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  1. Learning the hard way: the role of education in emergency department utilization amidst a pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Operations & Production Management, January 2026, Emerald

    Vincenzo Alfano

  2. In the shadow of a pandemic: Informality and COVID-19 diffusion in Europe

    Article • Economics & Human Biology, December 2025, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  3. Art as a target for climate activism: Does it raise public attention?

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, August 2025, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  4. To Obey or not to Obey? The Role of Trust in Non-pharmaceutical Interventions

    Article • Administration & Society, July 2025, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  5. Emergency Department Departures: Untangling the Complexities of Early Exits in a Large Italian region

    Article • Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health, June 2025, Milano University Press

    Vincenzo Alfano

  6. From expression to infection: decoding the role of freedom in pandemic dynamics

    Article • Economia Politica, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  7. From Rhetoric to Reality: Assessing the Effects of Populism on Corruption

    Article • Economics and Politics, April 2025, Wiley

    Vincenzo Alfano

  8. A world without work? Status, technological change and the future of employment

    Article • Economics and Philosophy, March 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Vincenzo Alfano

  9. The gender gap in the early progression of academic careers: evidence from Italy

    Article • International Journal of Manpower, January 2025, Emerald

    Vincenzo Alfano

  10. Fuelling the pandemic: The impact of fuel prices on COVID-19

    Article • Case Studies on Transport Policy, December 2024, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  11. Give me your best shot! Diffusion of complete versus booster COVID-19 vaccines across US counties

    Article • Journal of Economics and Finance, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  12. Unravelling the Web: The Internet’s Double-Edged Impact on COVID-19 Dynamics

    Article • Italian Economic Journal, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  13. The environmental impact of a pro-environment international governmental meeting: evidence from Italy

    Article • Energy Systems, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  14. Unlocking the importance of perceived governance: The impact on COVID-19 in NUTS-2 European regions

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, February 2024, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  15. God or good health? Evidence on belief in God in relation to public health during a pandemic

    Article • Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, December 2023, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  16. Why Do You Make Things So Complicated? Understanding the Texts of Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Italian Economic Journal, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  17. Unveiling the Real Madrid effect: the impact of football-related acrimony on elections

    Article • Economia Politica, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  18. Assessing the effectiveness of mandatory outdoor mask policy: The natural experiment of Campania

    Article • Economics & Human Biology, August 2023, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  19. Fear itself. Is fear a determinant of the efficacy of lockdowns?

    Article • Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, August 2023, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  20. Modeling Central Asia’s Choices in Containing COVID-19: A Multivariate Study

    Article • Administration & Society, July 2023, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  21. The institutional shaping of third sector organizations: Empirical evidence from Italian provinces

    Article • Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, May 2023, Wiley

    Vincenzo Alfano

  22. The effect of self-esteem on the spread of a pandemic. A cross-country analysis of the role played by self-esteem in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, May 2023, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  23. Training in lockdown: The impact of stringency measures on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

    Article • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  24. In COVID We Trust: The Impact of The Pandemic on Religiousness—Evidence from Italian Regions

    Article • Journal of Religion and Health, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  25. I want to break free: the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on work–life balance satisfaction

    Article • Regional Studies Regional Science, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Vincenzo Alfano

  26. Your vaccine attitude determines your altitude. What are the determinants of attitudes toward vaccination?

    Article • Vaccine, November 2022, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  27. Back to school or … back to lockdown? The effects of opening schools on the diffusion of COVID-19 in Italian regions

    Article • Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, August 2022, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  28. Corruption and the political system: some evidence from Italian regions

    Article • Italian Economic Journal, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  29. Death takes no bribes: Impact of perceived corruption on the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions at combating COVID-19

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, May 2022, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Alfano

  30. COVID-19 in Central Asia: exploring the relationship between governance and non-pharmaceutical intervention

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Vincenzo Alfano

  31. Does social capital enforce social distancing? The role of bridging and bonding social capital in the evolution of the pandemic

    Article • Economia Politica, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  32. A Word to the Wise Analyzing the Impact of Textual Strategies in Determining House Pricing

    Article • Journal of Housing Research, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Vincenzo Alfano

  33. COVID-19 Diffusion Before Awareness: The Role of Football Match Attendance in Italy

    Article • Journal of Sports Economics, December 2021, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  34. The Effects of School Closures on COVID-19: A Cross-Country Panel Analysis

    Article • Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  35. Work ethics, stay-at-home measures and COVID-19 diffusion

    Article • The European Journal of Health Economics, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  36. Statistics and Genealogy: A Match Made in Heaven? The Forecasting and Inference Tool, an Application of the Central Limit Theorem in Genealogical Research

    Article • Journal of Family History, September 2021, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  37. Stay at Home! Governance Quality and Effectiveness of Lockdown

    Article • Social Indicators Research, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  38. The Gender Wage Gap among Ph.D. Holders: Evidence from Italy

    Article • The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, June 2021, De Gruyter

    Vincenzo Alfano

  39. Non-academic employment and matching satisfaction among PhD graduates with high intersectoral mobility potential

    Article • International Journal of Manpower, March 2021, Emerald

    Vincenzo Alfano

  40. Three is a Magic Number: Evidence on the Effects of the Application of the Three-Point Rule in Italy’s Serie A

    Article • Journal of Sports Economics, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  41. EU accession: A boon or bane for corruption?

    Article • Journal of Economics and Finance, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  42. The Efficacy of Lockdown Against COVID-19: A Cross-Country Panel Analysis

    Article • Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Alfano

  43. Shut it down: a cross country panel analysis on the efficacy of lockdown measures

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Vincenzo Alfano

  44. No Country for Old (Poor) Men: Fairness and Public Pensions

    Article • Political Studies Review, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  45. From the Triangle to the Rhombus: Exploration, Systematization, and Material for a Genealogical Theory

    Article • Journal of Family History, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Alfano

  46. Habits Do Not Die Easily: The Economics of Table Soccer

    Article • The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, December 2019, De Gruyter

    Vincenzo Alfano, Salvatore Capasso