Eliana La Ferrara

Bocconi University - Department of Economics

Via Gobbi 5

Milan, 20136

Italy

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Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring and Student Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring and Student Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

HKS Working Paper No. RWP21-001
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 04 Feb 2021
Michela Carlana and Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard Kennedy School and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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tutoring, COVID-19, education, achievement, aspirations, socioemotional skills, well-being

Apart But Connected: Online Tutoring and Student Outcomes During the Covid-19 Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14094
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Michela Carlana and Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard Kennedy School and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Apart But Connected: Online Tutoring and Student Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15761
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 11 Feb 2021
Michela Carlana and Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard Kennedy School and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil

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Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6785
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jun 2008
Alberto Chong, Suzanne Duryea and Eliana La Ferrara
University of Ottawa, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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development, fertility, television

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Goals and Gaps: Educational Careers of Immigrant Children

HKS Working Paper No. RWP18-036
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 Oct 2018
Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti
Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation
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tracking, career choice, immigrants, aspirations, mentoring

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11981
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation
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implicit stereotypes, teachers, immigrants, IAT, bias in grading

Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w25333
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2023
Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation
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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13555
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Mar 2019
Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation
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bias in grading, IAT, immigrants, implicit stereotypes, teachers

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A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

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A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

NBER Working Paper No. w16981
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 May 2011 Last Revised: 27 May 2023
Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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The Entertaining Way to Behavioral Change: Fighting HIV with Mtv

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The Entertaining Way to Behavioral Change: Fighting HIV with Mtv

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8998
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 12 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2019
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara and Victor Orozco-Olvera
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Educational Sciences, HIV AIDS, Communicable Diseases, Cholera, Leprosy, Health Care Services Industry, Transport Services, Services & Transfers to Poor, Economic Assistance, Disability, Access of Poor to Social Services

The Entertaining Way to Behavioral Change: Fighting HIV with Mtv

NBER Working Paper No. w26096
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2023
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara and Victor Orozco-Olvera
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and World Bank
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The Entertaining Way to Behavioral Change: Fighting HIV with MTV

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13892
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 02 Aug 2019
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara and Victor Orozco-Olvera
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Learning About the Enforcement of Conditional Welfare Programs: Evidence from Brazil

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Learning About the Enforcement of Conditional Welfare Programs: Evidence from Brazil

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10654
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Apr 2017
Fernanda Brollo, Katja Maria Kaufmann, Katja Maria Kaufmann and Eliana La Ferrara
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - IGIER - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic ResearchBocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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enforcement, conditional welfare programs, learning, Brazil

Learning About the Enforcement of Conditional Welfare Programs: Evidence from Brazil

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11965
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Apr 2017
Fernanda Brollo, Katja Maria Kaufmann and Eliana La Ferrara
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Mannheim University and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy

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Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy

NBER Working Paper No. w19766
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2023
Stefano DellaVigna, Ruben Durante, Brian G. Knight and Eliana La Ferrara
University of California, Berkeley, National University Singapore, Brown University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9813
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Stefano DellaVigna, Ruben Durante, Brian G. Knight and Eliana La Ferrara
University of California, Berkeley, National University Singapore, Brown University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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advertising, conflict of interest, lobbying, media

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Violence Against Women: A Cross-Cultural Analysis for Africa

NBER Working Paper No. w21901
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 06 May 2023
Alberto F. Alesina, Benedetta Brioschi and Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bocconi University and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Economic and Social Impacts of the Media

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Economic and Social Impacts of the Media

NBER Working Paper No. w21360
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 14 May 2023
Stefano DellaVigna and Eliana La Ferrara
University of California, Berkeley and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Economic and Social Impacts of the Media

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10667
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Jun 2015
Stefano DellaVigna and Eliana La Ferrara
University of California, Berkeley and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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edutainment, imitation, internet, media economics, persuasion, radio, television

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Customary Norms, Inheritance, and Human Capital: Evidence from a Reform of the Matrilineal System in Ghana

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10159
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Eliana La Ferrara and Annamaria Milazzo
Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of Houston
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education, Ghana, inheritance reform, land rights

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Conflict, Climate and Cells: A Disaggregated Analysis

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9277
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Mariaflavia Harari and Eliana La Ferrara
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Africa, civil conflict, gridded data, spatial, weather shocks

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A Stepping Stone Approach to Understanding Harmful Norms

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15776
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Feb 2021
Selim Gulesci, Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman and H. Young
Bocconi University - Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, Bocconi University - Department of Economics, University of Queensland, BRAC-Africa and University of Oxford
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Mass Media and Social Change: Can We Use Television to Fight Poverty?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10954
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Dec 2015
Eliana La Ferrara
Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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edutainment, soap operas, television

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Descent Rules and Strategic Transfers. Evidence from Matrilineal Groups in Ghana

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6111
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 May 2008
Eliana La Ferrara
Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Inter-vivos transfers, matrilineal inheritance, social norms, strategic bequests

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Self-Help Groups and Mutual Assistance: Evidence from Urban Kenya

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8452
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Jul 2011
Marcel Fafchamps and Eliana La Ferrara
Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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income pooling, self-help groups

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A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8363
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 May 2011
Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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death penalty, discrimination, test for racial bias

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Understanding Human Trafficking Using Victim-Level Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13279
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Oct 2018
Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist, Maria Kuecken, Eliana La Ferrara and Elsa Artadi
Stockholm School of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Generalitat de Catalunya
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child labor, human trafficking, Philippines, prostitution

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The Political Economy of Program Enforcement: Evidence from Brazil

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11964
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 25 Apr 2017
Fernanda Brollo, Katja Maria Kaufmann and Eliana La Ferrara
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Mannheim University and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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Female Genital Cutting and the Slave Trade

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15577
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 23 Dec 2020
Lucia Corno, Eliana La Ferrara and Alessandra Voena
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan - Institute of Economy and Finance, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stanford University
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Goals and Gaps: Educational Careers of Immigrant Children

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12538
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Jan 2018
Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti
Università Bocconi, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation
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aspirations, career choice, immigrants, mentoring, tracking