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Working Papers

2022

1. An Epidemic Model for SARS-CoV-2 with Self-Adaptive Containment Measures
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

2021

2. Measuring Global Poverty
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
   See also Chapter Measuring global poverty, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2023) (2023)
3. Poverty: What is it and Why do we care?
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
4. The poverty debate in Italy: from politics to statistics
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

2020

5. Tony Atkinson's New Book, Measuring Poverty around the World: Some Further Reflections
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2020)
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2020)

2019

6. LSE-IMF joint workshop social protection in a changing world
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
7. The Distribution of Well-Being among Europeans
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2019) View citations (7)
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2019) View citations (7)
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2019) View citations (7)

2018

8. Inequality amid income stagnation: Italy over the last quarter of a century
   Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (35)

2017

9. Tony Atkinson and His Legacy
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (1)
   Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
   STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2017) View citations (6)
   Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2017) View citations (3)
   Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2017) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Tony Atkinson and his Legacy, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2017) View citations (3) (2017)

2016

10. Some reflections on the social welfare bases of the measurement of global income inequality
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Some Reflections on the Social Welfare Bases of the Measurement of Global Income Inequality, Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter (2016) View citations (15) (2016)

2015

11. A Feasible Unemployment-Based Shock Absorber for the Euro Area
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2014) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article A Feasible Unemployment-Based Shock Absorber for the Euro Area, Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (22) (2016)

2014

12. Accounting for total work
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area
13. Behind and beyond the (headcount) employment rate
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Behind and beyond the (head count) employment rate, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2016) View citations (17) (2016)
14. Multidimensional poverty and inequality
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (29)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2014) View citations (25)
15. Social evaluation of deprivation count distributions
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (4)

2011

16. On the identification of the “middle class”
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (54)
17. The Well-Being of Italians: A Comparative Historical Approach
    Quaderni di storia economica (Economic History Working Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (15)
18. The distribution of employees’ labour earnings in the European Union: Data, concepts and first results
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (14)

2010

19. Asset-Based Measurement of Poverty
    LWS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (87)
    Also in Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2010) View citations (106)
    See also Journal Article Asset-based measurement of poverty, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) View citations (94) (2010)

2009

20. On analysing the world distribution of income
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2008) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article On Analyzing the World Distribution of Income, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2010) View citations (117) (2010)
21. Report on trends in the Italian productive system
    Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (17)

2008

22. On applying synthetic indices of multidimensional well-being: health and income inequalities in selected EU countries
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (23)

2007

23. Cross-National Comparison of Income and Wealth Status in Retirement: First Results From the Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS)
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
    Also in LWS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2006) View citations (3)
24. Inequality Patterns in Western-Type Democracies: Cross-Country Differences and Time Changes
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (29)
    Also in LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2007) View citations (15)
25. Measurement of income distribution in supranational entities: the case of the European Union
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (63)
    Also in LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2006) View citations (3)
26. ON SYNTHETIC INDICES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL WELL-BEING: HEALTH AND INCOME INEQUALITIES IN FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (22)

2006

27. Comparing Wealth Distribution across Rich Countries: First Results from the Luxembourg Wealth Study
    LWS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (37)
28. Older Women’s Income and Wealth Packages: The Five-Legged Stool in Cross-National Perspective
    LWS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg

2005

29. The Age of Discontent: Italian Households at the Beginning of the Decade
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Age of Discontent: Italian Households at the Beginning of the Decade, Giornale degli Economisti, GDE (Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia), Bocconi University (2004) View citations (21) (2004)

2004

30. Does the ILO Definition Capture All Unemployment?
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Does The Ilo Definition Capture All Unemployment?, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2006) View citations (61) (2006)
31. Household Wealth Distribution in Italy in the 1990s
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute View citations (28)
    Also in Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2004) View citations (22)
    See also Chapter Household Wealth Distribution in Italy in the 1990s, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2002

32. Urban Poverty in Developed Countries
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (1)

2001

33. Earnings Dispersion, Low Pay and Household Poverty in Italy, 1977-1998
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (20)
34. Household Structure and Income Inequality
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (8)
35. Multifactor Productivity and Labour Quality in Italy, 1981-2000
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (23)
36. Producing Time Series Data for Income Distribution: Sources, Methods and Techniques
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (11)

2000

37. Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of 'Secondary' Data -Sets: Income Inequality in OECD Countries
    Working Papers, Banca Italia - Servizio di Studi View citations (14)
    Also in Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2000) View citations (88)

1999

38. The Distribution of Personal Income in Post-War Italy: Source Description, Data Quality, and the Time Pattern of Income Inequality
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area View citations (98)
    Also in Working Papers, Banca Italia - Servizio di Studi (1999) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Distribution of Personal Income in Post-War Italy: Source Description, Data Quality, and the Time Pattern of Income Inequality, Giornale degli Economisti, GDE (Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia), Bocconi University (1999) View citations (88) (1999)

1995

39. Growth, Inequality and Social Institutions
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (1)

1993

40. In Search of a Stylised Fact: Do Real Wages Exhibit a Consistent Pattern of Cyclical Variability?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article In Search of a Stylised Fact: Do Real Wages Exhibit a Consistent Pattern of Cyclical Variability?, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (1995) View citations (29) (1995)

1992

41. Nonlinear Dynamics, Entitlement Rules and the Cyclical Behaviour of the Personal Income Distribution
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Income inequality and stagnation in Italy over the last quarter of a century
   Stato e mercato, 2019, (1), 41-68

2018

2. Measuring employment and unemployment
   IZA World of Labor, 2018, 445 View citations (9)

2017

3. Tony Atkinson and his Legacy
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (3), 411-444 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Tony Atkinson and His Legacy, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2016

