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Working Papers

2022

1. The "Robot Economy" and Optimal Tax-Transfer Reforms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. The “Robot Economy†and optimal tax-transfer reforms
   CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA

2021

3. Combining microsimulation and optimization to identify optimal universalistic tax-transfer rule
   LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
4. EUROLAB: A Multidimensional Labour Supply-Demand Model for EU countries
   JRC Working Papers on Taxation & Structural Reforms, Joint Research Centre View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article EUROLAB: A Multidimensional Labour Supply-Demand Model for EU Countries, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association (2023) (2023)
5. Global and digitalised economy, new labour demand scenarios and optimal tax-transfer reforms
   CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA
6. Modelling sector-specific employment shocks with EUROLAB, a multidimensional behavioural model
   JRC Working Papers on Taxation & Structural Reforms, Joint Research Centre

2020

7. Combining Microsimulation and Optimization to Identify Optimal Flexible Tax-Transfer Rules
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2020) View citations (3)
   CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA (2020) View citations (4)
8. Optimal Tax-Transfer Rules under Equilibrium and New Labour Demand Scenarios
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2018

9. Closing the Gender Gap: Gender Based Taxation, Wage Subsidies or Basic Income?
   JRC Working Papers on Taxation & Structural Reforms, Joint Research Centre View citations (4)
   Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2014) View citations (1)
10. Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association (2018) View citations (9) (2018)
11. The case for NIT+FT in Europe. An empirical optimal taxation exercise
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (9)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2017)
    CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA (2017)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (3)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2017)
    See also Journal Article The case for NIT+FT in Europe. An empirical optimal taxation exercise, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2018) View citations (13) (2018)
12. The case for negative income tax with flat tax in Europe. An empirical optimal taxation exercise
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (3)

2015

13. A Centralized Approach to Modelling Collective Household Decisions: Some Preliminary Results
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2015)
14. Labour Supply models
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (50)
    See also Chapter Labour Supply Models, Contributions to Economic Analysis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2014) (2014)
15. Shifting Taxes from Labour to Property. A Simulation under Labour Market Equilibrium
    Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin View citations (5)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2014) View citations (8)
    CeRP Working Papers, Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, Turin (Italy) (2015) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (5)

2014

16. A Note On Price Effects In Conditional Logit Models
    Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin
17. Five Crossroads on the Way to Basic Income: An Italian Tour
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Five Crossroads on the Way to Basic Income. An Italian Tour, Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer (2015) View citations (14) (2015)

2013

18. What’s best for women: gender based taxation, wage subsidies or basic income?
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research

2012

19. A microeconometric-computational approach to empirical optimal taxation: outline of a project
    Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin View citations (1)
20. Equilibrium Simulation with Microeconometric Models: A New Procedure with an Application to Income Support Policies
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2012) View citations (5)
21. Equilibrium policy simulation with random utility models of labor supply
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (2)
    Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2010) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (4)
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2010) View citations (4)
22. What's Best for Women: Gender Based Taxation, Wage Subsidies or Basic Income?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2012)

2011

23. Designing a universal income support mechanism for Italy.An exploratory tour
    Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Designing a Universal Income Support Mechanism for Italy: An Exploratory Tour, Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
24. Empirical Optimal Income Taxation: A Microeconometric Application to Norway
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (8)
25. Five Issues in the Design of Income Support Mechanisms: The Case of Italy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2011) View citations (3)

2010

26. Accounting for Family Background when Designing Optimal Income Taxes. A Microeconometric Simulation Analysis
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Accounting for family background when designing optimal income taxes: a microeconometric simulation analysis, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2012) View citations (34) (2012)
27. Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms: An Evaluation Exercise with a Microeconometric Model
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (29)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms: An Evaluation Exercise With a Microeconometric Model, Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (44) (2010)
28. Using a Microeconometric Model of Household Labour Supply to Design Optimal Income Taxes
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (2)
    Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Using a Microeconometric Model of Household Labour Supply to Design Optimal Income Taxes, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (9) (2013)

2009

29. Evaluating Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms. A Simulation for European Countries
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (5)
30. Towards an Actuarially Fair Pension System in Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics
    Also in CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2009)

