Despite a slow start, in the last twenty years cultural economics has recorded a growing success in the Italian experience, with the birth and development of various research groups based in different areas of the Country. Often associated with training programmes, and always oriented towards an...

In Italy over the last decade non-typical labour contracts have been increasingly used. Among them, much attention has been paid to the so-called "collaborazione coordinata e continuativa" (co.co.co.) contracts. These contracts may provide a buffer to entrants, displaced or retiring workers,...

The notional defined contribution pension system, introduced in Italy with the 1995 reform, has very little redistributive features. Hence, it may raise concerns about the adequacy of pensions for categories of low-income workers. This paper focuses on the estimation of the income profiles and...

The analysis presented in this paper deals with the topic of the integration of a cultural institution in old industrialised urban contexts, and concerns the use of cultural activities not only as factors of diversification of the local economy, but also as elements of innovation and...

The idea of “Cultural Commons”, partly borrowed from the “open” model of “Creative Commons”, derives from the will to create a collective economy of knowledge by creatively and strategically cultivating heritage and memory. Unlike the tangible and intangible goods formally ratified...

In 2005 UNESCO launched the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The aim of the Convention was to foster cultural diversity worldwide, having knowledge of the role of cultural diversity and cultural activities in promoting economic development. The...