Sergio Galletta
I am an Associate Professor of Public Economics at Sapienza University of Rome. I conduct empirical research in public economics and political economy, using traditional applied microeconomics methods and machine learning techniques. My research focuses on corruption, political selection, media, direct democracy, and fiscal policy, both in developed and developing countries. Additionally, I am deeply interested in the implications of artificial intelligence for policy-making and democracy.
Selected publications
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P. Widmer, C. Abed Meraim, S. Galletta and E. Ash,
Media Slant is Contagious -
E. Ash, S. Galletta and T. Giommoni,
A Machine Learning Approach to Analyze and Support Anti-Corruption Policy -
E. Ash, S. Galletta, M. Pinna and C. Warshaw,
From Viewers to Voters: Tracing Fox News’ Impact on American Democracy -
A. Bochenkova, P. Buonanno and S. Galletta,
Fighting Violence Against Women: The Role of Female Political Representation -
E. Ash and S. Galletta,
How Cable News Reshaped Local Government -
S. Galletta and T. Giommoni,
The Effect of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on Income Inequality: Evidence from Italy -
G. Daniele, S. Galletta and B. Geys,
Abandon Ship? Party Brands and Politicians’ Responses to a Political Scandal -
F. Cavalcanti, G. Daniele and S. Galletta,
Popularity shocks and political selection
Other publications
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E. Robitschek, A. Bastani, K. Horwath, S. Sordean, M.J. Pletcher, J.C. Lai, S. Galletta, E. Ash, J. Ge and I.Y. Chen,
A large language model-based approach to quantifying the effects of social determinants in liver transplant decisions -
P. Buonanno, S. Galletta and M. Puca,
The Role of Civic Capital on Vaccination -
E. Ash, S. Galletta, D. Hangartner, Y. Margalit, and M. Pinna,
The Effect of Fox News on Health Behavior During Covid-19 -
E. Ash, D. Chen and S. Galletta,
Measuring Judicial Sentiment: Methods and Application to U.S. Circuit Courts -
P. Buonanno, S. Galletta and M. Puca,
Estimating the Severity of COVID-19: Evidence From the Italian Epicenter -
S. Galletta and A. Redonda,
Corporate Flat Tax Reforms and Businesses’ Investment Decisions: Evidence from Switzerland -
S. Galletta, M. Jametti, and A. Redonda,
Highway to Economic growth? Competition in public works tenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Current working papers
Working in progress
- Taxing Cross-border Commuters, with E. Di Carlo and E. Rubolino
- Political Influence during Childhood, with G. Daniele, M. Le Moglie, F. Masera
- Beneath the Surface: Investigating Anti-Competitive Signals in Brazilian Public Procurement, with D. Gianicolo-Martins and T. Giommoni