02877nam 2200577Ia 450 991046401760332120181012003004.01-4623-5477-71-4527-3494-197866128426961-4518-7195-31-282-84269-2(CKB)3170000000054932(EBL)1608214(SSID)ssj0000939900(PQKBManifestationID)11518970(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000939900(PQKBWorkID)10948117(PQKB)11105579(OCoLC)469135432(MiAaPQ)EBC1608214(EXLCZ)99317000000005493220041202d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Italian labor market[electronic resource] recent trends, institutions, and reform options /prepared by Martin Schindler[Washington D.C.] International Monetary Fund20091 online resource (24 p.)IMF working paper ;WP/09/47Description based upon print version of record.1-4519-1630-2 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; I. Introduction; II. Recent Developments; Figures; 1. Recent Labor Market Trends in Italy; 2. Italy's Labor Market Outcomes in Cross-Country Comparison, 2007; III. Regulatory Framework; 3. Earnings, Productivity and Competitiveness; Boxes; 1. Key Reforms of the Italian Labor Market; IV. Directions for Reform; 4. Employment Protection and Product Market Regulation, 2003; 5. Employment versus Key Product and Labor Market Regulations, 2003; 2. Product Market Regulations and the Labor Market; A. Lessons from Case Studies; 3. Experiences of Successful Labor Market ReformersDespite improvements in labor market performance over the past decade, owing in part to past reforms, Italy's employment and productivity outcomes continue to lag behind those of its European peers. This paper reviews Italy's institutional landscape and labor market trends from a cross-country perspective, and discusses possible avenues for further reform. The policy discussion draws on international reform experience and on simulations based on a calibrated labor market matching model. A key lesson is that the details of reform design, and the sequencing of reforms, matter greatly for labor mIMF working paper ;WP/09/47.Labor marketItalyLaborItalyElectronic books.Labor marketLaborSchindler Martin1971-867943MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464017603321The Italian labor market2234361UNINA