Lorenzo Rocco
Biographic Data
| ID | 3605062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Rocco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Rocco |
| SIGNATURE | ROCCO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4034-3724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The age gradient in the effects of poverty alleviation program on schooling. Evidence from the Vietnam hunger eradication and poverty reduction program
Treatment effects depend on the age at which children are initially treated. • Early treatment (age 8) increases enrolment by 9.9 p.p., pronounced in urban areas. • Treatment at age 12 is ineffective at fostering enrollment. • Treatment at age 15 is ineffective in urban areas and causes drop out in rural areas. • It is important to consider the program-substitution effects in policy design. This paper estimates the effect of the Vietnam Hunger Er…
Pension reforms, longer working horizons, and absence from work
The protestant ethic and entrepreneurship: Inside the black box
We provide one of the first investigations of the cultural and value dimensions through which Protestantism affects entrepreneurship by focusing on the historically predetermined religious minorities residing in the regions of the former Holy Roman Empire. By exploiting the minorities’ strong attachment to religious ethic, we find that Protestantism significantly affects the probability to be an entrepreneur and that the effect is relatively larg…
European immigrant health policies, immigrants’ health, and immigrants’ access to healthcare
Studying more to vote less. Education and voter turnout in Italy
Education and Covid-19 excess mortality
Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length
We show that, when performance on a math test depends on students’ endurance, longer tests do not necessarily provide a more accurate measure of students’ competencies or a higher correlation between the ranking of classes (or schools) based on test performance and the ranking based on the underlying competencies. We revisit the finding that female teenagers are better able to sustain performance during a math test by considering younger pupils, …
Does low-skilled immigration increase profits? Evidence from Italian local labour markets
The effect of job loss on pharmaceutical prescriptions
The contribution of urbanization to non-communicable diseases: Evidence from 173 countries from 1980 to 2008
Fruit and vegetable consumption in the former Soviet Union: The role of individual- and community-level factors
Objective To explain patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption in nine former Soviet Union countries by exploring the influence of a range of individual- and community-level determinants. Design Cross-sectional nationally representative surveys and area profiles were undertaken in 2010 in nine countries of the former Soviet Union as part of the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) study. Individual- and area-level determinants were analysed, ta…
The Economics of Social Capital and Health: A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap
This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital (usually defined as ties in the community, attachment to the community, and participation in community activities) and its impact on the health of those in that community. The purpose of this book is to show the growth in the field of social capital and health and to expose readers to a variety of a…
The influence of social capital on health in eight former Soviet countries: Why does it differ
BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified the role of social capital in explaining variations in health in the countries of the former Soviet Union. This study explores whether the benefits of social capital vary among these countries and why. METHODS: The impact of micro social capital (trust, membership and social isolation) on individual health was estimated in each of eight former Soviet republics using instrumental variables to overcome m…
Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries
There is growing interest in the role of social relationships in explaining patterns of health. We contribute to this debate by investigating the impact of social capital on self‐reported health for eight countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States. We rely on three indicators of social capital at the individual level (trust, participation in local organisations, social isolation) and employ alternative procedures to estimate consistent…
Provoking a civil war
Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools
We show that, when school quality is measured by the educational standard and attaining the\nstandard requires costly effort, secondary education needs not be a hierarchy with private\nschools offering better quality than public schools, as in Epple and Romano, 1998. An\nalternative configuration, with public schools offering a higher educational standard than\nprivate schools, is also possible, in spite of the fact that tuition levied by private…
Provoking a civil war
The effect of job loss on pharmaceutical prescriptions
The influence of social capital on health in eight former Soviet countries: Why does it differ
BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified the role of social capital in explaining variations in health in the countries of the former Soviet Union. This study explores whether the benefits of social capital vary among these countries and why. METHODS: The impact of micro social capital (trust, membership and social isolation) on individual health was estimated in each of eight former Soviet republics using instrumental variables to overcome m…
Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools
We show that, when school quality is measured by the educational standard and attaining the\nstandard requires costly effort, secondary education needs not be a hierarchy with private\nschools offering better quality than public schools, as in Epple and Romano, 1998. An\nalternative configuration, with public schools offering a higher educational standard than\nprivate schools, is also possible, in spite of the fact that tuition levied by private…
Provoking a civil war
Educational Standards in Private and Public Schools
We show that, when school quality is measured by the educational standard and attaining the\nstandard requires costly effort, secondary education needs not be a hierarchy with private\nschools offering better quality than public schools, as in Epple and Romano, 1998. An\nalternative configuration, with public schools offering a higher educational standard than\nprivate schools, is also possible, in spite of the fact that tuition levied by private…
Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries
There is growing interest in the role of social relationships in explaining patterns of health. We contribute to this debate by investigating the impact of social capital on self‐reported health for eight countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States. We rely on three indicators of social capital at the individual level (trust, participation in local organisations, social isolation) and employ alternative procedures to estimate consistent…
The influence of social capital on health in eight former Soviet countries: Why does it differ
BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified the role of social capital in explaining variations in health in the countries of the former Soviet Union. This study explores whether the benefits of social capital vary among these countries and why. METHODS: The impact of micro social capital (trust, membership and social isolation) on individual health was estimated in each of eight former Soviet republics using instrumental variables to overcome m…
The Economics of Social Capital and Health: A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap
This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital (usually defined as ties in the community, attachment to the community, and participation in community activities) and its impact on the health of those in that community. The purpose of this book is to show the growth in the field of social capital and health and to expose readers to a variety of a…
Fruit and vegetable consumption in the former Soviet Union: The role of individual- and community-level factors
Objective To explain patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption in nine former Soviet Union countries by exploring the influence of a range of individual- and community-level determinants. Design Cross-sectional nationally representative surveys and area profiles were undertaken in 2010 in nine countries of the former Soviet Union as part of the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) study. Individual- and area-level determinants were analysed, ta…
The contribution of urbanization to non-communicable diseases: Evidence from 173 countries from 1980 to 2008
The effect of job loss on pharmaceutical prescriptions
Does low-skilled immigration increase profits? Evidence from Italian local labour markets
Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length
We show that, when performance on a math test depends on students’ endurance, longer tests do not necessarily provide a more accurate measure of students’ competencies or a higher correlation between the ranking of classes (or schools) based on test performance and the ranking based on the underlying competencies. We revisit the finding that female teenagers are better able to sustain performance during a math test by considering younger pupils, …
Studying more to vote less. Education and voter turnout in Italy
Education and Covid-19 excess mortality
European immigrant health policies, immigrants’ health, and immigrants’ access to healthcare
The protestant ethic and entrepreneurship: Inside the black box
We provide one of the first investigations of the cultural and value dimensions through which Protestantism affects entrepreneurship by focusing on the historically predetermined religious minorities residing in the regions of the former Holy Roman Empire. By exploiting the minorities’ strong attachment to religious ethic, we find that Protestantism significantly affects the probability to be an entrepreneur and that the effect is relatively larg…
The age gradient in the effects of poverty alleviation program on schooling. Evidence from the Vietnam hunger eradication and poverty reduction program
Treatment effects depend on the age at which children are initially treated. • Early treatment (age 8) increases enrolment by 9.9 p.p., pronounced in urban areas. • Treatment at age 12 is ineffective at fostering enrollment. • Treatment at age 15 is ineffective in urban areas and causes drop out in rural areas. • It is important to consider the program-substitution effects in policy design. This paper estimates the effect of the Vietnam Hunger Er…
Pension reforms, longer working horizons, and absence from work
Economics (14 works) · Political science (11 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Demographic economics (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Law (4 works)