Roberto Iacono
Om
Link to my personal webpage: robertoiacono.org
I am an Associate Professor in Economics and Social Policy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. I am also an Associate Professor (II) in Economics at the Business School of the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN).
I am Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE International Inequalities Institute (LSE III), Managing Editor of the Journal of Income Distribution (JID), and Fellow of the World Inequality Database (WID.World). I have been (2020-2021) Visiting Professor at the Department of Economics and Statistics of the University of Siena, Italy. I have also been a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) (spring 2023). I am a project participant of the RCN-funded project "Make Taxation Fair" (FRIPRO, NOK 11.8 million, 2021-2026).
I hold a PhD in Economics from the Department of Economics at NTNU (graduation year 2015). My recent research is at the intersection between Public and Labor Economics, with a focus on (i) the measurement of income and wealth inequality, and (ii) microeconometric questions related to active labor market policy and welfare interventions. I teach at the highly interdisciplinary department of Social Work at NTNU, giving lectures (in Norwegian) on Economics of the Welfare State, Social and Welfare Policy, and Quantitative Methods. At USN, I teach Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (in Norwegian).
I am also a Member of the Scientific Committee of the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice (JPFPC), Country Lead for Norway of the Global Labor Organization (GLO).
My updated CV is here. More details on my papers can also be found here: IDEAS/RePEc, Google Scholar, Cristin, Scopus.
Journal publications:
[16] Iacono R. and E. Palagi (2023), "A micro perspective on r > g". Economica; 90: 531-556. Featured in [VoxEU], [A Correction podcast]. (NSD:2, AJG:3).
[15] Iacono R. and Smedsvik B., “(In)visible sanctions: micro-level evidence on compulsory activation for young welfare recipients”. Forthcoming at the Journal of Social Policy (NSD:2; AJG:3).
[14] Iacono R. and M. Ranaldi (2023), "The evolution of income composition inequality in Italy, 1989-2016". Review of Income and Wealth (NSD:1, AJG:3).
[13] Iacono R. and E. Palagi (2022), "Still the Lands of Equality? Heterogeneity of Income Composition in the Nordics, 1975–2016". The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 22(2): 221-268. (NSD:1, AJG:2).
[12] Faccio T. and Iacono R. (2022), “Corporate Income Taxation and Inequality: Review and discussion of issues raised in - The triumph of injustice: How the rich dodge taxes and how to make them pay”. Review of Income and Wealth, 68: 819-829. (NSD:1, AJG:3).
[11] D’Agostino A., Iacono R. and Smedsvik B. (2022), “Immigration and Social Assistance: evidence from the Norwegian welfare state”. Social Policy & Administration, 56( 4), 648– 660. (NSD:1, AJG:2).
[10] Iacono R. and M. Ranaldi (2021), "The nexus between perceptions of inequality and preferences for redistribution". Journal of Economic Inequality, 19(1): 97-114. (NSD:1, AJG:2).
[9] Iacono R. and M. Viccaro (2021), "The Basilicata Wealth Fund". Scienze Regionali - Italian Journal of Regional Science, 20: 577-594. Preprint. (NSD:1).
[8] Iacono R. and M. Ranaldi (2020), "The Wage Curve across the Wealth Distribution", Economics Letters, Volume 196, November 2020, 109580. Featured in [VoxEU], [Naked Capitalism]. (NSD:1, AJG:3).
[7] Iacono R. (2019), "The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective", Comparative Economic Studies, 61(1): 63-82. Preprint. (NSD:1, AJG:1).
[6] Iacono R. (2018), "The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects", Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 53(4): 185-190. (NSD:1, AJG:1).
[5] Iacono R. (2018), “The Dutch Disease revisited: absorption constraint and learning by doing”, Portuguese Economic Journal, 17(1): 61-85. Preprint. (NSD:1, AJG:1).
[4] Iacono R. (2017), “Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: is there a trade-off with activation policies?”, IZA Journal of European Labor Studies; 6:1 (now IZA Journal of Labor Policy). (NSD:1, AJG:1).
[3] Iacono R. (2017), "A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies", Economic Analysis and Policy, 55: 179-193. Preprint. (NSD:1, AJG:1).
[2] Iacono R. (2016), “No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy”, Research in Economics, 70 (2): 346-359. Preprint. (NSD:1, AJG:1).
