We study the role of regional imbalances in explaining the high household income
inequality in Italy. In the first part of the work we use the Survey of Household Income and …

We look at the role of the financial sector in the context of the relatively backward regions of
Southern Italy (the so-called Mezzogiorno). Commercial banks in the South typically have …

Unemployment has emerged as one of the most pressing economic concerns in the majority
of OECD countries. However, experiences differ across countries as regards the level …

Il volume offre una rilettura della storia del Mezzogiorno attraverso l'analisi delle
trasformazioni subite dal fenomeno della clientela, vista, contro gli stereotipi dominanti, non …

In recent years, internal migration in Italy has declined markedly, notwithstanding the
widening of the North-South gap in terms of unemployment rates and real income. Here, the …

Regional unemployment differentials among Italian regions have widened since the mid
1980s, especially between the leading Northern and Central areas and the less developed …

In 150 years, the trends in regional disparities in economic development within Italy have
differed depending on whether they are gauged by longitude or by latitude. The disparities …

Questo rapporto riassume i risultati di un progetto di ricerca svolto dalla Banca d'Italia nel
corso dell'ultimo biennio. Il rapporto fornisce un quadro aggiornato dei divari territoriali in …

The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private
returns to education in Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on …

In this paper we investigate regional public–private wage differentials in Italy. Following the
recent wave of reforms that significantly changed wage setting and employment relations in …