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Immigration and Poverty: The Case of Italy

In: Research on Economic Inequality

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  • Romina Gambacorta

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During the last two decades the share of foreign-born residents in Italy has grown considerably, from just over 1 percent to about 8 percent. This chapter seeks to clarify the status of immigrants in Italy by examining the evolution of their economic situation and, in particular, the presence of economic hardship. Poverty is measured by considering not only the usual income-based indicators but also others that take into account households’ real and financial wealth. The picture that emerges is one of a higher incidence of economic hardship among immigrant households that strongly affects the dynamics of poverty nationwide. The economic gap with respect to natives appears to increase in the years considered, but the condition of poverty is not more persistent for immigrants than for Italians.

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  • Romina Gambacorta, 2017. "Immigration and Poverty: The Case of Italy," Research on Economic Inequality, in: Research on Economic Inequality, volume 25, pages 229-257, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:reinzz:s1049-258520170000025007
    DOI: 10.1108/S1049-258520170000025007
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    1. Luigi Cannari & Giovanni D�Alessio, 2018. "Wealth inequality in Italy: reconstruction of 1968-75 data and comparison with recent estimates," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 428, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.

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    Keywords

    Immigration; poverty; wealth and income inequality; dynamic probit model; Italy; D31; I35; J15; C35;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions

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