[2] Iacono R. (2014), “On the interplay between intergenerational transfers and natural resources”, South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 12(2): 167-199. (NSD:1).
Working papers:
[4] Iacono R. and Marino M. and Mollerstrom J., “Misperceptions, Policy Preferences and Polarization”. III Working Paper (90). International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. Submitted.
[3] Bozbay I., Halvorsen E., Iacono R., and Vesperoni A., “Measuring Wealth: Income Capitalization with Heterogeneous Rates of Return”. Slides available here.
[2] Ceraolo M., Iacono R. and Rios-Avila F., “Dual Income Taxation and Top Income Shares”. Slides available upon request.
[1] Iacono R. and Smedsvik B., "Workfare versus or plus Welfare: micro-level evidence on the trade-off between activation and welfare generosity". Slides available upon request.
Book reviews:
[3] Iacono R. (2019), Review of "Capitalism, Alone" by Branko Milanovic. LSE Review of Books.
[2] Iacono R. (2019), Review of "Measuring Poverty around the World" by Tony Atkinson. LSE Review of Books.
[1] Iacono R. (2018), Review of "The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century" by Walter Scheidel. LSE Review of Books.
Blog posts, interviews, op-eds:
2022-10-22. Interview, TV2: "Vanskelig å spå hvor radikal hun blir" (in Norwegian).
2022-9-26. Interview, Norwegian Public Radio NRK Studio 2 (in Norwegian).
2022-8-3. Interview, VG: «Første gang siden krigen: − Det er fascister i den mulige regjeringen» (in Norwegian).
2022-7-30. Interview, Dagsavisen: «Høyresida med valg-gambling i Italia» (in Norwegian).
2022-7-18. Interview, Dagens Næringsliv: «Problemene har toppet seg i Italia» (in Norwegian).
2020-4-5. Op-ed, Forskning.no: "I Italia er ikke økonomi en del av korona-debatten" (in Norwegian).
2020-4-2. Interview, Gemini: "Til og med Prada og Gucci produserer helseutstyr nå" (in Norwegian).
2019-8-20. Interview, Dagens Næringsliv: "Italias statsminister trekker seg" (in Norwegian).
2018-11-27. Interview, Norwegian Public Radio NRK Alltid Nyheter (in Norwegian).
2018-9-21. Blog article, INET: “The Rise of the Radical Right in Scandinavia”.
Publikasjoner
2023
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Iacono, Roberto;
Palagi, Elisa.
(2023)
A Micro Perspective on r > g.
Economica.
volum 90 (358).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Ness, Ottar;
Heimburg, Dina von;
Karlsson, Bengt Eirik;
Kilkku, Nina;
Turnaas, Sanna;
Vamstad, Johan;
Lilja, Johan;
Iacono, Roberto;
Saur, Ellen;
Østerlie, Ove;
Bøe, Tore Dag;
Wulf-Andersen, Trine.
(2023)
Shaping a Wellbeing Future for People and Planet.
Nordisk tidsskrift for livskvalitet og bærekraftig velferdsutvikling.
volum 2 (1).
Leder
2022
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Iacono, Roberto;
Palagi, Elisa.
(2022)
Still the Lands of Equality? Heterogeneity of Income Composition in the Nordics, 1975–2016.
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy.
volum 22 (2).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Ness, Ottar;
Heimburg, Dina von;
Karlsson, Bengt;
Kilkku, Nina;
Turnaas, Sanna;
Vamstad, Johan;
Lilja, Johan;
Iacono, Roberto;
Saur, Ellen;
Østerlie, Ove;
Bøe, Tore Dag;
Wulf-Andersen, Trine.
(2022)
Welcome to the Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development(NJWEL).
Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development.
volum 1 (1).
Leder
-
Smedsvik, Bård;
Iacono, Roberto;
D'Agostino, Antonella.
(2022)
Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state.
Social Policy & Administration.
volum 56 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021
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Faccio, Tommaso;
Iacono, Roberto.
(2021)
Corporate Income Taxation and Inequality: Review and Discussion of Issues Raised in The triumph of injustice—How the rich dodge taxes and how to make them pay (2019).
The Review of Income and Wealth.
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Ranaldi, Marco.
