Labor Market Institutions and Flexibility in Italy: A Critical Evaluation and Some International Comparisons

Dimitri Demekas

No 1994/030, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The paper surveys three broad categories of labor market institutions in Italy: employment protection legislation, unemployment benefit systems, and wage bargaining arrangements. In each case, the recent evolution and current state of Italian institutions are evaluated and compared with those in other major European countries.

Keywords: WP; labour market; wage dispersion; indexation system; labor market institution; employment agency; minimum wage; determination process; wage drift; severance pay; wage indexation system; bargain wage; temporary employment; Wages; Employment; Labor markets; Unemployment; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54
Date: 1994-03-01
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