This paper develops a labour market matching model in order to address the problem of the persistence of the hidden sector and of its regional concentration, as in Italy and in the enlarged Europe. The main novel features of the model are that entrepreneurial ability affects job productivity,...

Recently, attempts have been made to formalize the assumptions of the ‘slippery slope’ framework about the effects of trust (in) and power (of) tax authorities on tax compliance. In this sense, the proposed theoretical work introduces the basic insights of the ‘slippery slope’ framework...

This paper aims to provide a simple method for measuring the price dispersion in the housing market controlling for the differences in attributes or qualities of the residential real estate units. Precisely, the paper proposes an extended hedonic pricing model which incorporates standard market...

In the housing markets three basic facts have been repeatedly reported by empirical studies: the existence of price dispersion, the trade-off between housing price and time-on-the-market, and the positive correlation between housing price and trading volume. Since housing markets are...

Purpose – This paper aims to pose an important starting point for the application of the search-and-matching models to real estate appraisals, thus reducing the “gap” between practitioners and academicians. Due to relevant trading frictions, the search-and-matching framework has become the...

Cover -- Occhiello -- Dedica -- Indice -- Premessa -- 1. Essenziale di matematica per l'economia -- 2. Il modello della domanda e dell'offerta di mercato di un bene -- Il problema economico degli individui: le scelte in condizioni di scarsità -- 4. L'impresa -- 5. Forme di mercato -- 6. Il...

cover -- quartino di testa -- Indice -- Premessa -- 1. Essenziale di matematica per l'economia -- 2. Il modello della domanda e dell'offerta di mercato di un bene -- Il problema economico degli individui: le scelte in condizioni di scarsità -- 3. La scelta del consumatore e la funzione di...

Several recent papers argue that contracts provide reference points that affect ex post behavior. We test this hypothesis in a canonical buyer-seller relationship with renegotiation. Our paper provides causal experimental evidence that an initial contract has a highly significant and...

We present an international trade model with multiproduct firms. Firms are heterogeneously endowed with two types of capabilities that jointly determine the trade-off within firms between managing a large portfolio of products and producing at low marginal cost. The model can explain many of the...

This paper reports data from a laboratory experiment on two-period moral hazard problems. The findings corroborate the contract-theoretic insight that even though the periods are technologically unrelated, due to incentive considerations principals can benefit from offering long-term contracts...