In order eq. ( 1) shows a positive maximum in the interval ∈ 0,1 , the following restrictions on parameters must old:and this second condition is always satisfied for 0.In order eq. ( 2) shows a positive maximum in the interval ∈ 0,1 , the following restrictions on parameters must hold:and Passing to study the function described by eq. ( 3), it has two points of maximum: and ≡ , .In order the function described by eq. ( 3) may be approximated by a 2nd-order function in the interval ∈ 0,1 , the following restrictions on parameters must hold:
In this paper we use an endogeneous-growth model with human capital and heterogeneous agents to analyse the relationship between fiscal federalism and economic growth. Results show that federalism, which allows education-related public good levels to be tailored on the human capital of heterogeneous agents, increases human capital accumulation. This in turn leads to higher rates of growth. The benefits of federalism are stronger the larger the intra-jurisdiction variance of agents' human capital.
AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of measuring tolerance, viewed as a multifaceted phenomenon involving several different social domains. We develop a multidimensional index for Likert-scale data, characterized by the following features: (i) it reflects the individual’s intensity of tolerant attitudes towards each social domain; (ii) the index can be broken down by dimension in order to determine the contribution of each dimension to overall tolerance; (iii) the index combines the different dimensions of tolerance using a weighted scheme that reflects the importance of each dimension in determining the overall level of tolerance. To show how this new measure of tolerance works in practice, we carry out a case study using an Italian recent survey asking the opinion of university students about different subjects, such as interreligious dialog, women/religion relationship, religion/death relationship, homosexuality, and multicultural society.
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