The purpose of this project is to investigate how the interaction between democratic institutions and the economy affects well-being. The programme's research activity – conducted both at the theoretical and at the empirical level – is characterized by an interdisciplinary perspective grounded on a unitary methodological approach based upon the rational choice model, the analysis of institutions and the assessment of relevant case studies. Besides research, the project is deeply committed to consulting and dissemination. It has undertaken advisory activities for many institutional bodies, such as Rome's Chamber of Commerce and the Italian Treasury, also in collaboration with private consulting firms.
Project leaders: Sebastiano Bavetta, University of Palermo/CPNSS; Pietro Navarra, University of Messina/CPNSS
Duration of the Project: Ongoing
COLLABORATORS
Professor Pierluigi Barrotta, University of Pisa (Italy)
Ms. Margherita Bottero, Stockholm University (Sweden)
Dr. Dario Maimone (University of Messina)
PUBLICATIONS 2008-09
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Pierluigi Barrotta and Sebastiano Bavetta, "Il liberalismo nell'età dei conflitti", Liberilibri, Macerata, 2008.
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Sebastiano Bavetta, "Diversità, autonomia, politiche pubbliche", in L. Marletta (ed.), Multiculturalismo ed Unione Europea, Giappichelli, Torino, pp. 35—47, 2008.
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Sebastiano Bavetta, Antonio Cognata, Dario Maimone e Pietro Navarra, "Individual Control in Decision-Making and Attitudes Toward Inequality: The Case of Italy", in M. Braham e F. Steffen (ed.), Power: Conceptual, Formal, and Applied Dimensions, Springer, Berlino, pp. 343—363, 2008.
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Sebastiano Bavetta, Margherita Bottero, Dario Maimone e Pietro Navarra, "Autonomy Freedom: An Empirical Measure for a Theoretical Concept", mimeo, 2008.
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Leo Leonida, Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti and Pietro Navarra, "Motivazioni Intrinseche, Decisioni di Governo e Rapporto di Agenzia tra Elettori ed Eletti: Il Caso Italiano degli Anni Novanta", In G. Brosio (ed.) Criteri per la formulazione delle scelte pubbliche: Saggi in onore di Francesco Forte, Giuffré, Milano, 2008.
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Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti and Pietro Navarra, "Globalization, Democratization and Economic Growth", Applied Economics Letters, 16:731-34, 2009.
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Lara Gitto, and Pietro Navarra, "Salute e Crescita Economica: Una breve rassegna della letteratura", Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia, 6:642-647, 2009.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
The project organizes academic events as well as lectures on topics related to its aims. The latest activity organized by the project is a series of five seminars to present the latest findings on the empirical measurement of autonomy freedom and its political economy consequences.
TALKS AND INVITED LECTURES
2009
Liberty Fund
American Enterprise Institute
Cato Institute
LSE – Government Department
American and European Public Choice Society
Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica
2008
Australian National University
Social Choice and Welfare Society
Public Economic Theory Society
University of Pisa, Scuola S. Anna