Italy : Selected Issues.
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the competitiveness and wage bargaining reform in Italy. The growth of Italian exports has lagged that of euro area peers. Wages are set at the sectoral level and extended nationally. However, they do not respond well to firm-specific productivity, regional dispar...
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| स्वरूप: | पत्रिका |
| भाषा: | English |
| प्रकाशित: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2017.
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| श्रृंखला: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2017/238 |
| ऑनलाइन पहुंच: | Full text available on IMF |
| सारांश: | This Selected Issues paper analyzes the competitiveness and wage bargaining reform in Italy. The growth of Italian exports has lagged that of euro area peers. Wages are set at the sectoral level and extended nationally. However, they do not respond well to firm-specific productivity, regional disparities, or skill mismatches. Nominally rigid wages have also implied adjustment through lower profits and employment. The analysis also suggests substantial gains from moving from sectoral- to firm-level wage setting of at least 3.5 percentage points, lower unemployment (or higher employment) rate and a notable improvement in Italy's competitiveness over the medium term. |
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| भौतिक वर्णन: | 1 online resource (80 pages) |
| स्वरूप: | Mode of access: Internet |
| आईएसएसएन: | 1934-7685 |
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