Aspetti strutturali e occupazione nel mercato del lavoro in Italia

Schilirò, Daniele (2025): Aspetti strutturali e occupazione nel mercato del lavoro in Italia.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the Italian labor market and highlights the structural problems that have characterized it for many years and which, to a large extent, remain unresolved despite some government reform attempts. Among these unresolved issues are low real wages, regional differences between North and South, gender inequalities that penalize women, high youth unemployment, particularly in the South, the brain drain, and the widespread prevalence of irregular work and the underground economy. The study also provides an analysis of employment trends, noting the positive employment and unemployment rates over the last three years, amid stagnant productivity and very modest economic growth.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Structural aspects and employment in the Italian labor market
• Language: Italian
• Keywords: Mercato del lavoro; occupazione; disoccupazione; salari reali; disoccupazione giovanile; tecnologie digitali; intelligenza artificiale
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E20 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O30 - General

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