| Do Immigrants Cause Crime? P Buonanno, M Bianchi, P Pinotti Journal of European Economic Association, 2011 | 694* | 2011 |
| The Economic Consequences of Organized Crime: Evidence from Southern Italy P Pinotti | 665* | 2011 |
| Politicians at work: The private returns and social costs of political connections F Cingano, P Pinotti Journal of the European Economic Association 11 (2), 433-465, 2013 | 401 | 2013 |
| The political legacy of entertainment TV R Durante, P Pinotti, A Tesei American Economic Review 109 (7), 2497-2530, 2019 | 373 | 2019 |
| Revealing stereotypes: Evidence from immigrants in schools A Alesina, M Carlana, E La Ferrara, P Pinotti National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018 | 313* | 2018 |
| Organized crime, violence, and politics A Alesina, S Piccolo, P Pinotti The Review of Economic Studies 86 (2), 457-499, 2019 | 305 | 2019 |
| Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants G Mastrobuoni, P Pinotti American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7 (2), 175-206, 2015 | 268* | 2015 |
| Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime P Pinotti American Economic Review 107 (1), 138-168, 2017 | 252 | 2017 |
| Goals and gaps: Educational careers of immigrant children M Carlana, E La Ferrara, P Pinotti Econometrica 90 (1), 1-29, 2022 | 223 | 2022 |
| Delayed privatization B Bortolotti, P Pinotti Public Choice 136 (3), 331-351, 2008 | 213 | 2008 |
| The effect of job loss and unemployment insurance on crime in Brazil DGC Britto, P Pinotti, B Sampaio Econometrica 90 (4), 1393-1423, 2022 | 205 | 2022 |
| Trust, regulation and market failures P Pinotti The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010 | 188* | 2010 |
| Rules, discretion, and corruption in procurement: Evidence from italian government contracting F Decarolis, R Fisman, P Pinotti, S Vannutelli Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics 3 (2), 213-254, 2025 | 177 | 2025 |
| Job displacement, unemployment benefits and domestic violence S Bhalotra, DGC Britto, P Pinotti, B Sampaio Review of Economic Studies 92 (6), 3649-3681, 2025 | 124 | 2025 |
| The political economy of privatization B Bortolotti, P Pinotti Available at SSRN 418020, 2003 | 122 | 2003 |
| The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries P Pinotti The Economic Journal 125 (586), F158-F174, 2015 | 118 | 2015 |
| Trust, firm organization, and the pattern of comparative advantage F Cingano, P Pinotti Journal of International Economics 100, 1-13, 2016 | 96* | 2016 |
| There’s more to marriage than love: the effect of legal status and cultural distance on intermarriages and separations J Adda, P Pinotti, G Tura Journal of Political Economy 133 (4), 1276-1333, 2025 | 72 | 2025 |
| Organized crime, violence, and the quality of politicians: Evidence from southern italy P Pinotti Lessons from the economics of crime: What reduces offending 175, 2013 | 71 | 2013 |
| Does immigration increase crime? F Fasani, G Mastrobuoni, EG Owens, P Pinotti Cambridge University Press, 2019 | 51 | 2019 |