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Milan, Italy

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📄 Link to my CV (PDF)

I am an economist and currently an Associate Professor at the Department of International Economics, Institutions and Development (DISEIS) at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.
I hold an MSc in Political Science and Political Economy from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a PhD in Institutions and Politics (Economics major) from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
My research focuses on the effects of institutions on economic and political outcomes, mostly from a historical perspective (Historical Political Economy), and also explores behavioral mechanisms using methods from Microeconomics, Behavioral, and Experimental Economics.

I hold the Italian National Abilitation for Full Professor (Scientific Area 13/A2)

I am a member of the Editorial Board of Nature: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.
I also serve on the Editorial Board of La Società.

selected publications

1. Ora et Guberna. The Economic Impact of the Rule of St Benedict in Medieval England

   Domenico Rossignoli and Federico Trombetta

   The Journal of Economic History, 2024

   Awarded “High Quality Publications Award” by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (2025)

   DOI
2. Closing the income-achievement gap? Experimental evidence from high-dosage tutoring in Dutch primary education

   Joppe De Ree, Mario A. Maggioni, Bowen Paulle, and 3 more authors

   Economics of Education Review, 2023

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3. If it looks like a human and speaks like a human ... Communication and cooperation in strategic Human-Robot Interactions

   Mario A. Maggioni and Domenico Rossignoli

   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2023

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4. Does democracy cause growth? A meta-analysis (of 2000 regressions)

   Marco Colagrossi, Domenico Rossignoli, and Mario A. Maggioni

   European Journal of Political Economy, 2020

   DOI