Massimo Morelli
Full Professor
Biography
Massimo Morelli is a Professor of Political Science and Economics at Università Bocconi. He is a Fellow of Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Research Fellow at Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER), and Baffi Carefin Center, director of the Pericles unit. Before joining Università Bocconi he was Professor of Political Science and Economics at Columbia University from 2007 to 2014.
His research interests are in game theory, mechanism design, political economy, governance institutions, development economics, behavioral and public economics, comparative politics and international relations. He is the author of numerous articles on his topics of interest. His works have been published in the Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and American Journal of Political Science.
He got a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1996 and a Doctorate from University of Pavia in 1995 and an MSC in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in 1991.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Polity Size and the Congested Budget: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
BELLODI, L., M. MORELLI, "Polity Size and the Congested Budget: Evidence from Italian Municipalities", Journal of Politics, 2025 - 2025
More Laws, More Growth? Evidence from U.S. States
ASH, E., M. MORELLI, M. VANNONI, "More Laws, More Growth? Evidence from U.S. States", Journal of Political Economy, 2025, vol. 133, no. 7, pp. 2139–2179 - 2025
Se Adolescence fosse ambientata a Milano
BRAGA, M., M. MORELLI, "Se Adolescence fosse ambientata a Milano", Eco, April 2025, pp. 78-83 - 2025
Il riarmo nazionale è una cattiva idea
MORELLI, M., E. PELUSO, "Il riarmo nazionale è una cattiva idea", Eco, May 2025, pp. 46-51 - 2025
Sei motivi per dire no all'allargamento a Est
MORELLI, M., "Sei motivi per dire no all'allargamento a Est", Eco, June 2025, pp. 32-37 - 2025
Il costo delle leggi incomprensibili: 110 miliardi all’anno
GIOMMONI, T., L. GUISO, C. MICHELACCI, M. MORELLI, "Il costo delle leggi incomprensibili: 110 miliardi all’anno", lavoce.info, 5 August 2025 - 2025
Italy and the cost of unintelligible laws: 110 billion euros a year
GIOMMONI, T., L. GUISO, C. MICHELACCI, M. MORELLI, "Italy and the cost of unintelligible laws: 110 billion euros a year", VoxEU - CEPR, 13 August 2025 - 2025
Corruption and extremism
GÁSPÁR, A., T. GIOMMONI, M. MORELLI, A. NICOLÒ, "Corruption and extremism", Journal of Development Economics, 2025, vol. 177, pp. 103526 - 2025
Populist policy making
MORELLI, M., "Populist policy making", International Tax and Public Finance, 2025, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 1667-1690 - 2025
The common determinants of legislative and regulatory complexity
FOARTA, D., M. MORELLI, "The common determinants of legislative and regulatory complexity", Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, 2025, pp. ewaf010
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Grants & Honors
Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2023
Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2022
