Biography
Valentino Larcinese joined the LSE Government Department in 2001. Previously he worked as an economist in the research department of the Bank of Italy. He received degrees from Bocconi University (Laurea in Economic and Social Disciplines), from the University of York (MSc in Economics), from the University of Milan (Doctorate in Economics) and from the LSE (PhD in Economics).
Research Interests
Political economy, information and mass media, taxation and public spending, redistribution, higher education
Teaching Responsibilities
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GV225 Public choice and politics (undergraduate)
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GV481 Political Science and Political Economy (post-graduate)
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GV482 Advanced Topics in Political Economy (post-graduate)
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GV4G1 Applied Quantitative Methods for Political Science (post-graduate)
Recent Publications
Working or shirking?: expenses and attendance in the UK parliament
Besley, Timothy and Larcinese, Valentino (2011) Working or shirking?: expenses and attendance in the UK parliament. Public choice, 146 (3-4). pp. 291-317. ISSN 0048-5829
Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers
Larcinese, Valentino and Puglisi, Riccardo and Snyder, Jr., James M. (2011) Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers. Journal of public economic, 95 (9-10). pp. 1178-1189. ISSN 0047-2727
Heterogeneous class size effects: new evidence from a panel of university students
Bandiera, Oriana and Larcinese, Valentino (2010) Heterogeneous class size effects: new evidence from a panel of university students. Economic Journal, 120 (549). pp. 1365-1398. ISSN 0013-0133
Is the UK parliament too large?
Larcinese, Valentino (2010) Is the UK parliament too large? British Politics and Policy at LSE (20 Apr 2010) Blog Entry.
Do small states get more federal monies?: myth and reality about the US Senate malapportionment
Larcinese, Valentino and Rizzo, Leonzio and Testa, Cecilia (2009) Do small states get more federal monies?: myth and reality about the US Senate malapportionment. Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers, EOPP/2009/7. Suntory Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Information acquisition, ideology and turnout: theory and evidence from Britain
Larcinese, Valentino (2009) Information acquisition, ideology and turnout: theory and evidence from Britain. Journal of theoretical politics, 21 (2). pp. 237-276. ISSN 1460-3667
Policy restrictions, democratic deficit and redistribution
Larcinese, Valentino (2008) Policy restrictions, democratic deficit and redistribution. PSPE working papers, 03-2009. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Book review: McChesney, R. W.: communication revolution: critical junctures and the future of media
Larcinese, Valentino (2008) Book review: McChesney, R. W.: communication revolution: critical junctures and the future of media. Journal of economics, 95 (3). pp. 271-276. ISSN 0931-8658
Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers
Larcinese, Valentino and Puglisi, Riccardo and Snyder, Jr., James M. (2008) Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers. PEPP, 27. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
The channeled Italian voters
Larcinese, Valentino (2008) The channeled Italian voters. In: Padovano, Fabio and Ricciuti, Roberto, (eds.) Italian institutional reforms: a public choice perspective. Springer, New York, USA, pp. 221-247. ISBN 978-0387721408
Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers
Larcinese, Valentino and Puglisi, Riccardo and Snyder, Jr., James M. (2007) Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers. PSPE working papers, 07-2007. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Voting over redistribution and the size of the Welfare State: the role of turnout
Larcinese, Valentino (2007) Voting over redistribution and the size of the Welfare State: the role of turnout. Political Studies, 55 (3). pp. 568-585. ISSN 0032-3217
Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers
Larcinese, Valentino and Puglisi, Riccardo and Snyder, Jr., James M. (2007) Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers. 13378. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA., USA.
The instrumental voter goes to the newsagent: demand for information, marginality and the media
Larcinese, Valentino (2007) The instrumental voter goes to the newsagent: demand for information, marginality and the media. Journal of theoretical politics, 19 (3). pp. 249-276. ISSN 0951-6298
Do small states get more federal monies? Myth and reality about the US senate malapportionment
Larcinese, Valentino and Rizzo, Leonzio and Testa, Cecilia (2007) Do small states get more federal monies? Myth and reality about the US senate malapportionment. 5339. Munich University, Munich, Germany.
Does political knowledge increase turnout? Evidence from the 1997 British General Election
Larcinese, Valentino (2007) Does political knowledge increase turnout? Evidence from the 1997 British General Election. Public choice, 131 (3-4). pp. 387-411. ISSN 0048-5829
A discrepancy index for the study of participation with an application to the case of higher education in Italy
Larcinese, Valentino (2007) A discrepancy index for the study of participation with an application to the case of higher education in Italy. Social indicators research . ISSN 0303-8300
Allocating the U.S. federal budget to the states: the impact of the president
Larcinese, Valentino and Rizzo, Leonzio and Testa, Cecilia (2006) Allocating the U.S. federal budget to the states: the impact of the president. Journal of politics, 68 (2). pp. 447-456. ISSN 1468-2508
Testing models of distributive politics using exit polls to measure voter preferences and partisanship
Larcinese, Valentino and Snyder, Jr., James M. and Testa, Cecilia (2006) Testing models of distributive politics using exit polls to measure voter preferences and partisanship. PEPP/19. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Information acquisition, ideology and turnout: theory and evidence from Britain
Larcinese, Valentino (2006) Information acquisition, ideology and turnout: theory and evidence from Britain. PEPP/18. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Working or shirking?: a closer look at MPs’ expenses and parliamentary attendance
Besley, Timothy and Larcinese, Valentino (2005) Working or shirking?: a closer look at MPs’ expenses and parliamentary attendance. PEPP/15. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Allocating the US federal budget to the states: the impact of the President
Larcinese, Valentino and Rizzo, Leonzio and Testa, Cecilia (2005) Allocating the US federal budget to the states: the impact of the President. PEPP/3. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Poltical Science, London, UK.
Does political knowledge increase turnout? Evidence from the 1997 British general election
Larcinese, Valentino (2005) Does political knowledge increase turnout? Evidence from the 1997 British general election. PEPP/1. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Personal and household income taxation in a progressive tax system: evidence from Italy
Larcinese, Valentino (2005) Personal and household income taxation in a progressive tax system: evidence from Italy. Economics bulletin, 8 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1545-2921
Electoral competition and redistribution with rationally informed voters
Larcinese, Valentino (2005) Electoral competition and redistribution with rationally informed voters. The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy, 4 (1). ISSN 1935-1682
Rational ignorance and the public choice of redistribution
Larcinese, Valentino (2002) Rational ignorance and the public choice of redistribution. 443. Bance D'Italia, Rome, Italy.
L'impatto redistributivo dell'imposta personale
Larcinese, Valentino (1999) L'impatto redistributivo dell'imposta personale. Global & local economic review, 1 . pp. 65-102. ISSN 1722-4241