Matteo Cervellati

Research Fellow

University of Bologna

m.cervellati@unibo.it

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Matteo Cervellati is professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. He received his Ph.D. in 2005 at the Department of Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.

His research activity include the study of long-term development and human capital formation, political economics, theory and empirics of democratization and institutions, demography and behavioral economics.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in March 2005 and became a Research Fellow in May 2008.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7334

"Thou Shalt Not Covet ...": Prohibitions, Temptation and Moral Values

Matteo Cervellati, Paolo Vanin

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 103, 15-28

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7286

Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited

Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde

published in: Econometrica, 2013, 81 (5), 2055–2086

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7199

The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development

Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde

revised version published in: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2015, 7 (3), 189-225

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7132

Trade Liberalization, Democratization and Technology Adoption

Matteo Cervellati, Alireza Naghavi, Farid Toubal

published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2018, 23 (2), 145-173

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7069

Income, Democracy, and Critical Junctures

Matteo Cervellati, Florian Jung, Uwe Sunde, Thomas Vischer

substantially revised version published in: American Economic Review, 2014, 104 (2), 707-719

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5643

Democratization, Violent Social Conflicts, and Growth

Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde

substantially revised version published as 'Civil Conflict, Democratization, and Growth: Violent Democratization as Critical Juncture' in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2014, 116 (2), 482-505

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5614

Disease Environment and Civil Conflicts

Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde, Simona Valmori

revised version published as 'Pathogens, Weather Shocks and Civil Conflicts' in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (607), 2581 - 2616

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5555

Democratization and Civil Liberties: The Role of Violence During the Transition

Matteo Cervellati, Piergiuseppe Fortunato, Uwe Sunde

revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2014, 66, 226-247

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4160

Life Expectancy and Economic Growth: The Role of the Demographic Transition

Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde

revised version published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2011, 16 (2), 99-133