4. A Feasible Unemployment-Based Shock Absorber for the Euro Area
   Journal of Common Market Studies, 2016, 54, (5), 1123-1141 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper A Feasible Unemployment-Based Shock Absorber for the Euro Area, IZA Policy Papers (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
5. Accounting for total work in labour statistics
   (Der Gesamtbetrag der Arbeit in den Arbeitsmarktstatistiken)
   Journal for Labour Market Research, 2016, 49, (3), 199-212
6. Accounting for total work in labour statistics (Der Gesamtbetrag der Arbeit in den Arbeitsmarktstatistiken)
   Journal for Labour Market Research, 2016, 49, (3), 199-212
7. Behind and beyond the (head count) employment rate
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2016, 179, (3), 657-681 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Behind and beyond the (headcount) employment rate, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
8. Some Reflections on the Social Welfare Bases of the Measurement of Global Income Inequality
   Journal of Globalization and Development, 2016, 7, (1), 1-15 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Some reflections on the social welfare bases of the measurement of global income inequality, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2016) View citations (16) (2016)

2015

9. Unveiling the Ethics behind Inequality Measurement: Dalton's Contribution to Economics
   Economic Journal, 2015, (583), 209-234 View citations (22)

2010

10. Asset-based measurement of poverty
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, 29, (2), 267-284 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Asset-Based Measurement of Poverty, LWS Working papers (2010) View citations (87) (2010)
11. Disuguaglienze, regolazione e contratto sociale
    Stato e mercato, 2010, (1), 67-76
12. On Analyzing the World Distribution of Income
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2010, 24, (1), 1-37 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper On analysing the world distribution of income, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
13. Political Economy and the Mechanics of Politics
    Politics & Society, 2010, 38, (2), 212-226

2009

14. On data: a case study of the evolution of income inequality across time and across countries
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2009, 33, (3), 381-404 View citations (58)

2006

15. Does The Ilo Definition Capture All Unemployment?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (1), 153-179 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Does the ILO Definition Capture All Unemployment?, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (2004) View citations (20) (2004)
16. The Luxembourg Wealth Study – A cross-country comparable database for household wealth research
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2006, 4, (3), 375-383 View citations (74)

2005

17. La disuguaglianza di reddito in Italia nell'ultimo decennio
    Stato e mercato, 2005, (2), 207-230 View citations (7)

2004

18. I cambiamenti di lungo periodo nelle diseguaglianze di reddito nei paesi industrializzati
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2004, (3), 389-422 View citations (3)
19. The Age of Discontent: Italian Households at the Beginning of the Decade
    Giornale degli Economisti, 2004, 63, (3-4), 449-487 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper The Age of Discontent: Italian Households at the Beginning of the Decade, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (28) (2005)

2002

20. Book Reviews
    Journal of Economics, 2002, 76, (1), 96-100
21. Education and Employment Indicators for the EU Social Agenda
    Politica economica, 2002, (1), 55-62 View citations (8)

2001

22. Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of "Secondary" Data-Sets: Income Inequality in OECD Countries As a Case Study
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2001, 39, (3), 771-799 View citations (488)

2000

23. Appunti per una storia della distribuzione del reddito in Italia nel secondo dopoguerra
    Rivista di storia economica, 2000, (2), 213-232 View citations (4)
24. Liquidity, Trading Size, and the Co-existence of Dealership and Auction Markets
    Economic Notes, 2000, 29, (2), 179-199

1999

25. The Distribution of Personal Income in Post-War Italy: Source Description, Data Quality, and the Time Pattern of Income Inequality
    Giornale degli Economisti, 1999, 58, (2), 183-239 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper The Distribution of Personal Income in Post-War Italy: Source Description, Data Quality, and the Time Pattern of Income Inequality, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) (1999) View citations (98) (1999)

1997

26. Legge di Pareto, curva di Kuznets ed evoluzione "secolare" della disuguaglianza dei redditi
    Rivista di storia economica, 1997, (2), 221-252

1995

27. In Search of a Stylised Fact: Do Real Wages Exhibit a Consistent Pattern of Cyclical Variability?
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 1995, 9, (2), 103-63 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper In Search of a Stylised Fact: Do Real Wages Exhibit a Consistent Pattern of Cyclical Variability?, CEP Discussion Papers (1993) View citations (3) (1993)

Edited books

2012

1. The Great Recession and the Distribution of Household Income
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (57)

Chapters

2023

1. Measuring global poverty
   Chapter 6 in Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, 2023, pp 60-69
   See also Working Paper Measuring Global Poverty, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2021) (2021)

2013

2. Poverty
   Chapter 26 in Handbook on the Economics of Reciprocity and Social Enterprise, 2013, pp 261-270

2012

3. Chapter 9 The EU-wide Earnings Distribution
   A chapter in Inequality, Mobility and Segregation: Essays in Honor of Jacques Silber, 2012, pp 205-235

2007

4. Comparing wealth distribution across rich countries: the Luxembourg Wealth Study project
   A chapter in Proceedings of the IFC Conference on "Measuring the financial position of the household sector", Basel, 30-31 August 2006 - Volume 1, 2007, vol. 25, pp 297-310 View citations (25)
5. Employment Growth in Italy in the 1990s: Institutional Arrangements and Market Forces
   Chapter 4 in Social Pacts, Employment and Growth. A Reappraisal of Ezio Tarantelli’s Thought, 2007, pp 31-68 View citations (43)
   Also in Springer (2007) View citations (35)

2006

6. Household Wealth Distribution in Italy in the 1990s
   Chapter 7 in International Perspectives on Household Wealth, 2006 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Household Wealth Distribution in Italy in the 1990s, Levy Economics Institute (2004) View citations (28) (2004)