From the bottom 40 to inequality lines: Sharing prosperity globally and domestically (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Niño-Zarazúa, M., Lopez-Noval, B., Roope, L., & Tarp, F. From the bottom 40 to inequality lines: Sharing prosperity globally and domestically. Helsinki

Abstract: A major of focus of global development policy is the aim to achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40% (B40) of the population at a rate higher than the national average. We propose an alternative approach to assessing shared prosp... Read More about From the bottom 40 to inequality lines: Sharing prosperity globally and domestically.

The Lifespan Disparity Dataset: An open repository on inequality and polarization in length of life (1950–2021) (2024)
Journal Article
Jordá, V., Niño-Zarazúa, M., & Tejería-Martínez, M. (2024). The Lifespan Disparity Dataset: An open repository on inequality and polarization in length of life (1950–2021). Scientific Data, 11(650), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03426-6

Monitoring health is key for identifying priorities in public health planning and improving healthcare services. Life expectancy has conventionally been regarded as a valuable indicator to compare the health status of different populations. However,... Read More about The Lifespan Disparity Dataset: An open repository on inequality and polarization in length of life (1950–2021).

Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt (2023)
Book
Flügel, P., & Krümpelmann, K. (2023). Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt. Harrassowitz

The book offers twenty indexes unlocking the wealth of data on the history of the Jaina tradition embedded in Johannes Klatt's Jaina-Onomasticon. The indexes were created by the authors by cross-referencing the bio-bibliographical information collate... Read More about Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt.

The Public Finance Position of Immigrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Joxhe, M., Scaramozzino, P., & Zanaj, S. (2024). The Public Finance Position of Immigrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach. Public Finance Review, 52(2), 182-221. https://doi.org/10.1177/10911421231197280

This paper contrasts the net fiscal position (NFP) of immigrants versus natives using data from the European Survey on Living Conditions for 2007-2015. By employing a quantile regression approach, we find that European and non-European migrants have... Read More about The Public Finance Position of Immigrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach.

CAViaR models for Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall with long range dependency features (2023)
Journal Article
Mitrodima, G., & Oberoi, J. (2024). CAViaR models for Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall with long range dependency features. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C, 73(1), 1 -27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrsssc/qlad081

We consider alternative specifications of conditional autoregressive quantile models to estimate Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall. The proposed specifications include a slow moving component in the quantile process, along with aggregate returns f... Read More about CAViaR models for Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall with long range dependency features.

Gains from Variety: Refugee-Host Interactions in Uganda (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Dasi Mariani, R., Rosati, F. C., Scaramozzino, P., & d'Errico, M. Gains from Variety: Refugee-Host Interactions in Uganda. Rome, Italy

Refugees are mainly hosted in low-income countries, where they often remain for a long time. Therefore, it is important to assess how they integrate with the local economy and to what extent their presence can contribute to the transition to a more d... Read More about Gains from Variety: Refugee-Host Interactions in Uganda.

Behind the Italian Regional Divide: An Economic Fitness and Complexity Perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Sbardella, A., Zaccaria, A., Pietronero, L., & Scaramozzino, P. (2021). Behind the Italian Regional Divide: An Economic Fitness and Complexity Perspective. SINAPPSI, XI(2), 50-73

This paper applies the Economic Fitness and Complexity approach to analyse the underlying factors behind the wide and persistent economic disparities across the Italian regional units. Measures of regional fitness are obtained from their revealed com... Read More about Behind the Italian Regional Divide: An Economic Fitness and Complexity Perspective.

Behind the Italian Regional Divide: An Economic Fitness and Complexity Perspective (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Sbardella, A., Zaccaria, A., Pietronero, L., & Scaramozzino, P. Behind the Italian Regional Divide: An Economic Fitness and Complexity Perspective. London, UK

This paper applies the Economic Fitness and Complexity approach to analyse the underlying factors behind the wide and persistent economic disparities across the Italian regional units. Measures of regional fitness are obtained from their revealed com... Read More about Behind the Italian Regional Divide: An Economic Fitness and Complexity Perspective.

Does Air Pollution Influence Internal Migration? An Empirical Investigation on Italian Provinces (2021)
Journal Article
Germani, A. R., Scaramozzino, P., Castaldo, A., & Talamo, G. (2021). Does Air Pollution Influence Internal Migration? An Empirical Investigation on Italian Provinces. Environmental Science & Policy, 120(June), 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.005

This research analyzes the role that air pollution plays, controlling for other socio-economic factors, in the movement of the population among Italian provinces. In spite of the increased prominence of environmental degradation in the public policy... Read More about Does Air Pollution Influence Internal Migration? An Empirical Investigation on Italian Provinces.

