Category Archives: Pubblications

Estimations of local spatial price indices using scanner data and their impact on the measure of the poverty incidence. M. Pratesi, C. Giusti, S. Marchetti, G. Bertarelli, F. Schirripa Spagnolo, T. Laureti, I. Benedetti, L. Biggeri, F. Polidoro, F. Di Leo, M. Fedeli (2021) Download Scientific Report prepared for the deliverable of the Project Makswell… Read More »

Giusti, C., Masserini, L., & Pratesi, M. (2017). Local Comparisons of Small Area Estimates of Poverty: An Application Within the Tuscany Region in Italy. Social Indicators Research, 131(1), 235-254. Abstract The aim of this paper is to highlight some key issues and challenges in the analysis of poverty at the local level using survey data. In the… Read More »

Biggeri L. & Pratesi M. (2017), Monetary poverty indicators at local level: definitions, methods of estimations and comparisons in real term, International Statistical Institute Congress, Morocco, 2017 Abstract The importance of poverty measures (indicators and number of poor) at sub-national level is widely attested. Particularly, the local poverty indicators are relevant both for a detailed… Read More »

Pacini B., Coli A., Fabbri E., Sylos Labini M. (2017), Active Labor Market Policies and Transitions to Permanent Employment. The Potential of Administrative Data,  In Coli A., Pacini B., Stradella E. (eds.) Policy, Welfare and Financial Resources: The Impact of the Crisis on Territories, pp. 163-185, Pisa University Press Abstract This chapter aims at shedding some light… Read More »

Coli A., Pacini B., Pench A. (2017), Long Term Care and the Role of In Kind Transfers. Economic Analysis and Empirical Investigation,  In Coli A., Pacini B., Stradella E. (eds.) Policy, Welfare and Financial Resources: The Impact of the Crisis on Territories, pp. 163-185, Pisa University Press Abstract This chapter develops a simple economic model to analyze… Read More »

Betti G., Gagliardi F., Verma V. (2018), Simplified Jackknife Variance Estimates for Fuzzy Measures of Multidimensional Poverty, International Statistical Review, 86(1), doi:10.1111/insr.12219 Abstract In this paper, we present a practical methodology for variance estimation for multi‐dimensional measures of poverty and deprivation of households and individuals, derived from sample surveys with complex designs and fairly large… Read More »

Betti G., Gagliardi F., Lemmi A., Verma V. (2012), Sub-national indicators of poverty and deprivation in Europe: methodology and applications, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 5(1), pp. 149-162. Abstract This paper identifies methodologies and strategies appropriate for the development of indicators of well-being at the level of subnational regions, thus contributing towards the… Read More »

Aassve A., Betti G., Mazzuco S., Mencarini L. (2007), Marital Disruption and Economic Well-being: A Comparative Analysis, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 170(3), pp. 781-799. Abstract Though there is a considerable literature concerned with the economic consequences of marital breakdown, there is still substantial disagreement in terms of its magnitude. One of… Read More »

Chiarini B., D’Agostino A., Marzano E., Regoli A. (2017) Housing Environmental Risk in Urban Areas: Cross Country Comparison and Policy Implications, CESifo Working Paper N. 6822, December 2017 Abstract The main aim of this paper is to assess whether there is a statistically significant environmental impact of cities within European countries. Second, starting from the… Read More »

Neri L., D’Agostino A., Regoli A., Pulselli F.M., Coscieme L. (2017), Evaluating dynamics of national economies through cluster analysis within the input-state-output sustainability framework, Ecological Indicators, 72, pp. 77-90 Abstract In this paper a cluster analysis is applied to an input-state-output indicator framework that represents the interconnection of the three aspects of sustainability, namely environmental,… Read More »