In Italy, Patti Territoriali (Territorial Pacts) are one of the main government-sponsored programmes to foster growth in disadvantaged areas. A territorial pact is an agreement among the local authorities and representatives of civil society (mainly entrepreneurs and trade unions) of a number of...

Introdotti nel 1996, i Patti Territoriali (PT) hanno rappresentato il principale strumento di programmazione negoziata in Italia. Un PT è un accordo tra rappresentanti delle amministrazioni locali, imprenditori e sindacati dei lavoratori per la realizzazione di progetti imprenditoriali e...

This paper studies the role of the expansion of higher education supply in increasing the equality of post-secondary education opportunities. It examines Italy's experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted universities to offer a wider range of degree courses and to open new...

This paper examines how business investment responds to investment tax credit, as enacted by Italy's Law 388/2000. To assess whether the programme made investments possible that otherwise would not have been made, it exploits some features of the tax credit scheme, such as the fact that some...