Alberto Alesina

Alberto Alesina, Francesco Giavazzi Will Coronavirus Kill the European Union?

The virus will increase tensions between the thrifty North and the looser South; it may also offer an opportunity to take the EU to a higher level.

Alberto Alesina, Stefanie Stantcheva Mobility: Real and Perceived

Americans continue to regard their economic prospects more optimistically than Europeans, who fear that the poor are stuck in poverty.

Alberto Alesina Regional Reckonings

Decentralization done wrong

Alberto Alesina The Kindest Cuts

Shrinking spending reduces deficits without harming the economy—unlike tax hikes.