More flexible, less productive? The impact of employment protection legislation reforms in Italy

Francesco Stolfi*, Oliver Fritsch

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    Abstract

    Through a meta-analysis of all publicly available research over a span of 25 years, the article assesses the productivity impact of the employment protection legislation reforms that have been introduced in Italy since 1997. European Union institutions and domestic reformers advocated the reforms in order to increase the competitiveness and productivity of the Italian economy. Yet, by incentivising temporary employment, the reforms have favoured competitive strategies that have reduced the productivity of the country’s firms.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)101-122
    Number of pages22
    JournalSouth European Society and Politics
    Volume28
    Issue number1
    Early online date26 Sept 2023
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023

    Keywords

    • atypical work
    • EU employment policy
    • EU labour market reforms
    • labour flexibility
    • labour market deregulation
    • productivity
    • structural reforms
    • temporary employment

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