In this paper, we present estimates of inventory models based on firm level panel data and investigate whether an over-simplified specification of the production technology may account for the failure to find technological incentives to smooth production in the context of the standard...

Cluster analysis and the classification tree technique are applied to investigate the relationship between the individual characteristics of Italian temporary help agency (THA) workers and their probability of achieving a temporary job. The application aims to show some advantages of these...

The idea that wages are determined by firm and individual characteristics suggests that there is a firm effect that influences wage differentials. This paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of gender wage differentials - based on INPS data for people between the ages of 20 and 25...

This study underlines that the decision to enter into an external R&D relationship is related to an antecedent decision to carry out R&D. This calls for an empirical approach that permits the joint analysis of the determinants of the two decisions, correcting for sample selectivity. Based on a...

We consider a dynamic model in which firms decide whether or not to vary labor in the presence of fixed costs. By exploiting the first-order condition for optimality, we derive a semireduced form in which firms' intertemporal employment is defined by a standard marginal productivity condition...

This article examines the way in which Italian law protects workers' rights to privacy. It starts with an analysis of the rules established by Law No. 300/1970 (commonly known as the Workers' Statute): these constitute an early attempt to protect workers' privacy. It then goes on to examine the...

Building partnerships is becoming an important issue at the local level of government in many countries. Different experiences can be traced throughout Europe, as well as in other OECD countries. This is because partnerships, especially when the size of the single local government is small, can...

This paper is carried on in the current political institutional debate in Europe, starting from '90, concerning both local development incentives and promotion of innovative enterprises from bottom up. Among many policies in this strand, we focus on the welfare reform in Italy, essentially based...

During the 2008-2019 period Greece, Italy, and Spain managed to achieve substantial improvements in their CA balances. In Greece, the CA deficit shrunk from €36.6 billion to €2.7 billion, and in Italy and Spain the deficits were gradually transformed into surpluses. While the CA dynamics in...

This paper investigates the impact of parenting courses on families' time use with their children in urban areas in Italy. Courses aimed at raising parental awareness of the importance of educational activities were offered in four cities (Naples, Reggio Emilia, Teramo and Palermo) within the...