Welfare reforms and labour supply in Italy

Arbeitspapier

This paper looks at welfare reforms in Italy and their effects on labour supply. I focus on social security reforms, which have taken place in the 1990s and on labour market reforms. Old age social security expenditure in Italy is high (14% of GDP) and the system has been very generous on early retirement possibilities: the reforms have tried to tackle these issues with mixed results. The labour market reforms have addressed the rigidity of the labour market by making it easier for firms to hire on a short-term basis. However the UI system is limited to open-ended contracts and coverage is also restricted, so that young workers employed in short-term contracts have very little protection from the welfare state.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2009:29

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs ; Social Security and Public Pensions ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; Labor Economics Policies ; Retirement; Retirement Policies ; Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
• Subject: Social security system ; unemployment insurance ; labour supply ; Sozialreform ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Soziale Sicherung ; Arbeitslosenversicherung ; Arbeitsangebot ; Italien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Brugiavini, Agar
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU)
• (where): Uppsala
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/45725
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET