Western Europe had already diverged from the East and reached high numeracy levels by 1600, long before the rise of mass …

rates in Europe. It is, however, unclear which features characterise the South of Italy compared to other Peripheral areas … carries out a comparative analysis of unemployment rates of the different ‘Mezzogiornos of Europe’. Finally, some policy …

Unemployment in Europe is a worrying phenomenon not so much because it hits 18 million people, but because it almost …