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The geography of income inequality in Italy

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  • Paolo Acciari

    (Ministero dell�Economia e delle Finanze)

  • Sauro Mocetti

    (Bank of Italy)

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This paper exploits the tax records to analyze the geography of income inequality in Italy. In 2011, the Gini coefficient, the most common measure of inequality, was 40 per cent at national level. In the South it was 3 percentage points higher than in the Centre-North, mainly because of a smaller share of income held by the lower tail of the distribution. Inequality is also greater in major metropolitan areas. The Gini index has been increasing during the Great Recession. This pattern has been driven by a reduction in incomes, which has been more pronounced for individuals below the median. Regional disparities have been increasing as well.

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  • Paolo Acciari & Sauro Mocetti, 2013. "The geography of income inequality in Italy," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 208, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    Keywords

    inequality; regional disparities;

    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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