Details about Roberto Dell'Anno

Access statistics for papers by Roberto Dell'Anno.

Last updated 2025-09-22. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pde120

Working Papers

2025

1. An Analysis of ASN (2021–2023) and its Effects on Academic Recruitment in Public Economics
   CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy
2. Measuring equity in environmental care: methodology and an application to air pollution
   CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy
   Also in FEEM Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

2024

3. Long-Run Estimates of the Global Informal Economies and New Insights for 152 Countries over 1997 to 2022 Using an Enhanced MIMIC Approach
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. Mapping the Informal Economy Around the World with an Enhanced MIMIC Approach: New Estimates for 110 Countries from 1997-2022
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2023

5. Maximal Fines and Corruption: an Experimental Study on Illegal Waste Disposal
   CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy

2020

6. A "Trojan Horse" in the peer-review process of fee-charging economic journals
   Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website
   See also Journal Article A “Trojan Horse” in the peer-review process of fee-charging economic journals, Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier (2020) (2020)
7. Why Some People Are Not As Happy As They Could Be: The Role of Unobservable Subjective Factors
   CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy
   See also Journal Article Why some people are not as happy as they could be: the role of unobservable subjective factors, International Journal of Happiness and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd (2022) (2022)

2019

8. Fiscal Illusion and Progressive Taxation with Retrospective Voting
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   See also Journal Article Fiscal illusion and progressive taxation with retrospective voting, Economic and Political Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) (2020)

2018

9. How did the Great Recession affect Gender disparity in Europe? An analysis by a Multidimensional Deprivation approach
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article How did the Great Recession Affect Gender Disparity in Europe? An Analysis by a Multidimensional Deprivation Approach, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
10. The potential of the EU economies in attracting FDI – A composite index based approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2016

11. Tax Morale, Aversion to Ethnic Diversity, and Decentralization
    Working Papers, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
    See also Journal Article Tax morale, aversion to ethnic diversity, and decentralization, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2015

12. Exploring the Dark Side of Tax Policy: An Analysis of the Interactions between Fiscal Illusion and the Shadow Economy
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article Exploring the dark side of tax policy: an analysis of the interactions between fiscal illusion and the shadow economy, Empirical Economics, Springer (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
13. Happiness, Inequality and Relative Concerns in European Countries
    CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy

2013

14. A Behavioral Local Public Finance Perspective on the Renter’s Illusion Hypothesis
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
15. Fiscal illusion and the shadow economy: Two sides of the same coin?
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) View citations (4)
16. Social Exclusion and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation in European Economies
    CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Social Exclusion and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation in European Economies, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2012

17. Comparative fiscal illusion: A fiscal illusion index for the European Union
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Comparative fiscal illusion: a fiscal illusion index for the European Union, Empirical Economics, Springer (2014) View citations (16) (2014)
18. Growth in Transition Countries: Big Bang versus Gradualism
    CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy View citations (2)
19. Keeping both Corruption and the Shadow Economy in Check: The Role of Decentralization
    Working Papers, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Economics, Society & Politics - Scientific Committee - L. Stefanini & G. Travaglini View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Keeping both corruption and the shadow economy in check: the role of decentralization, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2015) View citations (32) (2015)
20. The Italian Reform of the academic recruitment system: an appraisal of ANVUR and CUN benchmarks for assessing candidates and commissioners
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Italian Reform of the academic recruitment system. An appraisal of ANVUR and CUN benchmarks for assessing candidates and commissioners, Rivista italiana degli economisti, Società editrice il Mulino (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2011

21. Certainty equivalent citation: a generalized class of citation indexes
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Certainty equivalent citation: generalized classes of citation indexes, Scientometrics, Springer (2013) (2013)

2009

22. An ARDL model of unrecorded and recorded economies in Turkey
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article An ARDL model of unrecorded and recorded economies in Turkey, Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2010) View citations (15) (2010)

2008

23. Istituzioni, Diseguaglianza ed Economia Sommersa: quale relazione?
    Quaderni DSEMS, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Matematiche e Statistiche, Universita' di Foggia
24. What is the relationship between Unofficial and Official Economy? An analysis in Latin American Countries
    Quaderni DSEMS, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Matematiche e Statistiche, Universita' di Foggia View citations (8)

2007

25. The Changing Nature of the OECD Shadow Economy
    ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The changing nature of the OECD shadow economy, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2010) View citations (16) (2010)

2006

26. Estimating the underground economy by using MIMIC models: A response to T. Breusch´s critique
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (24)