2008

31. Behavioural and Welfare Effects of Basic Income Policies: A Simulation for European Countries
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (2)
    Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2008) View citations (2)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2008) View citations (3)
32. Designing Optimal Taxes with a Microeconometric Model of Household Labour Supply
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (49)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (34)
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2006) View citations (36)
    ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research (2008) View citations (50)
    ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research (2006) View citations (63)
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (4)
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2006) View citations (36)
33. Evaluating Alternative Representations of the Choice Sets in Models of Labour Supply
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY
    Also in ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research (2006) View citations (18)
    Econometrics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (8)
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2006) View citations (8)
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY (2006) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CHOICE SETS IN MODELS OF LABOR SUPPLY, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (57) (2009)
34. Optimal Taxation According to Equality of Opportunity: A Microeconometric Simulation Analysis
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (1)
    Also in ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research (2003) View citations (3)
35. Parameters Heterogeneity in a Model of Labour Supply: Exploring the Performance of Mixed Logit
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY
36. Preference Heterogeneity in Relation to Museum Services
    CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Preference Heterogeneity in Relation to Museum Services, Tourism Economics (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2005

37. A microeconometric model for analysing efficiency and distributional effects of tax reforms: a review of results for Italy and Norwayƒx
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
38. Eliciting Public Preferences For Managing Cultural Heritage
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
39. Joint Labour Supply of Married Couples: Efficiency and Distribution Effects of Tax and Labour Market Reforms
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)

2004

40. Eliciting Public Preferences For Managing Cultural Heritage Sites: Evidence from a Case study on the Temples Of Paestum
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (2)
41. MODELLING HOUSEHOLD CHOICES OF DWELLING AND LOCAL PUBLIC
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
42. Population ageing and fiscal sustainability: An integrated micro-macro analysis of required tax changes
    CHILD Working Papers, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY View citations (20)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2004) View citations (34)

2003

43. Do More Equal Slices Shrink the Cake? An Empirical Investigation of Tax-Transfer Reform Proposals in Italy
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Do more equal slices shrink the cake? An empirical investigation of tax-transfer reform proposals in Italy, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2004) View citations (90) (2004)
44. Retirement in Italy and Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
45. To what extent do fiscal regimes equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens?
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (75)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2000) View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2000) View citations (8)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2000) View citations (1)
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article To what extent do fiscal regimes equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (136) (2003)

2001

46. Equality of Opportunity versus Equality of Outcome in Analysing Optimal Income Taxation Empirical Evidence based on Italian Data
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (4)

1998

47. Social Evaluation of Individual Welfare Effects from Income Taxation Empirical Evidence Based on Italian Data for Married Couples
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (1)

1997

48. Joint Labor Supply Decisions of Married Females and Males: An Empirical Analysis Based on Italian Household Data
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (4)

1996

49. Welfare Effects of Proportional Taxation: Empirical Evidence from Italy, Norway and Sweden
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (5)

1989

50. THE EFFECT OF TAXES ON LABOR SUPPLY IN ITALY
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Taxes on Labor Supply in Italy, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1990) View citations (40) (1990)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Lost jobs, new jobs and optimal tax-transfer reforms
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2025, 64, (4), 765-818

2023

2. EUROLAB: A Multidimensional Labour Supply-Demand Model for EU Countries
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2023, 16, (3), 49-76
   See also Working Paper EUROLAB: A Multidimensional Labour Supply-Demand Model for EU countries, JRC Working Papers on Taxation & Structural Reforms (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2022

3. Combining Microsimulation and Numerical Maximization to Identify Optimal Tax-Transfer Rules
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2022, 15, (2), 4-43 View citations (1)

2020

4. Shifting taxes away from labour enhances equity and fiscal efficiency
   Journal of Policy Modeling, 2020, 42, (2), 367-384 View citations (8)

2019

5. Is unconditional basic income a viable alternative to other social welfare measures?
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 128 View citations (9)
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2015, 128 (2015) View citations (19)

2018

6. Basic Income and Flat Tax: The Italian Scenario
   CESifo Forum, 2018, 19, (03), 20-29 View citations (4)
7. Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2018, 11, (1), 162-197 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation, Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (11) (2018)
8. The case for NIT+FT in Europe. An empirical optimal taxation exercise
   Economic Modelling, 2018, 75, (C), 38-69 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The case for NIT+FT in Europe. An empirical optimal taxation exercise, LISER Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2015

9. Five Crossroads on the Way to Basic Income. An Italian Tour
   Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, 2015, 1, (3), 353-389 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Five Crossroads on the Way to Basic Income: An Italian Tour, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
10. The Istat Microsimulation Models
    Rivista di statistica ufficiale, 2015, 17, (2), 5-15

