgian municipalities. The results highlight a lack of compliance in many cases, and a predominance of strained transparency (conscious or unconscious limi…
Transparency Quest Determinants Unveiled: Evidence from Italian Local FOI Requests
Despite the growing emphasis on government transparency, there is a noticeable scarcity of studies investigating citizens’ actual demand for information, especially at the local level. This paper addresses this gap by empirically exploring the contextual factors that influence FOI requests within Italian local administrations. The research leverages a unique dataset comprising FOI logs extracted from 305 Italian municipalities, spanning the perio…
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium
This study pioneers the use of citizen science in evaluating Freedom of Information laws, with a focus on Belgium, where since its 1994 enactment, Freedom of Information’s effectiveness has remained largely unexamined. Utilizing participatory methods, it engages citizens in assessing transparency policies, significantly contributing to public policy evaluation methodology. The research identifies regional differences in Freedom of Information imp…
Coproduction and satisfaction with online schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from European countries
This paper investigates the effect of parents’ coproduction in online schooling on satisfaction with educational services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using European cross country microdata from the 2020 Eurofound survey, we reveal that parents’ involvement in home schooling is strongly correlated with their satisfaction with educational services. Our results contribute to the on-going debate regarding the importance of citizens’ involvement in …
Assessing the effectiveness of mandatory outdoor mask policy: The natural experiment of Campania
You want me, but I no longer want you. The punishment-reward mechanism and institutional quality in Italian regions
Following the principal theory concerning the foundations of voting behaviour it is possible to assert that citizens hold politicians and their parties accountable through their votes. From this perspective, if citizens perceive the quality of local institutions to be a result of the policies enacted by local authorities they may punish or reward the incumbent parties. By means of a quantitative approach, our results, based on the analysis of 15 …
Exploring FOI publicity patterns: The case of Italian municipalities
The effect of natural disasters on nuptiality: Evidence from L’Aquila earthquake (Italy)
School openings and the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy. A provincial-level analysis using the synthetic control method
Corruption and tax revenues: Evidence from Italian regions
This paper investigates the impact of corruption on tax revenues. Drawing on Italian regional data that distinguish between corruption crimes in which public officers play an active role (active corruption) and crimes in which there is collusion between the public officers and their private counterparts (passive corruption), the paper shows that only active corruption harms tax revenues. We argue that active corruption alters the incentives for h…
Expectations About Future Economic Prospects and Satisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from European Countries during the Covid-19 Crisis
Recent studies highlight that economic expectations are a crucial determinant of citizens’ satisfaction with democracy (SWD). This article relies on a cross-sectional analysis of European survey data collected in the aftermath of COVID-19 disease to investigate the relationship between citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects and their SWD. Our findings support the idea that citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects are…
Willingness to pay for environmental protection and the importance of pollutant industries in the regional economy. Evidence from Italy
Cross-Country Heterogeneity in Government Transparency and Citizens’ Political Efficacy: A Multilevel Empirical Analysis
Using cross-country data from the Citizenship database of the 2004 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and relying on multilevel mixed-effects modeling, we investigate the link between government transparency and citizens’ external political efficacy. Results indicate that transparency enhances the perception of institutions’ responsiveness to citizens’ actions, but also highlight that this effect is mediated by citizens’ level of educat…
Cross-Country Heterogeneity in Government Transparency and Citizens’ Political Efficacy: A Multilevel Empirical Analysis
Using cross-country data from the Citizenship database of the 2004 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and relying on multilevel mixed-effects modeling, we investigate the link between government transparency and citizens’ external political efficacy. Results indicate that transparency enhances the perception of institutions’ responsiveness to citizens’ actions, but also highlight that this effect is mediated by citizens’ level of educat…
Exploring FOI publicity patterns: The case of Italian municipalities
Expectations About Future Economic Prospects and Satisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from European Countries during the Covid-19 Crisis
Recent studies highlight that economic expectations are a crucial determinant of citizens’ satisfaction with democracy (SWD). This article relies on a cross-sectional analysis of European survey data collected in the aftermath of COVID-19 disease to investigate the relationship between citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects and their SWD. Our findings support the idea that citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects are…
