Loris Vergolini
Biographic Data
| ID | 4139931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loris Vergolini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loris |
| FAMILY NAME | Vergolini |
| SIGNATURE | VERGOLINI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7494-6366 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Perception bias
Drawing on the Intergroup Competition Hypothesis and the Intergroup Threat Theory, this study examines whether correcting misperceptions about the size of the foreign population affects attitudes towards migrants. Specifically, it assesses the impact of providing corrective statistical information about the share of children born to families with at least one immigrant parent and about how this share changed over the past 25 years. The research r…
Exploring the determinants of health in the aging population
Introduction: Population aging represents a major demographic transformation in Italy, characterized by higher levels of education and socioeconomic resources compared to previous generations. Education is widely recognized as a key determinant of health, yet the mechanisms linking educational attainment to health in later life remain only partially understood. This study examines the association between education and self-perceived health among …
A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
The article describes the content, the methodology and the selected results deriving from a large-scale cross-sectional IneqPer survey in Italy ( n = 12,000, 2024/2025) aimed at understanding the determinants of inequality perceptions and their consequences for public opinion. The dataset offers novel dimensions that include the questions on global inequality and global redistribution, individual position in global distribution, the perceived soc…
Social Origins and University Drop-Out During the Great Recession
The recession that followed the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–08, with a downward leap of approximately 5% of OECD countries’ economic prosperity (Grusky et al., 2011 ), has had profound influences on individual persons and societies. Evidence of this Great Recession’s short- and medium-term effects includes reduced employment chances for individuals, deterioration of households’ economic conditions, and an increased aggregate level of poverty …
Differing patterns of employment for university students
Student employment is on the increase in many European countries. It takes many forms, from full-time employment to various types of flexible work, which involves short-term, non-standard and informal work. Despite its relevance and complexity, the connection between higher education and concurrent employment has been only partially explored in scholarly debate. This paper investigates the differing patterns of employment for university students,…
Equal Focus on Inequality? Approaches to Distributional Impact Assessment in the National Budget Process Across the EU
After four decades of increasing within‐country income inequality in many EU Member States, this study first aims to understand to what extent and how EU Member States make use of distributional impact assessments (DIAs) for budgetary measures. The second aim is to understand the factors that constrain the use of DIA, leading us to propose strategies for how it could be used more widely. To these ends, we perform a desk‐based study of the documen…
Experimental Research in Education
This work provides an assessment of the Italian experimental literature in the field of education. We review 25 RCTs completed between 2009 and 2020, analysing their alignment to the CONSORT guidelines. Our findings show that the scientific reporting is on average of good quality; however, there are areas where a significant improvement is needed. We suggest viable solutions, aimed at improving the robustness of experimental research in sociology…
Do grants improve the outcomes of university students in a challenging context? Evidence from a matching approach
Increasing College Going by Incentivizing Savings
We estimate the impact of a matched savings account program on high school students’ college enrollment and persistence through a randomized controlled trial carried out in Italy. The tested program (Percorsi) provided low‐income high school students with a 4:1 match rate for savings dedicated to higher education expenditures and required that they attended financial education classes. The program increased rates of enrollment and persistence in …
Do individuals with high social background graduate from more rewarding fields of study? Changing patterns before and after the ‘Bologna process’
Educational expansion without equalization
Previous studies of trends in social inequalities in upper secondary track choices in Italy found evidence that, in the period of highest educational expansion, horizontal inequalities increased, consistently with the Effectively Maintained Inequality thesis (EMI). Our paper, focusing on the youngest birth cohorts (1958–1989), documents that enrolments at upper secondary schools have become almost universal and have been followed by a huge expans…
Social cohesion in Europe
This article examines the relationships between social cohesion and social inequalities in Europe by considering three interrelated issues. The first regards the definition and measurement of the concept of social cohesion. The second issue concerns the identification of the aspects of social inequality that affect the overall level of social cohesion. More precisely, I investigate two main hypotheses: the first argues the existence of a direct n…
Does Economic Vulnerability Affect Social Cohersion? Evidence from a Comparative Analysis
This article explores the relationship between social cohesion and social inequalities in Europe. The analysis is built around two main research questions: Does economic inequality exert an impact on the level of social cohesion? Does social class mediate between economic inequality and social cohesion? The comparative analysis is based on the welfare regimes perspective. In particular, I believe that welfare state is relevant because it influenc…
Social cohesion in Europe
This article examines the relationships between social cohesion and social inequalities in Europe by considering three interrelated issues. The first regards the definition and measurement of the concept of social cohesion. The second issue concerns the identification of the aspects of social inequality that affect the overall level of social cohesion. More precisely, I investigate two main hypotheses: the first argues the existence of a direct n…
Do individuals with high social background graduate from more rewarding fields of study? Changing patterns before and after the ‘Bologna process’
Educational expansion without equalization
Previous studies of trends in social inequalities in upper secondary track choices in Italy found evidence that, in the period of highest educational expansion, horizontal inequalities increased, consistently with the Effectively Maintained Inequality thesis (EMI). Our paper, focusing on the youngest birth cohorts (1958–1989), documents that enrolments at upper secondary schools have become almost universal and have been followed by a huge expans…
