The note addresses the relevance of shirking for the reform of employment protection systems designed by Blanchard and Tirole. Broadening Blanchard and Tirole’s informal discussion of quits and layoffs and the role of the courts, it is argued that the problems connected with shirking phenomena...

The article analyses the relation in Italy between education and labour status of highly educated people aged 20-29 over the years 1993-2009. A special labour market entry problem for young Italian graduates – it is argued – stands out in this long period. The article investigates and...

The article offers an analysis of the actual time taken by students to obtain a degree from Faculties of Economics after the reform of the higher education system, the so-called 3+2 reform. The limited time since the implementation of the reform has prompted our focus on the initial 3-year...