Occupazione e problemi del mercato del lavoro in Italia

Schilirò, Daniele (2025): Occupazione e problemi del mercato del lavoro in Italia.

Abstract

This contribution aims to deepen the analysis of employment in Italy, emphasizing that many structural problems in the labor market remain unresolved, despite the positive economic outcomes of the past two years regarding employment and unemployment rates. Among the unresolved issues in the Italian labor market are gender disparities, with women being significantly disadvantaged; regional disparities between the Northern and Southern regions; high youth unemployment, particularly in the South; the brain drain; and the widespread prevalence of irregular work and the underground economy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Employment and labour market problems in Italy
• Language: Italian
• Keywords: Occupazione; disoccupazione; mercato del lavoro, disoccupazione giovanile; fuga dei cervelli; lavoro irregolare; tecnologie digitali; automazione
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J20 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers > J60 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences ; Diffusion Processes

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