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| Author: | Alesina, A. Danninger, S. Rostagno, M. |
| Title: | Redistribution through public employment: the case of Italy |
| Journal: | IMF Staff papers
2001 : VOL. 48:3, p. 447-473 |
| Index terms: | Employment policy Labour markets Pay Regional planning Italy |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper examines the regional distribution of public employment in Italy. It documents tw facts. The first is that pubic employment is used as a subsidy from the North to the less wealthy South. Both the size of public employment and the level of wages are used as a redistributive device. The second fact concerns the effects of subsidized public employment on individuals' attitudes toward job search, education, "risk taking" activities, and so on. Public employment discourages the development of market activities in the South. |
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