Roberto Iacono

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Link to my personal webpage: robertoiacono.org

I am a Professor in Economics (with focus on Social and Welfare Policy) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. I am a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE International Inequalities Institute (LSE III), CESifo Research Network Affiliate, 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 Applied Economics, with a focus on (i) behavioural responses to capital taxation, (ii) the measurement of income and wealth inequality, and (iii) microeconometric questions related to active labor market policy and welfare interventions. I teach and supervise students at the interdisciplinary department of Social Work at NTNU, giving lectures (in Norwegian) in courses such as "Politics, Welfare and Inequality", "Social and Welfare Policy", and "Quantitative Methods".

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:

[17] Iacono R. and Marino M. and Mollerstrom J. (2024), “Misperceptions, Policy Preferences and Polarization”. European J of Political Economy, Volume 85, 102578. (NSD:1, AJG:2).

[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. (2023), “(In)visible sanctions: micro-level evidence on compulsory activation for young welfare recipients”. Journal of Social Policy (NSD:2; AJG:3).

[14] Iacono R. and M. Ranaldi (2023), "T he 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).

[1] 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 & Work in progress:

[6] Iacono R. and Smedsvik B., "Behavioral responses to wealth taxation: evidence from a Norwegian reform". CESifo Working Paper No. 11335. Submitted. Media coverage: Cato Institute and Dagens Næringsliv.

[5] Iacono R. and K. Vadlamannati, “Unintended Consequences of Externally Aided Projects on Fiscal Transfers: a sub-national study of India”. CESifo Working Paper No. 11498. R&R World Development.

[4] Iacono R. and Smedsvik B., "Compulsory activation of young welfare recipients: revisiting the trade-off between workfare and welfare generosity". R&R Socio-Economic Review.

[3] Iacono R., “The Welfare versus Work Paradox”. Resubmitted.

[2] Berman Y., Bozbay I., Iacono R., and Vesperoni A., “Measuring Wealth: Income Capitalization with Heterogeneous Rates of Return”. Slides available here.

[1] Buhler J., Iacono R. and Ranaldi M., “Capital and Labor Income Mobility”. Work in progress.

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:

2024-4-22. Interview, DN: «Forskere har analysert skattestunt – slik gikk det i Bø». (in Norwegian).

2023-9-14. Article, Menabó: “Reddito minimo e condizionalità: lezioni dall’esperienza della Norvegia”. (in Italian).

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

2025

Iacono, Roberto; Smedsvik, Bård. (2025) NAV straffer trygdemottakere vilkårlig. Forskning.no
Kronikk
Iacono, Roberto. (2025) Vi må snu om på EU-debatten. Dagsavisen
Kronikk

2018

Iacono, Roberto. (2018) The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. Intereconomics. Review of European Economic Policy
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) The Dutch disease revisited: absorption constraint and learning by doing. Portuguese Economic Journal
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies. Economic Analysis and Policy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) Minimum income schemes in Europe: is there a trade-off with activation policies?. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2015

Iacono, Roberto. (2015) Essays on the Macroeconomics of Natural Resources. NTNU - Department of Economics
Doktorgradsavhandling

2014

Iacono, Roberto. (2014) On the Interplay between Intergenerational Transfers and Natural Resources. South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics
Vitenskapelig artikkel

Tidsskriftspublikasjoner

Iacono, Roberto; Smedsvik, Bård. (2025) NAV straffer trygdemottakere vilkårlig. Forskning.no
Kronikk
Iacono, Roberto. (2025) Vi må snu om på EU-debatten. Dagsavisen
Kronikk
Iacono, Roberto; Smedsvik, Bård. (2024) Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxation: Evidence from a Norwegian Reform. CESifo Working Papers
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya. (2024) Unintended Consequences of Externally Aided Projects on Fiscal Transfers: A Subnational Study of India. CESifo Working Papers
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Marino, Maria; Iacono, Roberto; Mollerstrom, Johanna. (2024) (Mis-)Perceptions, information, and political polarization: A survey and a systematic literature review. European Journal of Political Economy
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
Iacono, Roberto. (2023) REDDITO MINIMO E CONDIZIONALITÀ: LEZIONI DALL’ESPERIENZA DELLA NORVEGIA. Menabò di Etica ed Economia
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
Ness, Ottar; Heimburg, Dina von; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Kilkku, Nina; Turnaas, Sanna; Vamstad, Johan. (2023) Shaping a Wellbeing Future for People and Planet. Nordisk tidsskrift for livskvalitet og bærekraftig velferdsutvikling
Leder
Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto. (2023) (In)visible Sanctions: Micro-level Evidence on Compulsory Activation for Young Welfare Recipients. Journal of Social Policy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto; Palagi, Elisa. (2023) A Micro Perspective on r > g. Economica
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ness, Ottar; Heimburg, Dina von; Karlsson, Bengt; Kilkku, Nina; Turnaas, Sanna; Vamstad, Johan. (2022) Welcome to the Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development(NJWEL). Nordisk tidsskrift for livskvalitet og bærekraftig velferdsutvikling
Leder
Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto; D'Agostino, Antonella. (2022) Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state. Social Policy & Administration
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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
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. (2020) The nexus between perceptions of inequality and preferences for redistribution. Journal of Economic Inequality
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto; Ranaldi, Marco. (2020) The wage curve across the wealth distribution. Economics Letters
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2018) The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. Intereconomics. Review of European Economic Policy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2018) The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective. Comparative Economic Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) The Dutch disease revisited: absorption constraint and learning by doing. Portuguese Economic Journal
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies. Economic Analysis and Policy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) Minimum income schemes in Europe: is there a trade-off with activation policies?. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2016) No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. Research in Economics
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Iacono, Roberto. (2014) On the Interplay between Intergenerational Transfers and Natural Resources. South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics
Vitenskapelig artikkel

