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Umberto Nizza

Adjunct professor

Department of Sociology and Business Law

Publications

    1. Are polarized courts dangerous for litigation? Evidence from French labor courts. Journal of Institutional Economics, 2021(17): 799-820.

    2. Quantitative analysis of legal data, in C. Rossi Chauvenet & S. Martinelli (eds.), Legal Tech, Big Data, and smart contracts for professionals and businesses, Wolters Kluwers, 2022: 159-173 [Original title: Analisi quantitativa di dati giuridici, in Legal Tech, Big Data e contratti smart per professionisti e imprese].

    3. The expertise effect: the impact of legal specialists’ intervention on the timely delivery of laymen's judgments. Economia Politica: Journal of analytical and institutional economics, 2022(40): 589-614.

    4. Unicorns exist: A legal-economic analysis of Piedmont’s start-up ecosystem (co-author R. de Caria). Il Nuovo Diritto delle Società, 2023(4): 643-658.

    5. Wolf in sheep's clothing: The deceptive neutrality of Chatgpt. Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 2023(3): 509-524.

    6. Antitrust Mega Fines in Digital Markets and Their Impact on Compliance: An Overview of EU and US Approaches (coauthor C. Poncibò). Stanford TTLF Working Papers No. 115, 2024.

    7. An unripe and still poisoned apple: The future of the forensic profession facing ChatGPT, Il Diritto dell’Economia, 2024(1): 393-410. [Original title: Una mela acerba e ancora avvelenata: Il futuro della professione forense innanzi a ChatGPT].

    8. Beyond the Constellation: The Impact of Gemini on Legal Professoins. Revue Internationale de Droit Économique, 2024(1): 91-112. [Original title : Au-Dela De La Constellation : L'impact De Gemini Sur Les Professions Juridiques].

    9. The Impact of the AI Act on the Dynamics of the Market for Innovation. Diritto ed economia dell’impresa, 2024(4), 673-711.

    10. Efficiency or Inconclusiveness? Some Legal-Economic Considerations on Differentiated Autonomy. Il Piemonte delle autonomie, 2024(3), 263-286. [Original title: Efficienza o inconcludenza? Alcune considerazioni giuseconomiche sull’autonomia differenziata].

    11. Renew or Disappear: The Road to Europe's Future, According to Mario Draghi. Istituzioni del Federalismo, 2024(3), 727-67 [Original title: Rinnovarsi o Scomparire: La Strada per il Futuro dell’Europa, Secondo Mario Draghi].

    12. Unleashing Innovation, Leashing Responsibility: Risk, Responsibility, and Regulatory Form in Transatlantic AI Law. Stanford TTLF Working Papers No. 138, 2025.

    13. The Legal Tech Market in Italy. Diritto ed economia dellimpresa, 2025(1), 66-95.

    14. There Is No Forensic Venture Capital Market in Brussels. The Court of Justice Rules on Investor Partners in Law Firms. Cammino Diritto, 2025 (1), 1–16. [Original title: Non c’è un mercato del venture capital forense a Bruxelles. La Corte di Giustizia si pronuncia sui soci investitori nelle società tra avvocati. Cammino].

    15. Monopoly? No thanks! Legal-Economic Perspectives after the Constitutional Court's Review of the Legislator's Anticompetitive Behaviors. Il diritto dellEconomia, 2025(1), 1-16. [Original title: Monopolio? No grazie! Prospettive giuseconomiche dopo il vaglio della Consulta su comportamenti anticoncorrenziali del legislatore].

    16. Small Vinegrowers, Big Challenges: Between Tradition and Innovation, Should the Cooperative Model Be Defended or Rethought? Il Nuovo Diritto delle Società, 2025(2), 294-318 [Original title: Piccoli viticoltori, grandi sfide: tra tradizione e innovazione, il modello cooperativo è da difendere o ripensare?].

    17. Crypto-Houdini: Cryptocurrencies, Legal Gaps, and the Non-Seizability of Bitcoin in Light of Supreme Court Ruling No. 1760/2025. Mercato concorrenza regole, 2025(2), 305-333. [Original title: Crypto-Houdini Criptovalute, vuoti giuridici e non sequestrabilità dei bitcoin alla luce della sentenza n. 1760/2025 della Cassazione].

    18. The Draghi Report: Shaping Europe's Future with Investments, Innovation, and Global Competitiveness. Cammino Diritto, 2025(4), 1-32.

    19. Climate Liability and Market Failures: Corporate Strategies and Legal-Economic Models of Responsibility. Diritto ed Economia dell’Impresa, 2025(5), 801-834.

    20. Green, but Not Too Much: How Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence Can Restore Transparency in ESG and Uncover Covert Forms of Greenwashing. Banca, Borsa e Titoli di Credito, 2025(5), 660-682. [Original title: Verde ma non troppo: come algoritmi ed intelligenza artificiale possono ripristinare la trasparenza nell’ESG e smascherare forme surrettizie di greenwashing].

    21. Bridging the Justice Gap: Can AI Make Legal Services More Accessible and Less Lawyer-Centric?, in R. de Caria & S. Martinelli (eds.), Future-Proof Legal Services. How Innovation, Legal Tech and AI Have Been Reshaping the Legal Market, Bloomsbury, 2025, 47-67.

    22. What do AIs think about the AI Act? European Business Law Review, 2025, 36(7), 1121-1143.

    23. The market of infidelity - The Effect of Party Switching on Lawmaking Productivity. Evidence from Italy. European Journal of Law & Economics, 2025(60), 527-557.

    24. Cards Win, Consumer Loses: The Subtle Appeal of Ex Ante Regulation of Card-Based Electronic Payments. Persona e Mercato, 2025 4, 1261-1281. [Original title: Carta vince, consumatore perde: il fascino discreto della regolamentazione ex ante dei pagamenti elettronici basati su carta].

    25. Challenges facing agricultural cooperatives in Mediterranean countries. Journal of Rural Studies, 2026, 123, 1-12 (coautori M. Gonzales Dias, Constantine Iliopoulos, Maryline Filippi, A. Tetkas, I. Theodorakopoulous)

    26. Green rhetoric, grey reality: algorithmic detection and ESG oversight in financial markets, WM Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Bankrecht, 2026(1), 63-88.

    27. Dynamic Regulatory Architectures and Systemic Risk Governance in High-Tech Financial Markets. Giappichelli Publisher, 2026 [Original title: Architetture regolatorie dinamiche e governance del rischio sistemico nei mercati finanziari ad alta intensità tecnologica].

    28. Reducing Complexity, Rebuilding Trust: From the Rhetoric of Simplification to the Theory of Clarity. Rivista italiana di informatica e diritto, 2026, 8(1), 1-24.

    29. The financial matryoshka: A multilevel approach to the governance of artificial intelligence in financial markets. Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 2026, 1, 201-237. [Original title: La matrioska della finanza Un approccio multilivello per la governance dell’intelligenza artificiale nei mercati finanziari]

    30. The Spritz effect: Impact of informal, cultural channels on sparkling wine trade. Journal of Applied Economics, 2026, 1-12 (coauthors D. Lubian e A. Zago).

    31. Farewell to Sustainable Finance? A Critical Analysis of the Regressive Transformation of European Sustainable Finance in Light of the Omnibus I Package. Diritto ed economia dell’impresa, 2026, 3, 423-452.