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Giacomo Corneo is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences, with a primary focus on economics and management. Over recent years, their publications have explored topics such as corporate taxation, gender and labor dynamics, state capitalism, financial governance, private equity, geopolitical strategies, and issues relating to nuclear defense and international sanctions.

Corneo's frequent publication venues include:

  • LSE Research Online Documents on Economics
  • Journal of Economics
  • Journal of Government and Economics
  • Wirtschaftsdienst
  • Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy

Their recent papers cover a range of economic and policy-focused themes. Notable titles include:

  • "Multidimensional Perspectives on Inequality: Conceptual and Empirical Challenges" (2020) published in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics
  • "Blanchard, O.: Fiscal policy under low interest rates," (2023) in Journal of Economics
  • "Progressive sovereign wealth funds" (2022) featured in Journal of Government and Economics
  • "Erbschaftsteuer: Chancengerechtigkeit erhöhen" (2021) appearing in Wirtschaftsdienst
  • "The European Union and Achieving Peace in Ukraine" (2023) published in Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy

The scientist collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Paul Anand
  • Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti
  • Abigail McKnight
  • Esteban Moro
  • Dave O'Brien

Their principal fields of study are Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting. Within these broader disciplines, subfields covered include Accounting, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, and Strategy and Management.

Main topics present in their work cover:

  • Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • State Capitalism and Financial Governance
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies
  • Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • Economic Sanctions and International Relations

Best Publications

  • Individual Preferences for Political Redistribution

    Giacomo Corneo;Giacomo Corneo;Hans Peter Grüner;Hans Peter Grüner

  • Conspicuous consumption, snobbism and conformism

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • On relative wealth effects and the optimality of growth

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • Social limits to redistribution

    Giacomo Corneo;Hans Peter Grüner

  • Status, the Distribution of Wealth, and Growth

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • FROM BOTTOM TO TOP: THE ENTIRE INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN GERMANY, 1992–2003

    Stefan Bach;Giacomo Corneo;Viktor Steiner

  • A theory of tolerance

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • What’s the Monetary Value of Distributive Justice?

    Giacomo Corneo;Christina M. Fong

  • Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany

    Timm Bönke;Giacomo Corneo;Holger Lüthen

  • Snobs, bandwagons, and the origin of social customs in consumer behavior

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • Media capture in a democracy: The role of wealth concentration

    Giacomo Corneo

  • Social organization, status, and savings behavior

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • Public pensions, unemployment insurance, and growth

    Giacomo Corneo;Marko Marquardt

  • Effective taxation of top incomes in Germany

    Stefan Bach;Giacomo Corneo;Viktor Steiner;Viktor Steiner

  • Social Organization in an Endogenous Growth Model

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • Social custom, management opposition, and trade union membership

    Giacomo Corneo

  • On relative-wealth effects and long-run growth

    Giacomo Corneo;Olivier Jeanne

  • Working in public and private firms

    Giacomo Corneo;Rafael Rob

  • Work and Television

    Giacomo Corneo

  • The Riester Scheme and Private Savings: An Empirical Analysis based on the German SOEP

    Giacomo Corneo;Matthias Keese;Carsten Schröder

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Jeanne
Olivier Jeanne Johns Hopkins University
Viktor Steiner
Viktor Steiner Freie Universität Berlin
Herman G. van de Werfhorst
Herman G. van de Werfhorst University of Amsterdam
Daniele Checchi
Daniele Checchi University of Milan
Clemens Fuest
Clemens Fuest Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Brian Nolan
Brian Nolan University of Oxford

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