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My latest publications

Homo Oeconomicus?
edited jointly with Giuseppe Garofalo, Bologna, Il Mulino (in Italian).



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Social Capital and the Quality of Economic Development, Kyklos, Vol. 61, Issue 3, 466-499, in press.

Social Capital as Social Networks: a New Framework for Measurement and an Empirical Analysis of its Determinants and Consequences, Journal of Socio-Economics, in press.

The Labour Market, in Svendsen, G.T. and G.L.H. Svendsen, Handbook of Social Capital, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, in press.

Database for the measurement of social capital and its outcomes in Italy, years 2002-2003.
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Upcoming conferences

Summer School on Social Norms, in San Sebastian, Spain, July 2008.

Summer School on Sociology and the Quality of Life, in Rethymno, Greece, July 2008.

Summer school on Social Enterprises, Third Sector, Social Economy, Solidarity-Based Economy, in Corte, Corsica, July 2008.

The third sector and sustainable social change: new frontiers for research, in Barcelona, July 2008.

Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives, in Liverpool, UK, August 2008.

Happiness and capability: measurement, theory and policy, in Njimegen, the Netherlands, August 2008.

Managing Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future, in Brighton, UK, August 2008.

Sociological Research and Public Debate, 1st ISA Forum of Sociology , in Barcelona, September 2008.

The Social Capital Foundation 2008 Malta Conference, in Bugibba, September 2008.

Perspectives on the Theory of We-Thinking, in Pergine Valsugana, Italy, September 2008.

Why isn't Ethics a Behavioural Science?, in Pergine Valsugana, Italy, September 2008.

Well-Being: are we happy with our standard of living?, in Cassino, Italy, September 2008.

The Social Enterprise World Forum, in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2008.

Network Modelling and Economic Systems, in Lisbon, Portugal, October 2008.

Behavioral Labor Economics, in Bonn, Germany, October 2008.

The Role of Co-operatives in Sustaining Development and Fostering Social Responsibility, in Riva del Garda, Italy, October 2008.

The Economics of Corruption, in Passau, Germany, October 2008.

Citizen Participation and Democratic Engagement, in Bristol, UK, October 2008.

Labour, Institutions And Growth in a Global Knowledge Based Economy, in Rome, November 2008.

Arts, Culture and Public Sphere. Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociologic Perspectives, in Venice, November 2008.

Gender and Corruption in Development Cooperation, in Eschborn, Germany, November 2008.

The social impact of sport governance & management, in Milan, November 2008.

Behavioral and Experimental Economics, in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2008.

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