Amedeo Piolatto

Autonomous University of Barcelona

Ramon y Cajal Fellow

Department of Economics and Economic History

Edifici B - Campus Bellaterra

Barcelona, 08193

Spain

http://https://sites.google.com/site/piolatto/

Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB)

Researcher

c/ John M. Keynes, 1-11

Barcelona, 08034

Spain

http://https://sites.google.com/site/piolatto/

Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE)

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27

Barcelona, Barcelona 08005

Spain

  • Autonomous University of Barcelona

  • Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB)

  • Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE)

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Prospect Theory and Tax Evasion: A Reconsideration of the Yitzhaki Puzzle

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Prospect Theory and Tax Evasion: A Reconsideration of the Yitzhaki Puzzle

IEB Working Paper N. 2014/3
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Mar 2014
Amedeo Piolatto and Matthew D. Rablen
Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Sheffield - Department of Economics
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Prospect theory, tax evasion, Yitzhaki puzzle, stigma, diminishing sensitivity, reference dependence, endogenous audit probability, endogenous reference level

Prospect Theory and Tax Evasion: A Reconsideration of the Yitzhaki Puzzle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7760
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Dec 2013
Amedeo Piolatto and Matthew D. Rablen
Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Sheffield - Department of Economics
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prospect theory, tax evasion, Yitzhaki puzzle, stigma, diminishing sensitivity, reference dependence, endogenous audit probability, endogenous reference level

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Media Competition and Electoral Politics

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Media Competition and Electoral Politics

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2013-024, CentER Discussion Paper No. 2013-072,
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 Dec 2013
Amedeo Piolatto and Florian Schuett
Autonomous University of Barcelona and Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC)
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Media Competition and Electoral Politics

IEB Working Paper N. 2014/14
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 26 Mar 2014
Amedeo Piolatto and Florian Schuett
Autonomous University of Barcelona and Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC)
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demand for news, electoral turnout, group-rule utilitarianism, media bias

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Online Booking and Information: Competition and Welfare Consequences of Review Aggregators

IEB Working Paper N. 2015/11
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Mar 2015
Amedeo Piolatto
Autonomous University of Barcelona
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Horizontal competition, spokes model, welfare, review aggregators, online booking, ClubKviar, experience goods, mismatch costs

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Itemised Deductions: A Device to Reduce Tax Evasion

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Itemised Deductions: A Device to Reduce Tax Evasion

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2010-60
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Jun 2010
Amedeo Piolatto
Autonomous University of Barcelona
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Tax evasion, itemised deductions, substitutes goods, quantity competition

Itemised Deductions: A Device to Reduce Tax Evasion

IEB Working Paper N. 2014/9
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Mar 2014
Amedeo Piolatto
Autonomous University of Barcelona
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Tax evasion, itemised deductions, substitute goods, duopoly

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Taxing High-Income Earners: Tax Avoidance and Mobility

IEB Working Paper N. 2017/06
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2017
Alejandro Esteller-More, Amedeo Piolatto and Matthew D. Rablen
University of Barcelona, Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Sheffield - Department of Economics
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High-income earners, mobility, tax avoidance

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Centralization and Accountability: Theory and Evidence from the Clean Air Act

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Centralization and Accountability: Theory and Evidence from the Clean Air Act

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2012-033
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Apr 2012
Federico Boffa, Amedeo Piolatto and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto
Università degli Studi di Macerata, Autonomous University of Barcelona and CREI - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Centralization and Accountability: Theory and Evidence from the Clean Air Act

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9514
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 25 Jun 2013
Federico Boffa, Amedeo Piolatto and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto
Università degli Studi di Macerata, Autonomous University of Barcelona and CREI - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Air pollution, Elections, Environmental policy, Government accountability, Imperfect information, Interregional heterogeneity, Political centralization

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Does the Winner Take it All? Redistributive Policies and Political Extremism

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Does the Winner Take it All? Redistributive Policies and Political Extremism

CESifo Working Paper No. 8214
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Apr 2020
Gianmarco Daniele, Amedeo Piolatto and Willem Sas
University of Milan - Faculty of Law, Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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political extremism, interregional redistribution, federalism, strategic delegation, bargaining, coalitions, EU elections, Euroscepticism, populism

Does the Winner Take It All? Redistributive Policies and Political Extremism

IEB Working Paper N. 2020/01
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 22 Oct 2020
Gianmarco Daniele, Amedeo Piolatto and Willem Sas
University of Milan - Faculty of Law, Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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Strategic Delegation, Interregional Redistribution, Political Extremism, Federalism, Bargaining, Coalitions, EU Elections, Euroscepticism, Populism

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Covid-19 Changed Tastes for Safety-Net Programs

NBER Working Paper No. w27865
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2022
Alex Rees-Jones, John D'Attoma, Amedeo Piolatto and Luca Salvadori
Cornell University - Department of Economics, University of Exeter, Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Barcelona - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
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‘Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free’: Informational Shocks With Anonymous Online Platforms

IEB Working Paper N. 2020/08
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Oct 2020
Amedeo Piolatto
Autonomous University of Barcelona
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Anonymous information platforms, experience goods, mismatch costs, Spokes model, horizontal competition

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Transaction-Tax Evasion in the Housing Market

IEB Working Paper N. 2019/03
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Jose G. Montalvo, Amedeo Piolatto and Josep Raya
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Autonomous University of Barcelona and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Transfer Tax, Tax Evasion, Second-Hand Housing Market, Overappraisal, Loan-To-Value, Corruption, Social Capital, Stigma, Shame, Education

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Information vs Competition: How Platform Design Affects Profits and Surplus

TILEC Discussion Paper No. DP2022-002
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 01 Mar 2022
Amedeo Piolatto and Florian Schuett
Autonomous University of Barcelona and Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC)
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anonymous information platforms, opaque products, horizontal competition, experience goods, mismatch costs