Giuseppe Sobbrio
Biographic Data
| ID | 6038672 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giuseppe Sobbrio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giuseppe |
| FAMILY NAME | Sobbrio |
| SIGNATURE | SOBBRIO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Messina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does the economic freedom hinder the underground economy? Evidence from a cross-country analysis
Tax evasion and government size
We analyze the impact of government size, measured by total spending per capita, on tax evasion at the provincial level in Italy over the period 2001-2015. In order to solve endogeneity issues we rely on a system GMM and find that public expenditure negatively affects tax evasion, as taxpayers perceive the government is efficiently spending resources coming from the tax levy. Results are confirmed when we (1) consider expenditures related to long…
O convergence, where art thou?’ Regional growth and industrialization in Italy 1
This paper shows that the Italian economy has two long-run equilibria, which are due to the different level of industrialization between the centre-north and the south of the country. These equilibria converge until 1971 but diverge afterwards; the end of the convergence process coincides with the slowing down of Italy's industrialization policy in the South. In this paper we argue that to address this problem effectively, an economic policy comp…
Election Re-Running and the Nature of Constitutional Choices
Voter information and power dilution
Election Re-Running and the Nature of Constitutional Choices
Tax evasion and government size
We analyze the impact of government size, measured by total spending per capita, on tax evasion at the provincial level in Italy over the period 2001-2015. In order to solve endogeneity issues we rely on a system GMM and find that public expenditure negatively affects tax evasion, as taxpayers perceive the government is efficiently spending resources coming from the tax levy. Results are confirmed when we (1) consider expenditures related to long…
Voter information and power dilution
Election Re-Running and the Nature of Constitutional Choices
O convergence, where art thou?’ Regional growth and industrialization in Italy 1
This paper shows that the Italian economy has two long-run equilibria, which are due to the different level of industrialization between the centre-north and the south of the country. These equilibria converge until 1971 but diverge afterwards; the end of the convergence process coincides with the slowing down of Italy's industrialization policy in the South. In this paper we argue that to address this problem effectively, an economic policy comp…
Tax evasion and government size
We analyze the impact of government size, measured by total spending per capita, on tax evasion at the provincial level in Italy over the period 2001-2015. In order to solve endogeneity issues we rely on a system GMM and find that public expenditure negatively affects tax evasion, as taxpayers perceive the government is efficiently spending resources coming from the tax levy. Results are confirmed when we (1) consider expenditures related to long…
Does the economic freedom hinder the underground economy? Evidence from a cross-country analysis
Economics (5 works) · Macroeconomics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Economic system (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works)