2013

11. A new equilibrium simulation procedure with discrete choice models
    International Journal of Microsimulation, 2013, 6, (3), 25-49 View citations (36)
12. Designing a Universal Income Support Mechanism for Italy: An Exploratory Tour
    Basic Income Studies, 2013, 8, (1), 1-17 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Designing a universal income support mechanism for Italy.An exploratory tour, Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
13. Using a Microeconometric Model of Household Labour Supply to Design Optimal Income Taxes
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115, (2), 449-475 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Using a Microeconometric Model of Household Labour Supply to Design Optimal Income Taxes, Carlo Alberto Notebooks (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2012

14. Accounting for family background when designing optimal income taxes: a microeconometric simulation analysis
    Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25, (2), 741-761 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Accounting for Family Background when Designing Optimal Income Taxes. A Microeconometric Simulation Analysis, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2011

15. Pension reforms, liquidity constraints and labour supply responses*
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2011, 10, (1), 53-74 View citations (3)

2010

16. Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms: An Evaluation Exercise With a Microeconometric Model
    Basic Income Studies, 2010, 5, (1), 31 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms: An Evaluation Exercise with a Microeconometric Model, CHILD Working Papers (2010) View citations (29) (2010)

2009

17. EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CHOICE SETS IN MODELS OF LABOR SUPPLY
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2009, 23, (3), 586-612 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating Alternative Representations of the Choice Sets in Models of Labour Supply, CHILD Working Papers (2008) (2008)
18. Optimal Income Taxation: Recent Empirical Applications
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2009, (1), 47-70 View citations (2)
19. Preference Heterogeneity in Relation to Museum Services
    Tourism Economics, 2009, 15, (2), 381-395 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Preference Heterogeneity in Relation to Museum Services, CELPE Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (10) (2008)

2004

20. Do more equal slices shrink the cake? An empirical investigation of tax-transfer reform proposals in Italy
    Journal of Population Economics, 2004, 17, (4), 767-785 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper Do More Equal Slices Shrink the Cake? An Empirical Investigation of Tax-Transfer Reform Proposals in Italy, Memorandum (2003) View citations (10) (2003)

2003

21. A Simple Intertemporal Model of Retirement Estimated On Italian Cross‐Section Data
    LABOUR, 2003, 17, (s1), 115-137 View citations (5)
22. To what extent do fiscal regimes equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (3-4), 539-565 View citations (136)
    See also Working Paper To what extent do fiscal regimes equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens?, Post-Print (2003) View citations (75) (2003)

2001

23. Labor supply responses and welfare effects from replacing current tax rules by a flat tax: Empirical evidence from Italy, Norway and Sweden
    Journal of Population Economics, 2000, 13, (4), 595-621 View citations (64)

2000

24. Identifying Demand and Supply of Part-time Jobs Using Personnel Data. An Application to Italy
    LABOUR, 2000, 14, (4), 609-622 View citations (1)
25. The Cost of Children When Children are a Choice
    LABOUR, 2000, 14, (1), 79-95 View citations (4)

1999

26. Labour Supply in Italy: An Empirical Analysis of Joint Household Decisions, with Taxes and Quantity Constraints
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1999, 14, (4), 403-22 View citations (240)

1998

27. Evaluating alternative tax reforms in Italy with a model of joint labor supply of married couples
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1998, 9, (4), 415-433 View citations (16)
28. Evaluating the effects of new telephone tariffs on residential users' demand and welfare. A model for Italy
    Information Economics and Policy, 1998, 10, (3), 283-303 View citations (17)

1990

29. The Effect of Taxes on Labor Supply in Italy
    Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (3), 390-414 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper THE EFFECT OF TAXES ON LABOR SUPPLY IN ITALY, Working Papers (1989) View citations (2) (1989)

1985

30. A Model of Female Labor Supply in Italy Using Cohort Data
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (1), S275-92 View citations (10)

1984

31. An econometric investigation of the condition of children in Italy
    World Development, 1984, 12, (3), 365-380

Chapters

2014

1. Labour Supply Models
   A chapter in Handbook of Microsimulation Modelling, 2014, vol. 293, pp 167-221
   See also Working Paper Labour Supply models, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2015) View citations (50) (2015)