Dr. Massimo Troncone

Massimo is a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich. His research lies at the intersection of distributive politics and electoral institutions. He studies the distribution of public resources with a focus on legislative politics, clientelism and re-election incentives. He is also interested in public opinion and voting behavior from a comparative European perspective, with particular attention to ethnic minorities. His work typically combines observational data with methods for causal inference.

Massimo earned his PhD in Political Science at ETH Zurich in August 2024 and was a visiting PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis in 2022. You can find more information about his research on his personal website: https://massimotroncone.github.io.