Giovanni Razzu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4471767 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanni Razzu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanni |
| FAMILY NAME | Razzu |
| SIGNATURE | RAZZU G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2640-8314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Government spending reallocations and inequality
We assess the impact of spending reallocations on inequality in a fiscally neutral scenario for a sample of 51 middle-income countries over the period between 2005 and 2015. This is relevant given that developing countries that aim to address increasing inequalities cannot easily rely on either deficit and debts nor increased revenues to finance social spending sectors, such as education, health and social protection. We also look at the impact o…
Three-generation educational mobility in six African countries
Using nationally representative survey data, we provide estimate of three generation educational mobility in six African countries: Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania. We explore whether the extent of educational mobility over three generations varies by gender and whether the grandparent’s influence differs depending on their residency status. Our findings indicate that grandparents play a significant role, and that intergene…
Four Decades of Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Using nationally representative survey data from 34 countries, we assess the extent of intergenerational educational mobility for three-quarters of Africa’s population, over four decades and by gender. We employ both transition probability matrices and regression-based estimates of intergenerational elasticities and correlation coefficients. We find that the educational status of parents is a strong determinant of their children’s educational out…
On why the gender employment gap in Britain has stalled since the early 1990s
Using over four decades of British micro data, this article looks at how the narrowing gender employment gap stalled in the early 1990s. Changes to the structure of employment between and within industry sectors impacted the gap at approximately constant rates throughout the period and do not account for the stall. Instead, changes to how women's likelihood of paid work was affected by their partners' characteristics explain most of the gap's shi…
Segregation and Gender Gaps in the United Kingdom's Great Recession and Recovery
This article assesses the role of segregation in explaining gender employment gaps through the United Kingdom’s Great Recession and its subsequent period of recovery and fiscal austerity. The analysis reaffirms that gender employment gaps in the UK respond to the business cycle, and it evaluates to what extent these short-term changes in the employment gap can be explained by the industry sectors and occupations where women and men work. A counte…
Urban redevelopment, cultural heritage, poverty and redistribution
Urban redevelopment, cultural heritage, poverty and redistribution
Segregation and Gender Gaps in the United Kingdom's Great Recession and Recovery
This article assesses the role of segregation in explaining gender employment gaps through the United Kingdom’s Great Recession and its subsequent period of recovery and fiscal austerity. The analysis reaffirms that gender employment gaps in the UK respond to the business cycle, and it evaluates to what extent these short-term changes in the employment gap can be explained by the industry sectors and occupations where women and men work. A counte…
Three-generation educational mobility in six African countries
Using nationally representative survey data, we provide estimate of three generation educational mobility in six African countries: Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania. We explore whether the extent of educational mobility over three generations varies by gender and whether the grandparent’s influence differs depending on their residency status. Our findings indicate that grandparents play a significant role, and that intergene…
Urban redevelopment, cultural heritage, poverty and redistribution
Segregation and Gender Gaps in the United Kingdom's Great Recession and Recovery
This article assesses the role of segregation in explaining gender employment gaps through the United Kingdom’s Great Recession and its subsequent period of recovery and fiscal austerity. The analysis reaffirms that gender employment gaps in the UK respond to the business cycle, and it evaluates to what extent these short-term changes in the employment gap can be explained by the industry sectors and occupations where women and men work. A counte…
On why the gender employment gap in Britain has stalled since the early 1990s
Using over four decades of British micro data, this article looks at how the narrowing gender employment gap stalled in the early 1990s. Changes to the structure of employment between and within industry sectors impacted the gap at approximately constant rates throughout the period and do not account for the stall. Instead, changes to how women's likelihood of paid work was affected by their partners' characteristics explain most of the gap's shi…
Four Decades of Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Using nationally representative survey data from 34 countries, we assess the extent of intergenerational educational mobility for three-quarters of Africa’s population, over four decades and by gender. We employ both transition probability matrices and regression-based estimates of intergenerational elasticities and correlation coefficients. We find that the educational status of parents is a strong determinant of their children’s educational out…
Government spending reallocations and inequality
We assess the impact of spending reallocations on inequality in a fiscally neutral scenario for a sample of 51 middle-income countries over the period between 2005 and 2015. This is relevant given that developing countries that aim to address increasing inequalities cannot easily rely on either deficit and debts nor increased revenues to finance social spending sectors, such as education, health and social protection. We also look at the impact o…
Three-generation educational mobility in six African countries
Using nationally representative survey data, we provide estimate of three generation educational mobility in six African countries: Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania. We explore whether the extent of educational mobility over three generations varies by gender and whether the grandparent’s influence differs depending on their residency status. Our findings indicate that grandparents play a significant role, and that intergene…
Economics (6 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Gender gap (2 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (2 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (2 works)