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This paper analyzes the characteristics of Italian firms involved in global value chains (�intermediate� firms) by using the Bank of Italy survey on industrial companies. Intermediate firms show, on average, worse features than �final� firms: smaller size, lower share of...
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In the last 15 years the Italian employment structure has undergone some radical changes. As a result, the proportion …-skilled employment. Thus, we do not observe a polarization pattern in the employment structure, but a massive occupational upgrading … towards high-skilled jobs. Furthermore, there is a positive correlation between changes in the employment and wage structures …
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The fall in employment and the increase in unemployment rates in Italy in 2009 were fairly modest, given the sharp drop … caution, however. Firstly, employment trends as measured by Italian labour force survey may understate the decline in total … employment if, as seems plausible, a lag exists between the entry of immigrants into the country and their registration. Secondly …
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the same firm, employment and investments grow significantly less in non-HQ plants compared to HQ plants. We discuss …
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This paper studies how family firms reacted to the 2008 economic crisis by adjusting employment. In particular, we look …
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employment and unemployment), income, political and economic representation and use of time. The indicator can be interpreted as …
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employment and wages from Italian provinces from 1993-2006. We adopt a production function approach similar to that of Card and … necessarily displace male employment. …
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