Introduction -- Economic thinking and methodological analytical toolbox -- The case of Parmigiano Reggiano -- The case of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana -- The case of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG -- The case of Amarone della Valpolicella wine -- The case of Prosciutto di San...

The paper addresses the problem of the relation between self-employment and employee status. The issue is whether self-employment is a form of disguised unemployment or a suitable long term form of employment towards which gravitate the most successful wage-workers: wage-workers attracted by an...

Industrial districts palyed a very important role in the Italian economic development. This paper provides fresh evidence based on microdata (Veneto Worker Histories) and discusses the ambiguities in the district definition, its uncertain boundaries and the development into territorial...