We analyse patterns of convergence (divergence) across euro-area countries in manufacturing since monetary union and find that not only costs, but also profitability have followed divergent paths. We further find that profitability developments only partially overlap with those of unit labour...

A gender gap indicator is constructed for the Italian regions, with the aim of highlighting the geographical differences underlying Italy's backwardness at European and international level. The indicator, which adapts the Gender Equality Index developed by Plantenga et al. (2009) for 25 European...

Con le riforme costituzionali del 2001 e 2003 le Regioni hanno assunto la potestà di legiferare per rimuovere gli ostacoli all'effettiva parità di genere. Le norme adottate sono spesso frammentate e solo in pochi casi costituiscono un quadro organico; inoltre la diffusa mancanza di previsioni...