Roberto Brunetti
robertobrunetti.bsky.social
Roberto Brunetti
@robertobrunetti.bsky.social
Assistant professor at LEMMA - Paris Panthéon-Assas

Public Economics, Political Economy, Experimental Economics

Free time: 🏉, 🎸, ⚽️,👟, 💤

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/roberto-brunetti/home
I am happy to share our latest publication with Antoinette Baujard, Isabelle Lebon, and Simone Marsilio in Public Choice (link.springer.com/article/10.1...).
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Reposted by Roberto Brunetti
A widely held view is that the Gini coefficient is not decomposable by subgroups. This paper proposes an axiomatic framework that ensures well-behaved within and between-group terms under which the Gini is decomposable with a novel and unique formula. buff.ly/XdnzG6F
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Roberto Brunetti
Do minimum wage hikes reduce poverty?

Prior research by Dube said yes--and markedly so.

But this RESTAT is making me rethink things.

It shows that Dube's result is quite fragile/sensitive.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
May 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Reposted by Roberto Brunetti
Emphasizing that democracy itself is at risk is quite ineffective in reducing support for undemocratic behavior - experimental evidence from 10 countries now open access in @polbehavior.bsky.social

AND this adds a satisfying *The End* to my dissertation.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Does Priming Democratic Vulnerability Make Citizens Punish Undemocratic Behavior? - Political Behavior
Recent instances of public support for democracy-violating political leaders have sparked an important stream of research suggesting that such leaders may gain support by representing citizens’ politi...
link.springer.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Reposted by Roberto Brunetti
A re-analysis of Ciacci's (2024) "Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: Evidence from Sweden" Journal of Population Economics reveals major issues. A year ago, reproducers Adema, Folke, and Rickne found coding errors driving the paper's key results. Let's unpack this in a 🧵
May 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM