Italy Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/italy/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:57:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Italy Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/italy/ 32 32 The sad story of a private railway company in Italy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-sad-story-of-a-private-railway-company-in-italy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sad-story-of-a-private-railway-company-in-italy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-sad-story-of-a-private-railway-company-in-italy/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 03:21:21 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36045 In 1825,  the first public railway line from Stockton and Darlington in the UK was opened to traffic. For more than half a century, there was a vigorous development of…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-sad-story-of-a-private-railway-company-in-italy/feed/ 0 Why do people oppose wealth taxes? Some new data offer some insights. https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-do-people-oppose-wealth-taxes-some-new-data-offer-some-insights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-people-oppose-wealth-taxes-some-new-data-offer-some-insights https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-do-people-oppose-wealth-taxes-some-new-data-offer-some-insights/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:35:33 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35852 Wealth taxes are present in most European countries, but they still form a relatively small share of tax revenues. Indeed, politicians keep referring to wealth as a fat tax base…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-do-people-oppose-wealth-taxes-some-new-data-offer-some-insights/feed/ 0 Tax dilemmas in Italy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/tax-dilemmas-in-italy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tax-dilemmas-in-italy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/tax-dilemmas-in-italy/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:45:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35590 In Italy, the spotlight on tax evasion, and therefore on the need to fight it, turns on whenever the government needs additional resources to finance expenses. To avoid upsetting voters,…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/tax-dilemmas-in-italy/feed/ 0 The Italian Economy and its inefficient public administration https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-italian-economy-and-its-inefficient-public-administration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-italian-economy-and-its-inefficient-public-administration https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-italian-economy-and-its-inefficient-public-administration/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 03:06:17 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35484 A few days ago, the Italian leading business newspaper, Il Sole 24 Ore, published an article on economic growth in Europe. The article offered several interesting insights. Notably, it emphasized…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-italian-economy-and-its-inefficient-public-administration/feed/ 0 The same air quality doesn’t fit all https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:49:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35385 Is there an air pollution emergency in Northern Italy? That’s what you might have thought if you had read the news or watched tv a couple of weeks ago. A…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all/feed/ 0 Stability or Sovereignty? Italy’s Challenging Relationship with the European Stability Mechanism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/stability-or-sovereignty-italys-challenging-relationship-with-the-european-stability-mechanism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stability-or-sovereignty-italys-challenging-relationship-with-the-european-stability-mechanism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/stability-or-sovereignty-italys-challenging-relationship-with-the-european-stability-mechanism/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 06:05:56 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35371 The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 2012 by the euro area member states. Its primary objective consists in ensuring long-term financial stability in the euro…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/stability-or-sovereignty-italys-challenging-relationship-with-the-european-stability-mechanism/feed/ 0 Do Italians dislike wealth taxes? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:51:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35043 Wealth taxes have played a minor role in the tax systems of the OECD bloc: they have declined from about 7.9% of total tax revenues in the mid-1960s to about…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes/feed/ 0 The Strait of Messina bridge: put your money where your mouth is https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-strait-of-messina-bridge-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strait-of-messina-bridge-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-strait-of-messina-bridge-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:57:42 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35025 The bridge between Sicily and the Italian mainland is probably the longest living project in the world. According to some historians, it dates back to the Romans. The idea had…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-strait-of-messina-bridge-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/feed/ 0 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 What’s right and what’s wrong about the expression «BRITALY» https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:49:57 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34711 According to The Economist, these turbulent times have completed the transformation of Britain into a new country, characterized by political instability and low growth, and subordinated to financial markets. Britaly…

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