Anno 124 - Vol. 70 - N. 1 January 2011 GIORNALE DEGLI ECONOMISTI E ANNALI DI ECONOMIA SPECIAL ISSUE PUBLIC ECONOMICS ISSUES IN ITALY Editors: Massimo Bordignon, Rosella Levaggi and Paolo Liberati INTRODUCTION M. Bordignon, R. Levaggi and P. Liberati 1 A. Innocenti and C. Rapallini 3 D. Depalo and R. Giordano 25 P. Brunori, V. Peragine and L. Serlenga 65 FISCAL RULES AND WINDOW DRESSING IN ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES P. Balduzzi and V. Grembi 97 REDUCING THE TAX WEDGE ON LABOUR INCOME BY REFORMING HOUSING TAXATION: CAN THIS REFORM HAVE A POLITICAL MAJORITY? S. Pellegrino and G. Turati 123 VOTING BY BALLOTS AND FEET IN THE LABORATORY THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PAY GAP: A ROBUST QUANTILE APPROACH INEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN ITALY: HOW FAIR IS THE “3 + 2” REFORM