Migration flows and policies in Italy and in other European countries

Gaetano Basso (), Elena Gentili (), Salvatore Lattanzio and Giacomo Roma
Additional contact information
Gaetano Basso: Bank of Italy
Elena Gentili: Bank of Italy

No 923, Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: Against a backdrop of ageing and declining domestic labour force, immigration to Italy has slowed down since the Great Recession, reducing its contribution to the country's demographic and economic dynamics compared to major euro area economies. This paper adopts a comparative perspective to analyse Italy's capacity to effectively attract and integrate immigrants. It examines the underlying factors driving these trends and explores how they relate to Italy's economic structure and regulatory framework. The analysis highlights the important role that migrants play in the labour market, where they are typically concentrated in low-paying jobs and sectors, and reviews the main features of Italy's migration policies, evaluating their key characteristics and effectiveness against international standards.

Keywords: immigration; demography; earnings; citizenship; integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J15 J21 J31 J61 K37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-04
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/qef/2025-0923/QEF_923_25.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bdi:opques:qef_923_25

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by ().