Grazie al dibattito sul cosiddetto ‘paradosso del salario di riserva’ è noto che le aspettative salariali dei disoccupati meridionali superano mediamente quelle dei disoccupati al Centro-Nord. E’ meno noto che al momento dell’ingresso nel posto di lavoro, i primi accettano salari...

The problems of migrants, their economic condition, their needs to see some basic needs met, including the ability to work in a dignified manner, is discussed in my contribution placing at the centre of the discourse the question of values. The present contribution has sought to address the...

This paper examines the main issues related to the labor market in Italy and indicates some possible solutions that do not focus exclusively on the flexibility of the labor market, but rather on the overall problem and the complexity of employment, with its economic dimension, but also social....

Relying mainly on the use of the "OECD Diagnostic Tool", we highlight the skill demand-supply imbalances existing across the Italian territory, as well as some of their determinants. Having clarified that the promotion of the matching between skill demand and supply is an essential element of...

The problems of migrants, their economic condition, their needs, including the ability to work in a dignified manner, is discussed in this contribution placing at the centre of the analysis the question of values. The present paper seeks to address the economic and social problems of migrants,...

According to the Decentralization Theorem, local governments are more efficient than centralized ones in providing local public services, since resident citizens’ needs differ from those of citizens from other places. Local governments may better meet residents’ needs than a central...

This analysis aims at studying joblessness and the effect of the economic crisis at the household rather than the individual level. With respect to the main European countries, in Italy the jobless household rate is lower because of the larger household size (the more adults present the lower...

Italian Abstract: Lo sviluppo della tecnologia ha introdotto strumenti informatici di altissimo valore comunicazionale e interattivo: i siti web e i portali del lavoro.Questi ultimi hanno rivoluzionato il modo di operare di tutti i soggetti del mercato del lavoro, apportando innovazioni...

A comparison of the 2007-08 crisis with that of 1929 showed its extreme gravity, but it also may have implied that the old harmful mistakes would not be repeated. After four years, the crisis has not been solved and it even threatens to worsen. Neo-conservative Republicans claim that this is...

In a recent document OECD has suggested that the monetary union could bring about a convergence of wages'� level in Europe. Such a convergence could be rather harmful for some country's competitiveness and for the conduct of monetary policy, unless it is fully matched by a consistent...