We estimate the effects of a simplification in the bureaucratic regulation for doing business on firm demographics in Italy, where a 2011 legislation reform required all municipalities to institute a one-stop shop for doing business. We use data for all Italian firms active in private...

Productivity is the main factor holding back long-term economic growth in Italy. Since the second half of the 1990s, productivity growth has been feeble both by historical standards and compared with the other main euro area countries. Understanding the reasons for such a performance and finding...

We analyze the mystery calls conducted over a representative sample of Italian municipalities surveying the front office services provided by the One-stop shops (OSSs) for doing business. Mystery calls are phone interviews conducted by callers who pretend to be prospective entrepreneurs wanting...

We analyse patterns of convergence (divergence) across euro-area countries in manufacturing since monetary union and find that not only costs, but also profitability have followed divergent paths. We further find that profitability developments only partially overlap with those of unit labour...

Italian Abstract: In seguito alla maggiore autonomia conferita alle Regioni dalla riforma costituzionale del 2001 e ai nuovi indirizzi europei provenienti dall'Agenda di Lisbona, l'attività legislativa regionale in tema di innovazione si è intensificata, portando anche a una revisione critica...

A gender gap indicator is constructed for the Italian regions, with the aim of highlighting the geographical differences underlying Italy's backwardness at European and international level. The indicator, which adapts the Gender Equality Index developed by Plantenga et al. (2009) for 25 European...

Con le riforme costituzionali del 2001 e 2003 le Regioni hanno assunto la potestà di legiferare per rimuovere gli ostacoli all'effettiva parità di genere. Le norme adottate sono spesso frammentate e solo in pochi casi costituiscono un quadro organico; inoltre la diffusa mancanza di previsioni...

This paper analyzes the evolution of the natural gas distribution sector in Italy from the 2000 reform with the aim of evaluating the regulatory framework, its implementation and its effects on firms and consumers. Market fragmentation has diminished significantly over the years; however, the...

Italian Abstract: Il lavoro fornisce una descrizione del funzionamento delle procedure esecutive immobiliari nel periodo 2014-21 e analizza gli effetti dei principali interventi adottati in quegli anni per migliorarne la gestione (D.L. 83/2015, D.L. 59/2016 e linee guida del Consiglio Superiore...

Italian Abstract: Lo studio fornisce un ampio insieme di nuove evidenze empiriche sull'impiego e sul funzionamento delle procedure di concordato preventivo basate su un dataset, appositamente assemblato, che costituisce la più ricca base informativa al momento disponibile. I concordati sono...