The aim of this paper is to explore the use of administrative data to study the choices of firms relating to the utilization of regular and irregular workers. The data are collected by the INPS (National Social Security Administration) during inspection activity aimed to catch irregular workers...

La dinamica dell’occupazione indipendente in Italia mostra aspetti peculiari rispetto a quelli che caratterizzano gli altri paesi europei. Questo saggio presenta i contributi che la letteratura straniera e quella italiana hanno dato nell’interpretare tale espansione e sottolinea...

The paper addresses two aspects of the debate that has recently developed in Italy about the reform of the system of industrial relations. One is the introduction of a statutory minimum wage and the other is the reform of collective bargaining. These two problems are jointly analysed and a...