Luca Bonacini
Biographic Data
| ID | 5739307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luca Bonacini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luca |
| FAMILY NAME | Bonacini |
| SIGNATURE | BONACINI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6239-7539 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Inequality of Opportunity and Variance Decomposition: A Methodological Insight
This paper introduces a new variance-based measure of inequality of opportunity (EOp) grounded in a decomposition of the Coefficient of Variation (CV). Our approach disentangles overall inequality into a between-group component driven by circumstances beyond individual control (e.g., gender, family background, or region of birth) and a within-group component which captures effort and idiosyncratic heterogeneity. Within this framework, we characte…
Background wage premia, beyond education: Firm sorting and unobserved abilities of graduates
Nudging women towards pursuing their university careers
This study explores the impact of light‐touch interventions on the academic outcomes of female scholarship recipients. In a randomized trial involving nearly 2000 students at the University of Bologna, we delivered a targeted message highlighting how higher education can reduce the gender gap in the labour market, and boost employment prospects. The nudge increased the likelihood of meeting scholarship requirements by nearly 5 percentage points, …
Does Working from Home Increase the Gender Wage Gap? Insights from an Italian Survey of Occupations
This article investigates to what extent the working from home (WFH) feasibility of occupations can influence the gender wag gap (GWG) at the mean and along the wage distribution. Based on Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions and unconditional quantile regressions, results show that the GWG is greater among women working in an occupation with a high level of WFH feasibility. We find evidence of both sticky floor and glass ceiling effects for employees w…
Kuznets Prize Awarded to Luca Bonacini, Giovanni Gallo, and Sergio Scicchitano
Explaining The Anti‐Immigrant Sentiment Through a Spatial Analysis: A Study of The 2019 European Elections in Italy
Does the settling of foreigners cause a rise in anti‐immigrant sentiment due to resource competition? Or do direct interactions lead to more respectful relations? And what if one also considers the settlement of foreigners in neighbouring municipalities? Applying an instrumental variable approach to variables collected at the Italian municipality level and including neighbouring areas, this paper aims to answer these questions by considering the …
Identifying policy challenges of Covid-19 in hardly reliable data and judging the success of lockdown measures
Working from home and income inequality: Risks of a ‘new normal’ with Covid-19
Working from home and income inequality: Risks of a ‘new normal’ with Covid-19
Identifying policy challenges of Covid-19 in hardly reliable data and judging the success of lockdown measures
Explaining The Anti‐Immigrant Sentiment Through a Spatial Analysis: A Study of The 2019 European Elections in Italy
Does the settling of foreigners cause a rise in anti‐immigrant sentiment due to resource competition? Or do direct interactions lead to more respectful relations? And what if one also considers the settlement of foreigners in neighbouring municipalities? Applying an instrumental variable approach to variables collected at the Italian municipality level and including neighbouring areas, this paper aims to answer these questions by considering the …
Identifying policy challenges of Covid-19 in hardly reliable data and judging the success of lockdown measures
Working from home and income inequality: Risks of a ‘new normal’ with Covid-19
Kuznets Prize Awarded to Luca Bonacini, Giovanni Gallo, and Sergio Scicchitano
Explaining The Anti‐Immigrant Sentiment Through a Spatial Analysis: A Study of The 2019 European Elections in Italy
Does the settling of foreigners cause a rise in anti‐immigrant sentiment due to resource competition? Or do direct interactions lead to more respectful relations? And what if one also considers the settlement of foreigners in neighbouring municipalities? Applying an instrumental variable approach to variables collected at the Italian municipality level and including neighbouring areas, this paper aims to answer these questions by considering the …
Does Working from Home Increase the Gender Wage Gap? Insights from an Italian Survey of Occupations
This article investigates to what extent the working from home (WFH) feasibility of occupations can influence the gender wag gap (GWG) at the mean and along the wage distribution. Based on Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions and unconditional quantile regressions, results show that the GWG is greater among women working in an occupation with a high level of WFH feasibility. We find evidence of both sticky floor and glass ceiling effects for employees w…
Background wage premia, beyond education: Firm sorting and unobserved abilities of graduates
Nudging women towards pursuing their university careers
This study explores the impact of light‐touch interventions on the academic outcomes of female scholarship recipients. In a randomized trial involving nearly 2000 students at the University of Bologna, we delivered a targeted message highlighting how higher education can reduce the gender gap in the labour market, and boost employment prospects. The nudge increased the likelihood of meeting scholarship requirements by nearly 5 percentage points, …
Inequality of Opportunity and Variance Decomposition: A Methodological Insight
This paper introduces a new variance-based measure of inequality of opportunity (EOp) grounded in a decomposition of the Coefficient of Variation (CV). Our approach disentangles overall inequality into a between-group component driven by circumstances beyond individual control (e.g., gender, family background, or region of birth) and a within-group component which captures effort and idiosyncratic heterogeneity. Within this framework, we characte…
Economics (6 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 works) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · Inequality (3 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)