We study the evolution of the wage differentials between skilled and unskilled workers in Italy from 1977 to 2004. In this period, the differentials do not show a clear trend (save for a feeble increasing trend in the very last years), but they fluctuate widely around a fairly stable mean. There...

In this paper we analyse the effect of an Italian training program on the re-employment probability of young unemployed workers. The program consists solely of workplace training and is coordinated by employment centre, but it is fully implemented by firms. We develop a discrete duration...

Pension systems often entail some compulsory saving over which individuals have some degree of choice in terms of the pension plan in which to invest. Our contribution analyses whether the choice between alternative plans is affected by the presence of liquidity constraints during working life....

There is a consolidated empirical literature providing evidence of the fact that financial literacy, human capital, savings and stock market participation are interconnected decisions. However, to the best of our knowledge, a theoretical explanation of such connections is missing. In this paper...

Purpose – This paper investigates whether the effect of unemployment benefits (UB) on unemployment duration is the same for individuals belonging to different wealth groups. Design/methodology/approach – Using a sample of newly unemployed individuals from Italy in 2007, we perform...

In this paper, distinguishing between the choice of the worker and the choice of the firm, we provide a probabilistic evaluation of the transition from temporary to permanent employment in a regional context. Estimating a Multinomial Nested Logit Model, we found that the transition to a...

The aim of this paper is to empirically search for long run relationships in the Italian labour market, assessing the role that institutional factors played in it. In a sense, we search for the existence of a state of the economy where the labour market variables (some of which should measure...

In this paper we try to build a macro model of imperfect competition where the number of firms is endogenous. In particular, the product market works as as a Cournot oligopoly, while in the labour markets the determination of wages is influenced by the presence of unions. Moreover, the number of...