GRINS – Growing Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable
Spoke 3: Households’ Sustainability Final Workshop
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Statistiche
Federico II Conference Centre
Thursday 15 January 2026
14.00. Welcome address
Antonio Acconcia, Chairman of the Department of Economics and Statistics (University of Naples Federico II)
14.10-16.10: Health Sustainability
Session Chair: Vincenzo Atella (University Tor Vergata)
Carla Guerriero (University of Naples Federico II)
The “Dr Google” effect: Online health information and its implications (with P. Berta, S. Moccia, S. Muzzi and L. Sabatino)
Mathias S. Vazquez (University Tor Vergata)
Multiple Imputation methods for missing data in areal-temporal panels: Contrasting random forests and Bayesian predictive mean matching (with T. Arduini, V. Atella, F. Belotti and A. Piano Mortari)
Carlo Savino (ANIA)
Willingness to pay for long-term care: Experimental evidence from Italy (with F. Maurici)
Silvia Mendolia (University of Turin)
Is physical unattractiveness a risk factor for sexual violence perpetration? Evidence from the U.S. (with M. L. Di Tommaso, S. Palmaccio and G. Savio)
Maria Laura Di Tommaso (University of Turin)
It starts early! Male-dominated classes and girls’ bullying (with S. Cunningham, B., A. Melo, S. Mendolia and G. Savio)
16.10-16.30 – Coffee break
16.30-18.45: Human Capital
Session Chair: Elisabetta Lodigiani (University of Padova)
Giulia Leoni (University of Bologna)
Responsible management competencies and the role of higher education: a conceptual framework (with M. Fia, T. Miandar and A. Paletta)
Costanza Marconi (University of Bergamo)
When research meets teaching: Evidence from student level data (with A. Cristini, F. Origo and P. Bello)
Adriana Di Liberto (University of Cagliari)
Visuo-spatial abilities and gender gap in mathematics (with L. Giua, G. Piumatti and B. Romano)
Martina Miotto (University of Padova)
Tastes, ability or expected wages? The intended choice of college majors by Italian students (G. Brunello, F. Campo, E. Lodigiani and L. Rocco)
Marco Nieddu (University of Cagliari)
Labor market returns to women-to-women mentoring: experimental evidence from Italy (with M. Giannola, L. Pandolfi and V. Zurla)
Rosa Fabbricatore (University of Naples Federico II)
Educational poverty in Naples: Insights from a multilevel latent class model (with C. Davino and R. Romano)
20.00 – Dinner at Ristorante la Bersagliera
Friday 16 January 2026
9.00-11.00 – Labor Markets
Session Chair: Roberto Nisticò (University of Naples Federico II)
Giorgia Zotti (University of Bari)
Educational inequality in Italy. Official grades vs. standardized test scores (with R. Lagravinese and V. Peragine)
Marco Bertoni (University of Padova)
Policy impacts are in the eye of the beholder: Experimental evidence from structural reforms (with P. Falco, L. Guiso, T. Jappelli and R. Nisticò)
Elena Pisanelli (University of Bergamo)
Paternity leave and persistent father involvement: Evidence from households’ time allocation (with P. Biroli, M. Fort, C. Monfardini, R. Nisticò and V. Zurla)
Natalia Montinari (University of Bologna)
Beyond time: unveiling the invisible burden of mental load (with F. Barigozzi, P. Biroli, C. Monfardini, E. Pisanelli and S. Vitellozzi)
Anna Maria Moressa (Intesa Sanpaolo)
Skills in manufacturing: what entrepreneurs are looking for and what actions they are taking (with S. Fumagalli and G. Foresti)
11.00-11.20 – Coffee break
11.20-11.50 Poster Session
Marco De Benedetto (University of Calabria)
Demand for childcare, implicit stereotypes and social norms (with O.P. Attanasio, M. De Paola, P. Ordine, S. Rondinella, G. Rose and V. Scoppa)
Salvatore Carrozzo (Parthenope University)
Migrants’ selection and trade shock: Evidence from Italian historical mass-migration (with D. Bellucci, M.R. Carillo and L. Pennacchio)
Antonella Rocca (Parthenope University)
Gender stereotypes among Italian students: The role of socio-emotional skills (with S. Longobardi)
Giuseppe Russo (University of Salerno)
Dynamic identity and dynamic ethnosizing (with N. de Vito, F. Galli, P. Solimene and R. Savčič)
Agueda Solis Alonso (University of Trento)
Gender attitudes and children’s socio-emotional skills (with G. Berloffa, M. L. Di Tommaso, S. Mendolia, D. Piazzalunga, and M. Ploner)
11.50 – 12.40 – Session Chair: Tullio Jappelli
Keynote Lecture: Franco Peracchi (EIEF)
Memory decline and financial decision making
12.40-13.40 – Lunch
13.40-15.00 – Financial Resilience
Session Chair: Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples Federico II)
Luigi Guiso (EIEF)
Anatomy of consumption risk (with T. Jappelli)
Giovanni Vecchi (University Tor Vergata)
Using microsimulations to estimate historical income distributions: Italy, 1861 to present (with B. A’Hearn, N. Amendola, F. Belotti and G. Mancini)
Elena Giarda (Prometeia)
Households’ behaviour and attitudes towards energy efficiency measures in Italy: Evidence from survey data (with F. Giuglini and M. Penza)
15.00-15.15 – Amelia Platform: Vincenzo Atella (University Tor Vergata)
15.15-15.30 – Closing remarks: Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples Federico II)
Organizing and scientific committee:
Vincenzo Atella (University Tor Vergata), Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples Federico II), Elisabetta Lodigiani (University of Padova), Roberto Nisticò (University of Naples Federico II)
The Conference is funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU, part of the GRINS – Growing Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Project framework (GRINS PE00000018 – CUP E63C22002140007).