(2021)
The Evolution of Income Composition Inequality in Italy, 1989–2016.
The Review of Income and Wealth.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Viccaro, Mauro.
(2021)
The Basilicata Wealth Fund.
Scienze Regionali: Italian Journal of Regional Science.
volum 20.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020
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Iacono, Roberto;
Ranaldi, Marco.
(2020)
The nexus between perceptions of inequality and preferences for redistribution.
Journal of Economic Inequality.
volum 19.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Ranaldi, Marco.
(2020)
The wage curve across the wealth distribution.
Economics Letters.
volum 196.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2018)
The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects.
Intereconomics. Review of European Economic Policy.
volum 53 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2018)
The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective.
Comparative Economic Studies.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2017
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2017)
A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies.
Economic Analysis and Policy.
volum 55.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2017)
Minimum income schemes in Europe: is there a trade-off with activation policies?.
IZA Journal of European Labor Studies.
volum 6:1.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2017)
The Dutch disease revisited: absorption constraint and learning by doing.
Portuguese Economic Journal.
volum 17 (1).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2016
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2016)
No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy.
Research in Economics.
volum 70 (2).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2015
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Iacono, Roberto.
(2015)
Essays on the Macroeconomics of Natural Resources.
2015. ISBN 9788232607624.
Doktorgradsavhandling
2014
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Iacono, Roberto.
(2014)
On the Interplay between Intergenerational Transfers and Natural Resources.
South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Iacono, Roberto;
Palagi, Elisa.
(2023)
A Micro Perspective on r > g.
Economica.
volum 90 (358).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Ness, Ottar;
Heimburg, Dina von;
Karlsson, Bengt Eirik;
Kilkku, Nina;
Turnaas, Sanna;
Vamstad, Johan;
Lilja, Johan;
Iacono, Roberto;
Saur, Ellen;
Østerlie, Ove;
Bøe, Tore Dag;
Wulf-Andersen, Trine.
(2023)
Shaping a Wellbeing Future for People and Planet.
Nordisk tidsskrift for livskvalitet og bærekraftig velferdsutvikling.
volum 2 (1).
Leder
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Palagi, Elisa.
(2022)
Still the Lands of Equality? Heterogeneity of Income Composition in the Nordics, 1975–2016.
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy.
volum 22 (2).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Ness, Ottar;
Heimburg, Dina von;
Karlsson, Bengt;
Kilkku, Nina;
Turnaas, Sanna;
Vamstad, Johan;
Lilja, Johan;
Iacono, Roberto;
Saur, Ellen;
Østerlie, Ove;
Bøe, Tore Dag;
Wulf-Andersen, Trine.
(2022)
Welcome to the Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development(NJWEL).
Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development.
volum 1 (1).
Leder
-
Smedsvik, Bård;
Iacono, Roberto;
D'Agostino, Antonella.
(2022)
Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state.
Social Policy & Administration.
volum 56 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Faccio, Tommaso;
Iacono, Roberto.
(2021)
Corporate Income Taxation and Inequality: Review and Discussion of Issues Raised in The triumph of injustice—How the rich dodge taxes and how to make them pay (2019).
The Review of Income and Wealth.
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Ranaldi, Marco.
(2021)
The Evolution of Income Composition Inequality in Italy, 1989–2016.
The Review of Income and Wealth.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Viccaro, Mauro.
(2021)
The Basilicata Wealth Fund.
Scienze Regionali: Italian Journal of Regional Science.
volum 20.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Ranaldi, Marco.
(2020)
The nexus between perceptions of inequality and preferences for redistribution.
Journal of Economic Inequality.
volum 19.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto;
Ranaldi, Marco.
(2020)
The wage curve across the wealth distribution.
Economics Letters.
volum 196.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2018)
The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects.
Intereconomics. Review of European Economic Policy.
volum 53 (4).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2018)
The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective.
Comparative Economic Studies.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2017)
A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies.
Economic Analysis and Policy.
volum 55.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2017)
Minimum income schemes in Europe: is there a trade-off with activation policies?.
IZA Journal of European Labor Studies.
volum 6:1.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2017)
The Dutch disease revisited: absorption constraint and learning by doing.
Portuguese Economic Journal.
volum 17 (1).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2016)
No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy.
Research in Economics.
volum 70 (2).
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Iacono, Roberto.
