 Structural change and human capital in the Italian productive systemFabiano Schivardi and Roberto Torrini Giornale degli Economisti, 2010, vol. 69, issue 3, 119-167 Abstract: We study the role of human capital in the restructuring process of the Italian economy. Italy displays a large and persistent gap in the share of college graduates in the population (12% in 2007) with respect to the rest of Europe (24%). The introduction of the 3+2 reform has significantly increased the supply of college graduates, mostly absorbed by the private sector. Firm level evidence indicates that the growth in graduate employment is due almost entirely to a “within” firm component rather than to a shift of the productive structure from low to high human capital activities. We also find that a higher share of college graduates at the local level is positively associated with restructuring activities and with productivity growth. This indicates that increasing the educational attainments of the workforce is key to overcome the phase of stagnating productivity growth that characterizes the Italian economy since the mid nineties. Keywords: human capital; tertiary education; firm restructuring; growth (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gde:journl:gde_v69_n3_p119-167 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article More articles in Giornale degli Economisti from GDE (Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia), Bocconi University via Sarfatti, 25 - 20136 Milano (Italy). |
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