A New Geography of Inequality: Top incomes in Italian Regions and Inner Areas

Demetrio Guzzardi () and Salvatore Morelli ()
Additional contact information
Demetrio Guzzardi: SSSUP - Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna = Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies [Pisa]
Salvatore Morelli: ROMA TRE - Università degli Studi Roma Tre = Roma Tre University, The Graduate Center - CUNY Graduate Center - CUNY - City University of New York [New York]

World Inequality Lab Working Papers from HAL

Abstract: Detailed distributional estimates at finer geographical levels remain scarce, despite their critical relevance for household well being and policy intervention. This paper leverages Italian income tax records dating back to 1976 focusing on top income concentration and inequality across the country's regions, macro-areas, and the recently introduced classification of the National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI). Our analysis reveals a persistent rise in income concentration over the past few decades, particularly among the top earners, while also highlighting nuanced regional and sub-regional dynamics. Notably, city size plays a crucial role, with larger cities experiencing a more pronounced level of income concentration compared to smaller ones. Southern regions exhibit lower income concentration levels among the top income groups, emphasizing the need for disaggregated analyses to capture these complexities accurately.

Keywords: Income Inequality; Top Income Shares; Italy; Inner Areas; Spatial Inequality; Income Tax Data; National Accounts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-07
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04753481v1
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04753481v1/document (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:wilwps:halshs-04753481

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in World Inequality Lab Working Papers from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Caroline Bauer ().