The COVID-19 crisis has hit Italy severely: by mid-2020, GDP had returned to the level observed in 1993. This is the …. In Italy, to return to a path of sustainable growth, implementing reforms aimed at creating a business … documenting Italy's delays in innovation and education, we discuss their interrelation with the structure of the productive system …

the population has long been far lower in Italy (12 percent in 2007) that in the rest of Europe (24 percent). The 32 … share of university graduates at local level is positively associated with restructuring activities and with productivity … in productivity that has characterized the Italian economy since the mid-nineties …

This paper investigates whether and how worker composition, ownership and management affect the productivity of firms … experienced managers are associated with higher productivity levels. In addition, firms run by managers with higher education are … negatively related with firm productivity. …