Undated

27. Estimating the Shadow Economy in Italy: a Structural Equation Approach
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (50)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Embedding informality into sustainable development indices for Europe
   Baltic Journal of Economics, 2025, 25, (1), 90-111
2. Integrating national accounting and macroeconomic approaches to estimate the underground, informal, and illegal economy in European countries
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2025, 32, (2), 526-565

2024

3. Are outstanding researchers also top teachers? Exploring the link between research quality and teaching quality
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024, 96, (C)
4. The Role of Banks in Shaping Income Inequality: A Within‐Country Study
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2024, 70, (1), 129-153 View citations (1)
5. The Role of the Informal Economy in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe
   The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2024, 26, (Special 18), 1108

2023

6. Measuring the unobservable: estimating informal economy by a structural equation modeling approach
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2023, 30, (1), 247-277 View citations (2)
   Also in International Tax and Public Finance, 2023, 30, (1), 278-279 (2023)
7. Money laundering, corruption and socioeconomic development in Iran: an analysis by structural equation modeling
   International Review of Economics, 2023, 70, (3), 395-417

2022

8. Natural resources, rent seeking and economic development. An analysis of the resource curse hypothesis for Iran
   Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 2022, 15, (1), 47-65 View citations (4)
9. Theories and definitions of the informal economy: A survey
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2022, 36, (5), 1610-1643 View citations (4)
10. Why some people are not as happy as they could be: the role of unobservable subjective factors
    International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2022, 7, (1), 40-63
    See also Working Paper Why Some People Are Not As Happy As They Could Be: The Role of Unobservable Subjective Factors, CELPE Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)

2021

11. Inequality and informality in transition and emerging countries
    IZA World of Labor, 2021, 325
    Also in IZA World of Labor, 2016, 325 (2016) View citations (2)

2020

12. A “Trojan Horse” in the peer-review process of fee-charging economic journals
    Journal of Informetrics, 2020, 14, (3)
    See also Working Paper A "Trojan Horse" in the peer-review process of fee-charging economic journals, Framed Field Experiments (2020) (2020)
13. Corruption around the world: an analysis by partial least squares—structural equation modeling
    Public Choice, 2020, 184, (3), 327-350 View citations (1)
14. Fiscal illusion and progressive taxation with retrospective voting
    Economic and Political Studies, 2020, 8, (2), 246-273
    See also Working Paper Fiscal Illusion and Progressive Taxation with Retrospective Voting, MPRA Paper (2019) (2019)
15. How did the Great Recession Affect Gender Disparity in Europe? An Analysis by a Multidimensional Deprivation Approach
    Applied Economics, 2020, 52, (26), 2780-2794 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper How did the Great Recession affect Gender disparity in Europe? An analysis by a Multidimensional Deprivation approach, MPRA Paper (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
16. Reconciling empirics on the political economy of the resource curse hypothesis. Evidence from long-run relationships between resource dependence, democracy and economic growth in Iran
    Resources Policy, 2020, 68, (C) View citations (5)
17. The size of the informal economy in Nigeria: a structural equation approach
    International Journal of Social Economics, 2020, 47, (8), 1063-1078 View citations (3)
18. Waste crime in Italian Regions: A Structural Equation Approach
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2020, 71, (C) View citations (3)

2019

19. A problem with observational equivalence: Disentangling the renter illusion hypothesis
    Urban Studies, 2019, 56, (1), 193-209 View citations (3)
20. Estimating shadow economy and tax evasion in Romania. A comparison by different estimation approaches
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2019, 63, (C), 130-149 View citations (23)
21. Happiness and inequality in European countries: is it a matter of peer group comparisons?
    Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 2019, 36, (2), 473-508 View citations (7)

2018

22. Estimating shadow economy in Tanzania: an analysis with the MIMIC approach
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2018, 45, (1), 100-113 View citations (13)
23. Exploring the dark side of tax policy: an analysis of the interactions between fiscal illusion and the shadow economy
    Empirical Economics, 2018, 54, (4), 1609-1630 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Exploring the Dark Side of Tax Policy: An Analysis of the Interactions between Fiscal Illusion and the Shadow Economy, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)
24. INEQUALITY, INFORMALITY, AND CREDIT MARKET IMPERFECTIONS
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2018, 22, (5), 1184-1206 View citations (1)
25. Tax morale, aversion to ethnic diversity, and decentralization
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 55, (C), 204-223 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Tax Morale, Aversion to Ethnic Diversity, and Decentralization, Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

