This paper studies the effect of public sector efficiency on firm productivity using data from
more than 400,000 firms across Italy's provinces. Exploiting the large heterogeneity in the …

Italy features very low labour market participation rates for both men and women, coupled
with a sizeable participation gender gap. This work investigates empirically the relation …

This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of trust by investigating how the
quality of local services influences individuals' generalized trust and trust in local …

This study presents an update of the institutional quality measures available for the Italian
case. In particular, our survey collects 16 indicators drawn from the most recent works that …

The Valencian autonomous community is a bilingual Spanish region where, alongside
Spanish, a second language is officially recognized. Yet in many areas of the Valencian …

This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of social capital by investigating
how the quality of local services influences individual's generalized trust and trust in local …

We analyze the effect of council size on municipal expenditures by using a rich data set
providing information on Italian municipal budgets over the period 2001-2007. The Italian …

Based on a range of quantitative data collection techniques, a study was conducted on the
presence of the Catalan language in institutional and business telematic means of …

La figura del notaio ha storicamente svolto un ruolo importante nel garantire la certezza
delle transazioni, con particolare riferimento al trasferimento della proprietà di beni mobili e …

Italian Abstract: L'efficace funzionamento della Pubblica amministrazione dipende dalla sua
capacità di attrarre e selezionare risorse qualificate e di motivarne l'impegno. Le politiche di …