Roberto Iacono

About

Link to my personal webpage: robertoiacono.org

I am an Associate Professor in Economics and Social Policy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. I am also an Associate Professor (II) in Economics at the Business School of the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN).

I am Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE International Inequalities Institute (LSE III), 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 Labor Economics, with a focus on (i) the measurement of income and wealth inequality, and (ii) microeconometric questions related to active labor market policy and welfare interventions. I teach at the highly interdisciplinary department of Social Work at NTNU, giving lectures (in Norwegian) on Economics of the Welfare State, Social and Welfare Policy, and Quantitative Methods. At USN, I teach Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (in Norwegian).

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:

[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).

[2] 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:

[4] Iacono R. and Marino M. and Mollerstrom J., “Misperceptions, Policy Preferences and Polarization”. III Working Paper (90). International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. Submitted.

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

[2] Ceraolo M., Iacono R. and Rios-Avila F., “Dual Income Taxation and Top Income Shares”. Slides available upon request.

[1] Iacono R. and Smedsvik B., "Workfare versus or plus Welfare: micro-level evidence on the trade-off between activation and welfare generosity". Slides available upon request.

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:

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”.

Publications

2015

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

2014

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

Journal publications

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
Editorial
Ness, Ottar; Heimburg, Dina von; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Killku, Nina; Tuurnas, Sanna; Vamstad, Johan. (2023) Shaping a Wellbeing Future for People and Planet. Nordisk tidsskrift for livskvalitet og bærekraftig velferdsutvikling
Editorial
Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto. (2023) (In)visible Sanctions: Micro-level Evidence on Compulsory Activation for Young Welfare Recipients. Journal of Social Policy
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto; Palagi, Elisa. (2023) A Micro Perspective on r > g. Economica
Academic article
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
Editorial
Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto; D'Agostino, Antonella. (2022) Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state. Social Policy & Administration
Academic article
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
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto; Viccaro, Mauro. (2021) The Basilicata Wealth Fund. Scienze Regionali: Italian Journal of Regional Science
Academic article
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
Academic literature review
Iacono, Roberto; Ranaldi, Marco. (2021) The Evolution of Income Composition Inequality in Italy, 1989–2016. The Review of Income and Wealth
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto; Ranaldi, Marco. (2020) The wage curve across the wealth distribution. Economics Letters
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto; Ranaldi, Marco. (2020) The nexus between perceptions of inequality and preferences for redistribution. Journal of Economic Inequality
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2018) The Norwegian Oil Bonanza and the Scandinavian Model in Comparative Perspective. Comparative Economic Studies
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2018) The Nordic Model of Economic Development and Welfare: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. Intereconomics. Review of European Economic Policy
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) Minimum income schemes in Europe: is there a trade-off with activation policies?. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) A comparison of fiscal rules for resource-rich economies. Economic Analysis and Policy
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2017) The Dutch disease revisited: absorption constraint and learning by doing. Portuguese Economic Journal
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2016) No blessing, no curse? On the benefits of being a resource-rich southern region of Italy. Research in Economics
Academic article
Iacono, Roberto. (2014) On the Interplay between Intergenerational Transfers and Natural Resources. South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics
Academic article

Report

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

Teaching

Courses

Media

2022

Interview

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

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

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

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

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

2021

Academic lecture

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
Academic lecture

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

2020

Academic lecture

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 -
Academic lecture

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

Interview

Iacono, Roberto. (2019) Italias statsminister trekker seg. Dagens Næringsliv. 20.08.2019. [Newspaper] 2019-08-20
Academic lecture

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
Academic lecture

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

Interview

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

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

Academic lecture

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

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
Lecture

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

Academic lecture

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
Academic lecture

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

Academic lecture

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
Academic lecture

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
Academic lecture

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

2014

Academic lecture

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
Academic lecture

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

Academic lecture

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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