All Outputs (4)

COVID-19 debt relief (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Becchetti, L., & Scaramozzino, P. COVID-19 debt relief. London

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global shock with dramatic consequences on debts of governments called to alleviate the economic and social impact of the crisis on firms and households. We explore conditions for the feasibility of (COVID-19 generate... Read More about COVID-19 debt relief.

Nudging and corporate environmental responsibility: A natural field experiment (2020)
Journal Article
Becchetti, L., Salustri, F., & Scaramozzino, P. (in press). Nudging and corporate environmental responsibility: A natural field experiment. Food Policy, 97, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101951

We devise a “nudging” natural field experiment to test the impact of a simple form of advertising on environmentally responsible products with/without the increase of the responsible product price. We find that the simple use of a small shelf poster... Read More about Nudging and corporate environmental responsibility: A natural field experiment.

How investor pressure leads to higher dividend payouts (2020)
Digital Artefact
Driver, C., Grosman, A., & Scaramozzino, P. How investor pressure leads to higher dividend payouts

The dividends in the UK companies have been on the rise, despite uncertain economic outlook due to COVID-19, pension deficits and irrespective of whether the companies have been making profits. This column analyses the reasons for such a dramatic inc... Read More about How investor pressure leads to higher dividend payouts.

Fiscal Effects of Migrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Joxhe, M., Scaramozzino, P., & Zanaj, S. Fiscal Effects of Migrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach. Luxembourg

In this paper, we explore the fiscal impact of immigrants in Europe applying a quantile regression approach to data from the European Survey on Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for the period 2007-2015. Our estimations show that not only on average but al... Read More about Fiscal Effects of Migrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach.