Margherita Carlucci
Sapienza University of Roma, DISS, Faculty Member
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The present study was devoted to identify the evolutionary path of a number of local systems in a Mediterranean country vulnerable to soil degradation (SD) in the last decades. A multivariate analysis was used to evaluate the... more
The present study was devoted to identify the evolutionary path of a number of local systems in a Mediterranean country vulnerable to soil degradation (SD) in the last decades. A multivariate analysis was used to evaluate the socio-ecological conditions and to estimate rapidity-of-change of local systems by considering 6 bio-physical factors predisposing soil to degradation and 23 socioeconomic indicators over fifty years (1960–2010). Results indicate that systems’ development paths diverged during the investigated time period reflecting changes in the spatial organization and in the economic base of entire regions. Interestingly, economic performance and environmental quality do not seem to follow opposite trajectories. Local systems characterized by low per-capita income, agricultural specialization and population ageing, seem not to be associated with better and more stable ecological conditions. Local systems in affluent areas, featuring a mix of socioeconomic conditions with the prevalence of services in the economy and tourism specialization, showed relatively good ecological conditions and moderate-to-low SD vulnerability. Thus, affluent local systems do not necessarily reflect a higher pressure on the environment. These findings suggest that areas with a changing socio-demographic profile and a dynamic economic structure are compatible with low and stable levels of SD vulnerability.
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The relationship between inflation and relative price variability (RPV) has been observed since the last century; recently, the subject has inspired much theoretical and empirical work. It has been claimed that relative price variability... more
The relationship between inflation and relative price variability (RPV) has been observed since the last century; recently, the subject has inspired much theoretical and empirical work. It has been claimed that relative price variability plays an autonomous role not only with respect to the aggregate inflation rate, but also with respect to the GDP growth rate, the interest rate and
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In recent years, the surface area affected by land degradation (LD) has significantly increased in southern European regions where the socioeconomic development has been proposed as a basic factor underlying the degree of vulnerability to... more
In recent years, the surface area affected by land degradation (LD) has significantly increased in southern European regions where the socioeconomic development has been proposed as a basic factor underlying the degree of vulnerability to LD. This paper investigates the correlation between several socioeconomic indicators and the level of vulnerability to LD in Italy, expressed as changes (1990–2000) in a composite index of land vulnerability (ΔLVI). The analysis was carried out over 784 local districts. The impact of per capita value added, agricultural intensity, industrial and tourism concentration, and urban growth was separately tested on ΔLVI. Results indicate that a lower district value added, crop intensification, irrigation, and the level of land vulnerability to degradation are strongly associated with the increasing level of land vulnerability over time, highlighting the role of the socioeconomic development as a main process underlying LD. In this framework, spatially equitable sustainable development may represent the effective strategy to mitigate the detrimental effects of economic growth and regional disparities on Mediterranean LD.
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Research Interests: Ecological Economics, Rural Development, Rural Poverty, Environmental Sustainability, Applied Economics, and 11 moreItaly, Environmental degradation, Discriminant function analysis, Environmental quality, Land Degradation, Environmental Performance, Economic performance, Value added, High Sensitivity, Sustainability, and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
The aim of our research is to explore the possibility of utilizing scanner data on pasta purchases to build bilateral and multilateral spatial price indexes, taking a binary approach in the latter.
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The availability of separate indexes for target population groups could play a major role in assessing inflation impacts on people at risk of poverty, thus providing an useful tool for active policies aimed to the fight against poverty... more
The availability of separate indexes for target population groups could play a major role in assessing inflation impacts on people at risk of poverty, thus providing an useful tool for active policies aimed to the fight against poverty and social exclusion. We developed sub-indexes according to both economic and socio-demographic structural characteristics. Our results show that on average poorer households have experienced higher inflation than richer ones.