(2014)
On the Interplay between Intergenerational Transfers and Natural Resources.
South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Rapport
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Iacono, Roberto.
(2015)
Essays on the Macroeconomics of Natural Resources.
2015. ISBN 9788232607624.
Doktorgradsavhandling
Undervisning
Emner
Formidling
2022
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2022) A micro perspective on r>g. DISES research seminar . University of Naples Federico II; Naples. 2022-04-13.
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IntervjuIacono, Roberto. (2022) Første gang siden krigen: − Det er fascister i den mulige regjeringen. VG [Avis]. 2022-08-03.
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IntervjuIacono, Roberto. (2022) Høyresida med valg-gambling i Italia. Dagsavisen [Avis]. 2022-07-30.
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IntervjuIacono, Roberto. (2022) Problemene har toppet seg i Italia. Dagens Næringsliv [Avis]. 2022-07-18.
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IntervjuIacono, Roberto. (2022) Vanskelig å spå hvor radikal hun blir. TV2 [Internett]. 2022-10-22.
2021
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2021) A micro perspective on r>g. ECINEQ Annual Conference . Society for the study of Economic Inequality; 2021-07-08 - 2021-07-10.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2021) A micro perspective on r>g. Research seminar at the Department of Economics - University of Siena . University of Siena; Siena. 2021-06-23 - 2021-06-23.
2020
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2020) Income Composition Inequality: evidence from the Nordics. Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) . Luxembourg Income Study (LIS); Luxembourg. 2020-01-24 - 2020-01-24.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2020) Still the lands of equality? On the heterogeneity of individual factor income shares in the Nordics. Forskningsseminar . BI Norwegian Business School; 2020-12-15.
2019
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IntervjuIacono, Roberto. (2019) Italias statsminister trekker seg. Dagens Næringsliv. 20.08.2019. null [Avis]. 2019-08-20.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2019) Sources of Inequality in Italy. ECINEQ 2019 - 8th meeting of the society for the study of economic inequality ; Paris. 2019-07-03 - 2019-07-05.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2019) Sources of inequality in Italy. 60th annual conference of the Italian Economic Association . SIECON; Palermo. 2019-10-24 - 2019-10-26.
2018
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IntervjuIacono, Roberto. (2018) NRK Alltid Nyheter. null [Radio]. 2018-11-27.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2018) The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective. EPEI 2018 . Partenope University of Naples; Napoli. 2018-09-28 - 2018-09-29.
2017
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Faglig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2017) Borgerlønn og de nordiske velferdsstatene: nødvendighet eller utopi?. Frokostmøte Samfunnsviterne - Samfunnsøkonomene . Samfunnsviterne - Samfunnsøkonomene; Danske Bank, Trondheim. 2017-03-30 - 2017-03-30.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2017) The Nordic model and the oil nation. UiO Nordic 2017 . Universitet i Oslo; Oslo. 2017-03-20 - 2017-03-22.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2017) The Nordic model of economic development: shocks, reforms and future prospects. PhD Workshop at the University of Zadar ; 2017-10-02 - 2017-10-03.
2016
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2016) The Nordic Model and the Oil Nation. EEA-ESEM European Economic Association 31st Annual Conference ; Geneve. 2016-08-22 - 2016-08-26.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2016) The Nordic Model and the Oil Nation. 18th Annual Conference of the International Network for Economic Research (INFER) ; Reus. 2016-06-08 - 2016-06-10.
2015
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2015) No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. The Italian Economic Association 56th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ; Napoli. 2015-10-22 - 2015-10-24.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2015) No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography 2015 . University of Oxford; Oxford. 2015-08-19 - 2015-08-22.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2015) No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (IAERE) - Third annual conference ; Padua. 2015-02-20 - 2015-02-21.
2014
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2014) No blessing no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. Bergen Economics of Energy and Environment Research Conference (BEEER) . NHH; Bergen. 2014-05-12 - 2014-05-13.
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2014) On the interplay between Intergenerational Transfers and Natural Resources. 2nd International PhD Meeting of Thessaloniki in Economics ; 2014-06-27 - 2014-06-28.
2012
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Vitenskapelig foredragIacono, Roberto. (2012) A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies. Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) . Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW); Mannheim. 2012-04-26 - 2012-04-28.