This paper aims at analyzing whether Active Labour Market Programs (ALMP) could have different effects on unemployment and employment dynamics according to the particular region where the program is implemented. To this end, the research analyses alternative theoretical and econometric models...

Empirical evidence on the productive efficiency of non-profit organisations is at present scarce and not conclusive. In the present work, we analyse this issue by relying on a new data-set about Italian for-profit and non-profit organisations engaged in the provision of communal services. While...

Questo lavoro ha lo scopo di offrire una lettura multidisciplinare del decreto legislativo 8 giugno 2001 n.231, che, come e' noto, ha introdotto il regime della responsabilita' amministrativa per la persona giuridica-impresa in caso di commissione di reati. Si provera' ad esaminare le...

The main of this paper is to set up a model able to embody some peculiarity of the Italian unionised labour market with regard to employment determination. The impact of unions on employment is measured both through direct and indirect effects via wages. Moreover, the theoretical framework used...

In a previous paper (O'Higgins, 1994) I looked at the effects that participation on the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) in Britain had on young people's chances of finding work. The discussions of YTS in that paper suggest that wages might be a second suitable indicator of the effectiveness of YTS....

In this paper we develop an empirical two-stage model of competition for the banking industry that incorporates the choice of capacity in the form of new branches. It is estimated using data on Italian banks for the years 1995-2009. The results show that the conduct of banks is significantly...

The implications of individual heterogeneity for the evolution of wealth distribution are studied in a standard model of occupational choice with financial market imperfections and local non convexities in education investment technology. We consider heterogeneity in the cost of educational...

In this paper I will try to explain why lifestyle may have a positive impact on economic growth. First of all, I consider health affecting consumer’s utility and then define a Health Production Function where health is the output and consumer good the input. In this approach a parameter named...

The phenomenon of tourism, due to the variables involved and their instability, is a highly complex and dynamic sector. Faced with an increasingly competitive market, characterized by political, economic and social megatrends which affect local performance, the role of the setting becomes...

This paper studies the distributive impact of institutional change in developing countries. In such economies, economic institutions, such as property rights systems, may act to preserve the interests of an influential minority, but this depends crucially on the level of political equality. For...