Largo Gemelli, 1 - 20123

Milan, Italy

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📄 Link to my CV (PDF)

I am an economist and Associate Professor in the Department of International Economics, Institutions and Development (DISEIS) at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 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 studies how institutions shape economic and political outcomes, with a strong focus on Historical Political Economy. I also investigate behavioral mechanisms through tools from microeconomics, behavioral economics, and experimental methods.

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

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

For ongoing research, draft manuscripts, and related material, please visit the Work in Progress section.

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)

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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

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