All Outputs (4)

Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market (2023)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M., Facchini, G., & Rueda, V. (2023). Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market. Economic Journal, 133(655), 2676-2708. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead045

Academia, and economics in particular, faces increased scrutiny because of gender imbalance. This paper studies the job market for entry-level faculty positions. We employ machine learning methods to analyze gendered patterns in the text of 12,000 re... Read More about Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market.

Are political and economic integration intertwined? (2023)
Journal Article
Bratsberg, B., Facchini, G., Frattini, T., & Rosso, A. C. (2023). Are political and economic integration intertwined?. Economica, 90(360), 1265-1306. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12482

Economic incentives play a key role in the decision to run for office, but little is known on how they shape immigrants' self-selection into candidacy. We study this question using a two-period Roy model, and show that if returns to labour market exp... Read More about Are political and economic integration intertwined?.

Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act (2023)
Journal Article
Facchini, G., Hatton, T. J., & Steinhardt, M. F. (in press). Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act. Journal of Economic History,

The 1965 Immigration Act represented a radical shift in US policy, which has been credited with dramatically expanding the volume and changing the composition of immigration. Its passing has often been described as the result of political machination... Read More about Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act.

Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act (2023)
Journal Article
Bernini, A., Facchini, G., & Testa, C. (2023). Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act. Journal of Political Economy, 131(4), 994-1056. https://doi.org/10.1086/722092

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 redefined race relations in the United States. Yet evidence on its effect on Black office holding remains scant. Using novel data on Black elected officials between 1962 and 1980, we assess the impact of the Voting Right... Read More about Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act.