decade, before the apparition of the current crisis. An analysis of the deterioration in competitiveness points to supply … offshoring the entire production process. Restoring competitiveness will require steps to strengthen the country’s growth … rapidly. The lack of competitiveness is more often a symptom than the cause of one or more underlying economic weaknesses …

inequality in Italy: convergence in value added per capita is tested in light of the neoclassical exogenous growth approach …