Antonio ABATEMARCO | Projects

We will propose a non-parametric measurement strategy using standard decomposition techniques to test "Piketty's third general law", postulating that a positive gap between the rate of return on capital (r) and the economy's growth rate (g) is associated with increased inequality. Additionally, we will evaluate how the relative contributions of capital and labour incomes to overall income inequal

During the Nineties pension reforms in Western countries have mostly promoted the application of Notional Defined-Contribution (NDC) pension systems, where the pension benefit at retirement is obtained by using Transformation Coefficients accounting for the life expectancy of individuals at the age of retirement. In this project, we intend to contribute to current knowledge by quantifying the size

The research activity will be aimed at the investigation of the dynamics of the gender gap at retirement in the last decades in Italy. The analysis will be realized by using real data from the SHARE database.

Environmental valuation refers to a variety of techniques used to assign monetary values to environmental goods and services, especially when they are non-marketed. This type of valuation represents the basis for policymakers' evaluation of the distributive and allocative effects of environmental and economic policies. Recently, international focus has been drawn towards the concept of ecosystem s