ON THE PRIVATE AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC LITERACY

Giulio Piccirilli ()
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Giulio Piccirilli: Universitas Mercatorum, Roma

Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2020, vol. 128, issue 1, 105-125

Abstract: Carlo Dell’Aringa was highly respected both as a professor of economics and as an expert involved in the policy debate and in direct policy decisions. Inspired by these traits of his figure, we focus on the link between economic knowledge and policy. In particular, by means of a theoretical model and a simple empirical analysis, we argue that the conduct of fiscal policy is more tuned on social welfare in countries where citizens have a better understanding of economics and financial concepts

Keywords: Economic Literacy; Fiscal Policy; Voting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A20 H30 H62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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