Massimo Troncone

Massimo Troncone

PhD Candidate in Political Science

ETH Zurich

About Me

I am a PhD candidate in political science at ETH Zurich.

My research focuses on distributive politics, electoral institutions, and voting behavior. I study how politicians choose to allocate public resources to secure re-election and how these decisions influence the political opinions of the general public. My work typically combines observational data with methods for causal inference

On this page, you can find information about my research and teaching. Feel free to drop me an email.

Interests
  • Distributive Politics
  • Electoral Institutions
  • Political Behavior
Education
  • PhD Political Science, 2024

    ETH Zurich, CH

  • Visiting Scholar, 2022

    Washington University in St. Louis, USA

  • MA Comparative and International Studies, 2020

    ETH Zurich, CH

  • BA Scienze politiche e sociali, 2018

    UniversitΓ  di Torino, IT

Working Papers

πŸ“„ Massimo Troncone. Malapportionment, Legislator Effort and the Representation of District Interests. Evidence from the Italian Senate.

πŸ“„ Massimo Troncone and Roberto Valli. Who Pays for the Church? Political Connections and Religious Clientelism in Post-War Italy.

πŸ“„ Massimo Troncone. Poverty, Competition, and Mass Patronage: Evidence from Southern Italy.

πŸ“„ Massimo Troncone and Roberto Valli. Minority Status and Support for Supranational Integration.

Work in Progress

πŸ“„ Massimo Troncone and Roberto Valli. Jumping Ship or on the Bandwagon? The Effect of Electoral Defeat on Party Preferences.

Teaching

  • Contemporary European Politics (Spring 2022, 2023)
    ETH Zurich, graduate course, co-lecturer

  • Methods I. Research Design and Data Collection (Fall 2023)
    ETH Zurich, graduate course, teaching assistant

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