Basic income and economic opportunities: a comparison between Italy and Europe

Pasquale Tridico

Argomenti, 2015, vol. 2, issue 2, 1-29

Abstract: The objective of this paper is twofold: on the one hand we evaluate, the impact in terms of effectiveness and efficiency of a basic income instrument in Europe. On the other hand we advance, for Italy, a proposal for a guaranteed minimum income (i.e. "means-tested"). Our econometric model, estimated on 34 OECD countries in the period between 1990 to 2013, shows that there are no obstacles for efficiency against the activation of a minimum income in Italy. Moreover, our results show that a scheme of minimum income helps, along with other welfare supports, to increase employment levels.

Keywords: : Minimum income; Welfare; Employment levels. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 I38 J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.14276/1971-8357.493

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