We compare health system responses to the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and Spain. In both countries … first wave, leaving more autonomy to regional governments in Italy than in Spain. Upon documenting national and regional … autonomy, and fostering experimentation and local solutions explains the gap between Italy and Spain in the first wave of the …

This study assesses fiscal sustainability in contemporary Spain at the regional level. Spain consists of 17 autonomous …

We study the impact of taxation on the location choices of individuals and tax bases in Italy. We exploit some recent … tax decentralization reforms, which granted regions and municipalities greater power in setting income tax rates across …

by relaxing it for temporary jobs. These countries are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands …, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The article explores the conditions of the reduction of employment protection and takes a closer …

We assess the sustainability of the public finances of Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain (GIIPS), allowing for …

whether there is convergence in monetary transmission. The countries included are: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the … Netherlands and Spain, and the sample period is 1980-2000. We conclude that major differences in pass-through exist in our sample …

from millions of digitized books for the USA, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. While existing measures go back at most …

well as our broader (policy) attitudes and values. We fielded large online survey experiments in Italy, Spain, Germany and …