Beyond Regional Institutions: Widening Unemployment Differentials in Italy

Beyond Regional Institutions: Widening Unemployment Differentials in Italy

.  Building on Layard and Jackman's framework, we propose a simple model to analyse the relation between labour productivity and unemployment differentials in Italy and present some panel data evidence to support the theoretical predictions of the model. The empirical analysis strongly suggests...

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Veröffentlicht in:Labour (Rome, Italy) Italy), 2004-09, Vol.18 (3), p.503-514
1. Verfasser: Limosani, Michele
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Italy
Labor economics
Labor Productivity
Productivity
Regional Differences
Studies
Unemployment
Unemployment Rates
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Zusammenfassung:.  Building on Layard and Jackman's framework, we propose a simple model to analyse the relation between labour productivity and unemployment differentials in Italy and present some panel data evidence to support the theoretical predictions of the model. The empirical analysis strongly suggests that the productivity differential is one of the main factors driving the dynamics of the unemployment differential in Italy.
ISSN:1121-7081
1467-9914
DOI:10.1111/j.1121-7081.2004.00272.x