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Working Paper 2015-385 Abstract Empirical analyses using cross-sectional and panel data found significantly higher levels of job satisfaction for the

Working Paper 2015-384 Abstract We review the literature about inequality and welfare with a particular focus on whether Europe has

Working Paper 2015-383 Abstract This study proposes the method of social rate of return (SRR) to evaluate safety net programs

Working Paper 2015-382 Abstract In response to a growing interest in comparing inequality levels and trends across countries, a number

Working Paper 2015-381 Abstract The paper examines the gender wage gap in Italy during the 2008-2012 economic crisis, using cross-sectional

Working Paper 2015-380 Abstract Deepening inequality has become the subject of intense debates, particularly on growth, poverty, and development. This

Working Paper 2015-379 Abstract We investigate whether changes in income distribution can explain current account developments in a sample of

Working Paper 2015-378 Abstract This paper aims at quantifying the welfare loss that a society can experience due to the

Working Paper 2015-377 Abstract This paper proposes a unified approach to the measurement of distributional change. The framework is used

Working Paper 2015-375 Abstract This paper addresses the problem of ranking growth episodes from a microeconomic perspective. While most of

Working Paper 2015-374 Abstract We empirically explore the relationship between expectations and subjective well-being. Theoretical models predict that expectations can