Abstract The immigrant background is an acknowledged source of disadvantage. We study whether this interacts with absolute and relative age effects generating additional barriers—that is, a double disadvantage —for second‐generation children in the Italian primary school. To identify these we exploit variation given by heterogeneity children's birthdates fact that test at two different points time. do find evidence that, to average native, reduces scores 3.2% Math 3.4%. This suggests...

ABSTRACT This paper proposes a novel non‐parametric strategy to test ‘Piketty's third law,' postulating that positive gap between the rate of return on capital () and economy's growth is associated with increased income inequality. The based decomposition inequality changes over time allows investigating existence distributive effect its relative importance respect other drivers time. Applying this data from Panel Study Income Dynamics last 50 years, we find support for Piketty's law in...

Abstract We investigate the dynamics of gender gap at retirement in Italy—by cohort and by year retirement—for individuals retiring from 1980 to 2027 using data SHARELIFE (wave 3 wave 7). Most importantly, we disentangle opposite effects on originating respectively (i) improving labor market conditions for women, (ii) increasing actuarial fairness pension plan due progressive transition a defined-benefit notional defined-contribution scheme. To capture impact these two driving forces,...

Pension entitlements are influenced by individual career paths and labor market conditions, which often result in gender-based disparities. Women face several challenges during their working lives, such as late entry into the market, gender pay gap, discontinuous careers, early retirement due to family caregiving, lead lower pension incomes. This paper investigates gap nine European Union countries from 2004 2020. Our study adopts a non-parametric estimation strategy that utilizes additively...

In this paper, indexes are proposed in order to capture the degree which a pension scheme prevents poverty among elderly, enables smoothing of living standards after retirement and induces both intra- inter-generational solidarity.

Abstract We propose a formalization of the Difference Principle (maximin) by which Rawls’ contribution is shown to go beyond distributive value judgments in such way as embrace efficiency issues well. In our model, inequalities are be permitted far they stimulate greater effort education (or training), and so economic growth. This only possibility for an income disparity unanimously accepted both most-, above all, least-advantaged individual. this vein, we highlight peculiarity Rawlsian...

This article addresses the tax progressivity decision of a rent-maximising government under circumstances that voters’ perceptions price public goods are biased by cognitive anomalies (i.e. fiscal illusion) and electorate opts for re-appointing or dismissing incumbent according to retrospective voting logic. Given electoral constitutional constraints, we show design system can be sensibly affected illusion within population voters. Specifically, find (i) is more (less) progressive when taxes...

The present study is aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate about implications of incoming recruitment system as proposed by Law 240/2010 (Gelmini's reform). For this purpose, main two alternative criteria respectively National Agency for Evaluation University System and Research (ANVUR) Council (Consiglio Universitario Nazionale - CUN) are investigated assessing candidates commissioners admitted apply national scientific approval Italian academic system. Using sample 1327 economists...

We introduce a new method for assessing health care access disparities, focusing on the ‘Access Gap’. This gap represents difference between (out-of-pocket) cost of to adequate and available financial resources. Our quantifies this groups with similar characteristics, using indicators like Gini coefficient Entropy overall inequality analysis. Applied breast cancer treatment in Italy, we consider geographic location as primary distinguishing characteristic individual groups. The analysis...

Corruption is known to be one of the real life situations which may jeopardize effectiveness fines in deterring crime. We present a model 'crime with corruption' by both dilution crime deterrence due corruption, as well possibility encouraging fines, are formally highlighted. More importantly, running an experiment on subject pool students for case illegal waste disposal, we provide experimental evidence validity our theoretical predictions. find that increasing fine rate become encouraging,...

Apart from family, the integration of second-generation immigrant children begins at school, where age is known to affect performance through different channels. We study whether background interacts with absolute and relative effects, generating additional barriers ( double disadvantage ) for in Italian primary school. can identify these effects because we exploit heterogeneity children’s birthdates test given two points time. find evidence a that, average native, reduces scores by 3.2%...

It is known that existing measures of intra-generational (within cohorts) redistribution induced by pension schemes may prove highly misleading in the presence inter-generational (between redistribution. In this paper we show Kakwani progressivity index, extended to account for both positive and negative individual tax liabilities, a non-distorted measure systems. The relevance distortion transfers empirically shown comparison between pre- post-reform Italian from 1992 2004.