Enrico Colombatto, Author at IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/author/enrico-colombatto/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Enrico Colombatto, Author at IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/author/enrico-colombatto/ 32 32 Do people really dislike wealth taxes more than other types of taxes? Evidence from a survey-experiment representative of the Italian population https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/do-people-really-dislike-wealth-taxes-more-than-other-types-of-taxes-evidence-from-a-survey-experiment-representative-of-the-italian-population/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-people-really-dislike-wealth-taxes-more-than-other-types-of-taxes-evidence-from-a-survey-experiment-representative-of-the-italian-population https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/do-people-really-dislike-wealth-taxes-more-than-other-types-of-taxes-evidence-from-a-survey-experiment-representative-of-the-italian-population/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:25:23 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35021 WP 2023-03. Executive Summary We designed a Survey Experiment (SE) to study the attitudes of the Italians towards wealth, income and consumptions taxes. In particular, we interviewed a sample of…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/do-people-really-dislike-wealth-taxes-more-than-other-types-of-taxes-evidence-from-a-survey-experiment-representative-of-the-italian-population/feed/ 0 Legitimate Tax Structures: Lessons from the Past https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/legitimate-tax-structures-lessons-from-the-past/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legitimate-tax-structures-lessons-from-the-past https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/legitimate-tax-structures-lessons-from-the-past/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:09:48 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34798 WP 2023-01. Executive Summary Today’s views and analyses about taxation are dominated by the social-welfare approach based on various categories of utilitarianism, most notably those developed by the optimal-tax literature.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/legitimate-tax-structures-lessons-from-the-past/feed/ 0 The New UK Prime Minister Sunak https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/the-new-uk-prime-minister-sunak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-uk-prime-minister-sunak https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/the-new-uk-prime-minister-sunak/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:48:08 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34722 There was universal relief in the UK and international media at the demise of Prime Minister (PM) Liz Truss and her replacement by the man she had recently defeated in…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/the-new-uk-prime-minister-sunak/feed/ 0 To what Extent Can the ECB Override Financial Markets? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/to-what-extent-can-the-ecb-override-financial-markets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-what-extent-can-the-ecb-override-financial-markets https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/to-what-extent-can-the-ecb-override-financial-markets/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:04:08 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34632 Towards the end of August, every year investors focus on the Jackson Hole conference of the central banking global elite. Given widespread acceptance among central bankers that non-temporary inflation is…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/to-what-extent-can-the-ecb-override-financial-markets/feed/ 0 Taming Inflation by Having Companies as Central Bankers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:21:28 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34566 Consumer prices started rising in 2021, and the rise has quickly gathered speed. Many politicians and central bankers were caught by surprise. They initially claimed that price inflation was provoked…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers/feed/ 0 The Essence of Inflation https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-essence-of-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-essence-of-inflation https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-essence-of-inflation/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:43:19 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34546 WP 2022-04. Exectutive Summary When the supply of money increases and the supply of goods remains the same, inflation occurs. Thus, inflation is a monetary phenomenon. We discuss the essence…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-essence-of-inflation/feed/ 0 ECB Policymakers Run Out of Options; Antifragmentation Cannot BOTH Address Inflation AND Contain Spreads https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/ecb-policymakers-run-out-of-options-antifragmentation-cannot-both-address-inflation-and-contain-spreads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecb-policymakers-run-out-of-options-antifragmentation-cannot-both-address-inflation-and-contain-spreads https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/ecb-policymakers-run-out-of-options-antifragmentation-cannot-both-address-inflation-and-contain-spreads/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 06:57:42 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34540 When the history of the euro currency’s rise and decline in popularity is written, the month of June 2022 will be viewed as decisive. In June, the ECB committed to…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/ecb-policymakers-run-out-of-options-antifragmentation-cannot-both-address-inflation-and-contain-spreads/feed/ 0 The Contractual Approach to Welfare State Reform: An Empty Promise? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-contractual-approach-to-welfare-state-reform-an-empty-promise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-contractual-approach-to-welfare-state-reform-an-empty-promise https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-contractual-approach-to-welfare-state-reform-an-empty-promise/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:24:40 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article-the-contractual-approach-to-welfare-state-reform-an-empty-promise/ WP 2021-05.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-contractual-approach-to-welfare-state-reform-an-empty-promise/feed/ 0 The Origins of Private Property https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-origins-of-private-property/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-origins-of-private-property https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-origins-of-private-property/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:13:02 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/the-origins-of-private-property/ WP 2017-03.  Property rights play a crucial role in economics: They define the very essence of this discipline, which studies how individuals exchange in order to enhance their welfare, subject…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-origins-of-private-property/feed/ 0 September’15 Financial & Fiscal Features Newsletter https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/september-15-financial-fiscal-features-newsletter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=september-15-financial-fiscal-features-newsletter https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/september-15-financial-fiscal-features-newsletter/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:04:00 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/september-15-financial-fiscal-features-newsletter/ China devalued its currency by 3%. Financial markets responded disproportionately, but we explain that it is quite understandable, given government policies in the rich countries.
We then investigate the devaluation's effect on the US and EU financial markets as well as on the currencies of emerging markets.

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