The People You Can Count on in the Italian Regions

Arnone, Massimo and Leogrande, Angelo (2024): The People You Can Count on in the Italian Regions.

Abstract

In the following article, we analyzed a variable present in the ISTAT-BES dataset, namely "People You Can Count On"-PYCC for the Italian regions. Following an analysis of the time series aimed at highlighting the trends of the regions, we created a clustering with a k-Means algorithm optimized with the Silhouette coefficient. The data shows the presence of two clusters. We then present an econometric model aimed at estimating the value of PYCC based on a set of socio-economic variables. The results are also discussed in light of the economic policy implications.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Welfare Economics, Altruism, Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making, Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure, Inequality.
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D64 - Altruism ; Philanthropy; D - Microeconomics > D9 - Intertemporal Choice; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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