Family firms are a widespread control structure in most countries, especially among smaller firms. A vast literature addresses the question of whether they are performing better or worse than comparable non family firms, with not entirely conclusive results. Here we take a different, indirect...

One of the objectives of the reforms and liberalization of the last 15 years in local public services was to reduce the traditional fragmentation of production. This was to be achieved through restructuring that reduced inefficiencies and made it more possible to exploit economies of scale,...

Business groups are a widespread corporate organizational form across developed and developing countries. This paper studies debt financing within pyramidal groups. Our starting point is the observation that the holding company in a group is not responsible for its subsidiaries' debt...

I divari di genere sul mercato del lavoro, ai vertici delle imprese, nelle retribuzioni restano significativi in Italia. Nel lavoro, che sintetizza i principali risultati di un progetto di ricerca volto a individuare gli effetti economici e le principali cause di tali divari, vengono discusse...