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Rosolia, Alfonso - Banca d'Italia - 2012

Broad differences in life expectancy are observed across countries and socio-demographic groups. This paper reviews the evidence for Italy on the level and development of these inequalities and discusses the strength and possible determinants of the relationship between life expectancy and...

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Does investing abroad reduce domestic activity? Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms

Bronzini, Raffaello - Banca d'Italia - 2010

The aim of this paper is to evaluate whether domestic and foreign activities of Italian firms are mainly substitutes or complements. We take advantage of a unique firm-level panel data set from the Bank of Italy Survey of Industrial and Service Firms, which provides information on the...

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Where do human capital externalities end up?

Dalmazzo, Alberto; Blasio, Guido de - Banca d'Italia - 2005

Recent literature has aimed at evaluating human capital externalities by estimating the effect of human capital on wages at urban level. We argue that this methodology might not identify properly human capital spillovers. We consider a general equilibrium model based on Roback (1982) where both...

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German reunification and convergence policies

Oliva, Juan Carlos Martinez - Banca d'Italia - 2009

This paper examines German reunification from its inception. It shows that after the rapid expansion of the early years, former East Germany entered a phase of slow growth that made it impossible to bridge the gap with West Germany. Unemployment remains high, low growth rates appear ingrained,...

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Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts?

Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido - Banca d'Italia - 2001

We investigate the effect of electoral rules and political regimes on fiscal policy outcomes in a panel of 61 democracies from 1960 and onwards. In presidential regimes, the size of government is smaller and less responsive to income shocks, compared to parliamentary regimes. Under majoritarian...

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Decentramento fiscale e perequazione regionale. Efficienza e redistribuzione nel nuovo sistema di finanziamento delle regioni a statuto ordinario

Messina, Giovanna - Banca d'Italia - 2001

This work analyses the relationship between the efficiency gains and the redistributive impact of the reform aimed at introducing fiscal federalism in Italy. In the recent past the reform substituted fiscal transfers once provided by central government with local taxes. By 2001 an equalization...

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Multidimensional poverty and inequality

Aaberge, Rolf; Brandolini, Andrea - Banca d'Italia - 2014

This paper examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional inequality and poverty. First, it … treatment in poverty measurement. Finally, it reviews the axiomatic approach to inequality analysis. The paper provides a …

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Energy poverty in Italy

Faiella, Ivan; Lavecchia, Luciano - Banca d'Italia - 2014

Despite the existence of two targeted national programmes (ï¿½Bonus gasï¿½ and ï¿½Bonus energiaï¿½) in Italy there is no official definition of energy poverty (EP). The purpose of this study is to provide the reader with a set of indicators to fill this gap. We present a range of...

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The geography of income inequality in Italy

Acciari, Paolo; Mocetti, Sauro - Banca d'Italia - 2013

This paper exploits the tax records to analyze the geography of income inequality in Italy. In 2011, the Gini … coefficient, the most common measure of inequality, was 40 per cent at national level. In the South it was 3 percentage points …. Inequality is also greater in major metropolitan areas. The Gini index has been increasing during the Great Recession. This …

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Inequality and trust: new evidence from panel data

Barone, Guglielmo; Mocetti, Sauro - Banca d'Italia - 2014

The relationship between inequality and trust has attracted the interest of many scholars who have found a negative … relationship between the two variables. However, the causal link from inequality to trust is far from being identified and the … variable estimates using the predicted exposure to technological change as an exogenous driver of inequality. According to our …

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