Rapport

Iacono, Roberto. (2015) Essays on the Macroeconomics of Natural Resources. NTNU - Department of Economics
Doktorgradsavhandling

Undervisning

Emner

Formidling

2024

Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2024) Forskere har analysert skattestunt – slik gikk det i Bø. Dagens Næringsliv Dagens Næringsliv [Avis] 2024-04-22
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2024) Behavioral responses to wealth taxation: evidence from a Norwegian reform. LSE III research seminar 2024-03-19 - 2024-03-19

2022

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2022) A micro perspective on r>g. University of Naples Federico II DISES research seminar , Naples 2022-04-13 -
Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2022) Problemene har toppet seg i Italia. Dagens Næringsliv Dagens Næringsliv [Avis] 2022-07-18
Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2022) Første gang siden krigen: − Det er fascister i den mulige regjeringen. VG VG [Avis] 2022-08-03
Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2022) Høyresida med valg-gambling i Italia. Dagsavisen Dagsavisen [Avis] 2022-07-30
Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2022) Vanskelig å spå hvor radikal hun blir. TV2 TV2 [Internett] 2022-10-22

2021

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2021) A micro perspective on r>g. University of Siena Research seminar at the Department of Economics - University of Siena , Siena 2021-06-23 - 2021-06-23
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2021) A micro perspective on r>g. Society for the study of Economic Inequality ECINEQ Annual Conference 2021-07-08 - 2021-07-10

2020

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2020) Still the lands of equality? On the heterogeneity of individual factor income shares in the Nordics. BI Norwegian Business School Forskningsseminar 2020-12-15 -
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2020) Income Composition Inequality: evidence from the Nordics. Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) , Luxembourg 2020-01-24 - 2020-01-24

2019

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, 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
Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2019) Italias statsminister trekker seg. Dagens Næringsliv. 20.08.2019. [Avis] 2019-08-20
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2019) Sources of inequality in Italy. SIECON 60th annual conference of the Italian Economic Association , Palermo 2019-10-24 - 2019-10-26

2018

Intervju

Iacono, Roberto. (2018) NRK Alltid Nyheter. [Radio] 2018-11-27
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2018) The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective. Partenope University of Naples EPEI 2018 , Napoli 2018-09-28 - 2018-09-29

2017

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2017) The Nordic model and the oil nation. Universitet i Oslo UiO Nordic 2017 , Oslo 2017-03-20 - 2017-03-22
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, 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
Faglig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2017) Borgerlønn og de nordiske velferdsstatene: nødvendighet eller utopi?. Samfunnsviterne - Samfunnsøkonomene Frokostmøte Samfunnsviterne - Samfunnsøkonomene , Danske Bank, Trondheim 2017-03-30 - 2017-03-30

2016

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2016) The Nordic Model and the Oil Nation. EEA-ESEM European Economic Association 31st Annual Conference , Geneve 2016-08-22 - 2016-08-26
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, 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

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2015) No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. University of Oxford Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography 2015 , Oxford 2015-08-19 - 2015-08-22
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, 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
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, 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

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, 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
Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2014) No blessing no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. NHH Bergen Economics of Energy and Environment Research Conference (BEEER) , Bergen 2014-05-12 - 2014-05-13

2012

Vitenskapelig foredrag

Iacono, Roberto. (2012) A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies. Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) , Mannheim 2012-04-26 - 2012-04-28

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