This Selected Issues paper presents Italy’s economic growth through innovation and reforms. It highlights that Italy⠅

Italy’s deep-rooted structural problems resulted in an unsatisfactory productivity performance and a dismal growth … decline in output is mainly accounted for by a collapse in productivity; in the medium term, employment and capital are also …

offers a more comprehensive assessment of Italian competitiveness, focusing on the role of innovation and the evolution of … sectors are weighed down by the structural barriers that have depressed productivity more broadly. Italy’s future …