26. Analyzing the Determinants of the Shadow Economy With a “Separate Approach”. An Application of the Relationship Between Inequality and the Shadow Economy
    World Development, 2016, 84, (C), 342-356 View citations (7)
27. IMPACTS OF TAX AND FIRING COSTS ON SIZE OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR AND UNEMPLOYMENT
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2016, 50, (4), 423-442
28. Impact of social media on economic growth – evidence from social media
    Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (9), 633-636 View citations (2)

2015

29. Keeping both corruption and the shadow economy in check: the role of decentralization
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2015, 22, (1), 1-40 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Keeping both Corruption and the Shadow Economy in Check: The Role of Decentralization, Working Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
30. Social Exclusion and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation in European Economies
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2015, 61, (2), 274-301 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Social Exclusion and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation in European Economies, CELPE Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2014

31. Comparative fiscal illusion: a fiscal illusion index for the European Union
    Empirical Economics, 2014, 46, (3), 937-960 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Comparative fiscal illusion: A fiscal illusion index for the European Union, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
32. Income inequality and economic growth: an empirical investigation in Mediterranean countries
    RIEDS - Rivista Italiana di Economia, Demografia e Statistica - The Italian Journal of Economic, Demographic and Statistical Studies, 2014, 68, (2), 35-58 View citations (1)
33. Un indicatore sintetico dell?Illusione Finanziaria. Un tentativo di stima per l?Italia
    ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2014, 2014/1, (1), 65-92

2013

34. A Bibliometric Evaluation of the Research Outputs of Italian Economists
    Economia politica, 2013, (1), 97-126 View citations (1)
35. Certainty equivalent citation: generalized classes of citation indexes
    Scientometrics, 2013, 94, (1), 263-271
    See also Working Paper Certainty equivalent citation: a generalized class of citation indexes, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
36. Growth in transition countries
    The Economics of Transition, 2013, 21, (3), 381-417 View citations (9)
37. The Relevance of the Theory of Fiscal Illusion. The Case of the Italian Tax System
    HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY, 2013, 2013/2, (2), 63-92 View citations (3)

2012

38. Crescita economica ed economia sommersa. Un approccio di simulazione e verifica empirica per l’Italia
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2012, (3), 193-227
39. Fiscal Illusion around the World
    Public Finance Review, 2012, 40, (2), 270-299 View citations (22)
40. Italian Reform of the academic recruitment system. An appraisal of ANVUR and CUN benchmarks for assessing candidates and commissioners
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2012, (3), 441-480 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Italian Reform of the academic recruitment system: an appraisal of ANVUR and CUN benchmarks for assessing candidates and commissioners, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2010

41. An ARDL model of unrecorded and recorded economies in Turkey
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2010, 37, (6), 627-646 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper An ARDL model of unrecorded and recorded economies in Turkey, MPRA Paper (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
42. Institutions and human development in the Latin American informal economy
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2010, 21, (3), 207-230 View citations (5)
43. The changing nature of the OECD shadow economy
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2010, 20, (1), 19-48 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The Changing Nature of the OECD Shadow Economy, ISAE Working Papers (2007) View citations (7) (2007)

2009

44. Tax evasion, tax morale and policy maker's effectiveness
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2009, 38, (6), 988-997 View citations (21)
45. Un?analisi dell?efficienza di scala e di costo del sistema sanitario pugliese
    ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2009, XXXIX, (5-6), 99-131 View citations (2)

2008

46. Diseguaglianza sociale, sviluppo economico e curva di Kuznets. Un'analisi empirica per l'America latina
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2008, (3), 401-434 View citations (3)
47. Shadow economy and unemployment rate in USA: is there a structural relationship? An empirical analysis
    Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (19), 2537-2555 View citations (61)

2007

48. Measuring the Non-observed Economy in a Transition Economy: The Case of Bosnia–Herzegovina
    Comparative Economic Studies, 2007, 49, (4), 609-631 View citations (7)
49. The Shadow Economy in Portugal: An Analysis with the Mimic Approach
    Journal of Applied Economics, 2007, 10, (2), 253-277
    Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2007, 10, 253-277 (2007) View citations (17)
50. The shadow economy in three Mediterranean countries: France, Spain and Greece. A MIMIC approach
    Empirical Economics, 2007, 33, (1), 197-197 View citations (48)
    Also in Empirical Economics, 2007, 33, (1), 51-84 (2007) View citations (48)

2006

51. Scelte in condizioni di incertezza: il contributo della Behavioural Economics
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2006, 96, (2), 179-218

2005

52. Evasione fiscale: il contributo della Comulative Prospect Theory
    ECONOMIA PUBBLICA, 2005, 2005/3, (3)
53. Metodi di stima dell'economia sommersa: una rassegna
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2005, (1), 101-140 View citations (1)