Nudging and corporate environmental responsibility: A natural field experiment (2020)
Journal Article
Becchetti, L., Salustri, F., & Scaramozzino, P. (2020). 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.

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.

Internal Migration Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy for Households in Rural Tanzania (2019)
Other
Pietrelli, R., & Scaramozzino, P. (2019). Internal Migration Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy for Households in Rural Tanzania

Various explanations have been put forward to shed light on individual decisions to migrate and the effects of migration on the household of origin. Using panel data from migrants and original households living in Tanzania, Rebecca Pietrelli and Pasq... Read More about Internal Migration Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy for Households in Rural Tanzania.

Internal Migration and Vulnerability to Poverty in Tanzania (2019)
Journal Article
Pietrelli, R., & Scaramozzino, P. (2019). Internal Migration and Vulnerability to Poverty in Tanzania. Population and Development Review, 45(3), 525-547. https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12247

This paper investigates whether migration reduced household vulnerability to poverty for a panel of households from the Kagera region in Tanzania over the period 2004-2010. The potential endogeneity of migration is controlled by both matching methods... Read More about Internal Migration and Vulnerability to Poverty in Tanzania.

Making information on CSR Scores Salient: A Randomised Field Experiment (2019)
Journal Article
Becchetti, L., Salustri, F., & Scaramozzino, P. (2019). Making information on CSR Scores Salient: A Randomised Field Experiment. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 81(6), 1193-1213. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12301

We locate a giant ‘school report-like’ scorecard poster with domain-specific social and environmental responsibility scores of the ten leading world food companies, measured by the Oxfam ‘Behind the Brands’ world campaign, at the entrance of selected... Read More about Making information on CSR Scores Salient: A Randomised Field Experiment.

The Role of Complex Analysis in Modelling Economic Growth (2018)
Journal Article
Sbardella, A., Pugliese, E., Zaccaria, A., & Scaramozzino, P. (2018). The Role of Complex Analysis in Modelling Economic Growth. Entropy, 20(883), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/e20110883

Development and growth are complex and tumultuous processes. Modern economic growth theories identify some key determinants of economic growth. However, the relative importance of the determinants remains unknown, and additional variables may help cl... Read More about The Role of Complex Analysis in Modelling Economic Growth.

The Role of Complex Analysis in Modeling Economic Growth (2018)
Preprint / Working Paper
Sbardella, A., Pugliese, E., Zaccaria, A., & Scaramozzino, P. The Role of Complex Analysis in Modeling Economic Growth. Ithaca, NY

Development and growth are complex and tumultuous processes. Modern economic growth theories identify some key determinants of economic growth. However, the relative importance of the determinants remains unknown, and additional variables may help cl... Read More about The Role of Complex Analysis in Modeling Economic Growth.

Intertemporal Consumption and the Measurement of Inflation: A Dynamic Inertial Price Index (2018)
Preprint / Working Paper
Fiaschetti, M., Marini, G., & Scaramozzino, P. Intertemporal Consumption and the Measurement of Inflation: A Dynamic Inertial Price Index. London

This paper develops a new price index (DIPI) and discusses its characteristics and dynamics. By allowing for habit formation and inertia, our model extends typical dynamic indexes that have a forward looking component, thus providing a more effective... Read More about Intertemporal Consumption and the Measurement of Inflation: A Dynamic Inertial Price Index.

The Importance of Being Remembered: Prices for Cemetery Plots in the US (2017)
Journal Article
Canofari, P., Marini, G., & Scaramozzino, P. (2017). The Importance of Being Remembered: Prices for Cemetery Plots in the US. Economic Modelling, 64, 638-645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2017.05.002

Making Information on CSR Scores Salient: A Randomized Field Experiment (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Becchetti, L., Salustri, F., & Scaramozzino, P. Making Information on CSR Scores Salient: A Randomized Field Experiment. Bologna, Italy

We locate a giant scorecard poster with social and environmental responsibility scores of the ten leading world food companies, measured by the Oxfam “Behind the Brands” world campaign, at the entrance of selected supermarkets. We test the im... Read More about Making Information on CSR Scores Salient: A Randomized Field Experiment.

Leverage and Capital Structure Determinants of Chinese Listed Companies (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ferrarini, B., Hinojales, M., & Scaramozzino, P. Leverage and Capital Structure Determinants of Chinese Listed Companies. Manila

This paper assesses the financial fragility of the Chinese economy by looking at risk factors in the corporate nonfinancial sector. Total debt in the People’s Republic of China has increased significantly in recent years, mostly on account of nonfina... Read More about Leverage and Capital Structure Determinants of Chinese Listed Companies.