During the 90’s different academic works have pointed to an increase of social inequalities in France. The first part of the following paper examines the question through a synthesis of the different statistical data and analysis published on the matter since the beginning of the 80’s. It...

This work presents and discusses some of the most important social indicators (height, education, life expectancy and human development index), referring to the Italian regions for the period spanning from 1871 to 2001. According to the data, there was a catching-up process of Southern Italy...

On the basis of a local household survey carried out in 2006, this paper examines health inequalities of people living in the province of Modena, one of the richest areas in Italy. Health were considered using different point of view: lifestyle habits (obesity, smoking, physical exercise), use...

Italian Abstract: In questo lavoro si calcola la domanda di riscaldamento a livello di singola famiglia, integrando i dati sui consumi energetici necessari per riscaldare alcune tipologie di edifici con le informazioni disponibili nell'Indagine sulle spese delle famiglie dell'Istat. Questa nuova...

Italian Abstract: Il dibattito sulla povertà in Italia negli ultimi settant’anni è caratterizzato da alcuni pas-saggi significativi: la Commissione parlamentare di inchiesta sulla miseria e sui mezzi per com-batterla nei primi anni cinquanta; il lungo periodo della Commissione Povertà,...

We analyze households’ economic freedom to determine their standard of living, characterized by their capacity to spend on housing, utilities, food, and transport: economic poverty is a lack of freedom due to budgetary constraints. We propose three new measures. The first is the classical...

The aim of this paper is the analysis of vulnerability within families in nine regions of Italy and represents the second part of a research on regional inequalities in income distribution. Poverty tends to be a multi-dimensional concept and the use of monetary income as a single measure of...

Italian Abstract: La rilevanza delle statistiche sulla povertà si è accresciuta dopo l'annuncio, nell'aprile del 2013, dei due nuovi obiettivi strategici della Banca Mondiale (BM): ridurre la percentuale di popolazione mondiale in povertà estrema al di sotto del 3 per cento entro il 2030...

Italian Abstract: In Italia non esiste una definizione condivisa di povertà energetica (PE) a fronte di specifici strumenti di contrasto al fenomeno (il bonus elettrico e il bonus gas). In questo lavoro, proponiamo una serie di misure per colmare questo gap informativo. Secondo gli indicatori...

On the basis of a local household survey, this paper examines the economic and social conditions of families with children under fifteen. The analysis refers to a particular area, the province of Modena, one of the richest in Italy, with high female occupation rates and a good deal of public...