Differing patterns of employment for university students
Student employment is on the increase in many European countries. It takes many forms, from full-time employment to various types of flexible work, which involves short-term, non-standard and informal work. Despite its relevance and complexity, the connection between higher education and concurrent employment has been only partially explored in scholarly debate. This paper investigates the differing patterns of employment for university students,…
Does Economic Vulnerability Affect Social Cohersion? Evidence from a Comparative Analysis
This article explores the relationship between social cohesion and social inequalities in Europe. The analysis is built around two main research questions: Does economic inequality exert an impact on the level of social cohesion? Does social class mediate between economic inequality and social cohesion? The comparative analysis is based on the welfare regimes perspective. In particular, I believe that welfare state is relevant because it influenc…
Does Economic Vulnerability Affect Social Cohersion? Evidence from a Comparative Analysis
This article explores the relationship between social cohesion and social inequalities in Europe. The analysis is built around two main research questions: Does economic inequality exert an impact on the level of social cohesion? Does social class mediate between economic inequality and social cohesion? The comparative analysis is based on the welfare regimes perspective. In particular, I believe that welfare state is relevant because it influenc…
Social cohesion in Europe
This article examines the relationships between social cohesion and social inequalities in Europe by considering three interrelated issues. The first regards the definition and measurement of the concept of social cohesion. The second issue concerns the identification of the aspects of social inequality that affect the overall level of social cohesion. More precisely, I investigate two main hypotheses: the first argues the existence of a direct n…
Educational expansion without equalization
Previous studies of trends in social inequalities in upper secondary track choices in Italy found evidence that, in the period of highest educational expansion, horizontal inequalities increased, consistently with the Effectively Maintained Inequality thesis (EMI). Our paper, focusing on the youngest birth cohorts (1958–1989), documents that enrolments at upper secondary schools have become almost universal and have been followed by a huge expans…
Do individuals with high social background graduate from more rewarding fields of study? Changing patterns before and after the ‘Bologna process’
Increasing College Going by Incentivizing Savings
We estimate the impact of a matched savings account program on high school students’ college enrollment and persistence through a randomized controlled trial carried out in Italy. The tested program (Percorsi) provided low‐income high school students with a 4:1 match rate for savings dedicated to higher education expenditures and required that they attended financial education classes. The program increased rates of enrollment and persistence in …
Do grants improve the outcomes of university students in a challenging context? Evidence from a matching approach
Experimental Research in Education
This work provides an assessment of the Italian experimental literature in the field of education. We review 25 RCTs completed between 2009 and 2020, analysing their alignment to the CONSORT guidelines. Our findings show that the scientific reporting is on average of good quality; however, there are areas where a significant improvement is needed. We suggest viable solutions, aimed at improving the robustness of experimental research in sociology…
Equal Focus on Inequality? Approaches to Distributional Impact Assessment in the National Budget Process Across the EU
After four decades of increasing within‐country income inequality in many EU Member States, this study first aims to understand to what extent and how EU Member States make use of distributional impact assessments (DIAs) for budgetary measures. The second aim is to understand the factors that constrain the use of DIA, leading us to propose strategies for how it could be used more widely. To these ends, we perform a desk‐based study of the documen…
Social Origins and University Drop-Out During the Great Recession
The recession that followed the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–08, with a downward leap of approximately 5% of OECD countries’ economic prosperity (Grusky et al., 2011 ), has had profound influences on individual persons and societies. Evidence of this Great Recession’s short- and medium-term effects includes reduced employment chances for individuals, deterioration of households’ economic conditions, and an increased aggregate level of poverty …
Differing patterns of employment for university students
Student employment is on the increase in many European countries. It takes many forms, from full-time employment to various types of flexible work, which involves short-term, non-standard and informal work. Despite its relevance and complexity, the connection between higher education and concurrent employment has been only partially explored in scholarly debate. This paper investigates the differing patterns of employment for university students,…
A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
The article describes the content, the methodology and the selected results deriving from a large-scale cross-sectional IneqPer survey in Italy ( n = 12,000, 2024/2025) aimed at understanding the determinants of inequality perceptions and their consequences for public opinion. The dataset offers novel dimensions that include the questions on global inequality and global redistribution, individual position in global distribution, the perceived soc…
Perception bias
Drawing on the Intergroup Competition Hypothesis and the Intergroup Threat Theory, this study examines whether correcting misperceptions about the size of the foreign population affects attitudes towards migrants. Specifically, it assesses the impact of providing corrective statistical information about the share of children born to families with at least one immigrant parent and about how this share changed over the past 25 years. The research r…
Exploring the determinants of health in the aging population
Introduction: Population aging represents a major demographic transformation in Italy, characterized by higher levels of education and socioeconomic resources compared to previous generations. Education is widely recognized as a key determinant of health, yet the mechanisms linking educational attainment to health in later life remain only partially understood. This study examines the association between education and self-perceived health among …
Economics (10 works) · Demographic economics (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Inequality (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Social inequality (5 works) · Higher education (4 works)