The effect of natural disasters on nuptiality: Evidence from L’Aquila earthquake (Italy)
Corruption and tax revenues: Evidence from Italian regions
This paper investigates the impact of corruption on tax revenues. Drawing on Italian regional data that distinguish between corruption crimes in which public officers play an active role (active corruption) and crimes in which there is collusion between the public officers and their private counterparts (passive corruption), the paper shows that only active corruption harms tax revenues. We argue that active corruption alters the incentives for h…
Cross-Country Heterogeneity in Government Transparency and Citizens’ Political Efficacy: A Multilevel Empirical Analysis
Using cross-country data from the Citizenship database of the 2004 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and relying on multilevel mixed-effects modeling, we investigate the link between government transparency and citizens’ external political efficacy. Results indicate that transparency enhances the perception of institutions’ responsiveness to citizens’ actions, but also highlight that this effect is mediated by citizens’ level of educat…
Willingness to pay for environmental protection and the importance of pollutant industries in the regional economy. Evidence from Italy
School openings and the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy. A provincial-level analysis using the synthetic control method
Corruption and tax revenues: Evidence from Italian regions
This paper investigates the impact of corruption on tax revenues. Drawing on Italian regional data that distinguish between corruption crimes in which public officers play an active role (active corruption) and crimes in which there is collusion between the public officers and their private counterparts (passive corruption), the paper shows that only active corruption harms tax revenues. We argue that active corruption alters the incentives for h…
Expectations About Future Economic Prospects and Satisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from European Countries during the Covid-19 Crisis
Recent studies highlight that economic expectations are a crucial determinant of citizens’ satisfaction with democracy (SWD). This article relies on a cross-sectional analysis of European survey data collected in the aftermath of COVID-19 disease to investigate the relationship between citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects and their SWD. Our findings support the idea that citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects are…
Exploring FOI publicity patterns: The case of Italian municipalities
The effect of natural disasters on nuptiality: Evidence from L’Aquila earthquake (Italy)
Coproduction and satisfaction with online schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from European countries
This paper investigates the effect of parents’ coproduction in online schooling on satisfaction with educational services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using European cross country microdata from the 2020 Eurofound survey, we reveal that parents’ involvement in home schooling is strongly correlated with their satisfaction with educational services. Our results contribute to the on-going debate regarding the importance of citizens’ involvement in …
Assessing the effectiveness of mandatory outdoor mask policy: The natural experiment of Campania
You want me, but I no longer want you. The punishment-reward mechanism and institutional quality in Italian regions
Following the principal theory concerning the foundations of voting behaviour it is possible to assert that citizens hold politicians and their parties accountable through their votes. From this perspective, if citizens perceive the quality of local institutions to be a result of the policies enacted by local authorities they may punish or reward the incumbent parties. By means of a quantitative approach, our results, based on the analysis of 15 …
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium
This study pioneers the use of citizen science in evaluating Freedom of Information laws, with a focus on Belgium, where since its 1994 enactment, Freedom of Information’s effectiveness has remained largely unexamined. Utilizing participatory methods, it engages citizens in assessing transparency policies, significantly contributing to public policy evaluation methodology. The research identifies regional differences in Freedom of Information imp…
Barriers to Freedom of Information: Insights from an Experiment in Belgium
Freedom of information has gained attention all over the globe. While this principle has been embraced in most countries, previous studies showed that obstacles impede its full realization. This article adds to this strand of research by analyzing barriers that emerge in FOI implementation by Belgian municipalities. The results highlight a lack of compliance in many cases, and a predominance of strained transparency (conscious or unconscious limi…
Transparency Quest Determinants Unveiled: Evidence from Italian Local FOI Requests
Despite the growing emphasis on government transparency, there is a noticeable scarcity of studies investigating citizens’ actual demand for information, especially at the local level. This paper addresses this gap by empirically exploring the contextual factors that influence FOI requests within Italian local administrations. The research leverages a unique dataset comprising FOI logs extracted from 305 Italian municipalities, spanning the perio…
Political science (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (4 works) · E-Government and Public Services (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works)