This paper describes the changes that have taken place in the distribution of income in the province of Modena between 2002 and 2006, on the basis of the information provided by two local surveys on households’ incomes and living standards. The period is characterized by very slow improvements in real average incomes, and by a significant increase in inequality and poverty levels. These changes are in contrast to what seems to have taken place in Italy as a whole, at least until 2006. Finally, we focus on a subjective measure of income poverty and on the role played by immigrants in shaping these modifications.
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Paper provided by University of Modena and Reggio E., Faculty of Economics "Marco Biagi" in its series Department of Economics with number
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