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From Amoral Familism to Civic Virtue? The Impact of the Tax and School Program on Prosocial Behavior

Civic norms are deteriorating in most democratic societies, raising fundamental challenges for the sustainability of the welfare state. This paper investigates whether civic values can be effectively instilled through early educational interventions. I study the Tax and School program, a nationwide initiative jointly implemented by the Italian Revenue Agency and...

Presented by: Enrico Rubolino (University of Lausanne)

Venue: 2N2.4.16

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A class apart and a class divided? Are financial elites really that different from other business elites?

Financial elites are considered different; set apart not just from ordinary people, but also other elite groups (Moran, 1981, Hall, 2009, Moran and Flaherty, 2023). In the UK, conventional wisdom has imbued financial elites with an extraordinary mystique of power. Critics have highlighted the influence of the financial sector in...

Presented by: Gary Fooks (University of Bristol) and Tom Mills (Aston University)

Venue: 2N2.4.16

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Uncovering Reporting Error with Survey Design

Survey data on incomes remain a key data source for measuring living standards and inequality but are known to suffer from reporting errors. Linked administrative data have been used to assess measurement error, but even when available such data often cover only specific components of income (for example, earnings) and/or...

Presented by: Dr. Paul Fisher, ISER, University of Essex

Venue: 2N2.4.16

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Tracing the Genetic Footprints of the UK National Health Service

Selection biases can distort causal estimates and undermine policy evaluations, yet detecting and quantifying selection remains empirically challenging. This paper introduces a novel method for detecting and quantifying selective survival using genetic data. Specifically, Polygenic Indices (PGIs) are predetermined at birth and should be equally distributed between treatment and control...

Presented by: Dr Nicolau Joaquim Martin Bassols (University of Bologna)

Venue: 2N2.4.16