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Productivity and employment dynamics: new evidence from Italian regions

Productivity and employment dynamics: new evidence from Italian regions Abstract When productivity growth accelerates job destruction and job creation occur simultaneously. However, what effect this has on the whole economy depends on whether job creation or destruction dominates. We investigate what occurred in Italy from 1977–2003, a time when some labour market reforms were introduced, creating increased flexibility. We also investigate if there were any systematic regional differences in the employment or productivity dynamics and whether these dynamics experienced any sort of spatial externalities. The findings indicate that overall, the effect of job destruction prevailed and that the labour market reforms had a negative impact on employment. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Economia Politica" Springer Journals

Productivity and employment dynamics: new evidence from Italian regions

"Economia Politica" , Volume 35 (2): 24 – Aug 1, 2018

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Springer Journals
Copyright
2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
ISSN
1120-2890
eISSN
1973-820X
DOI
10.1007/s40888-018-0103-9
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Abstract

Abstract When productivity growth accelerates job destruction and job creation occur simultaneously. However, what effect this has on the whole economy depends on whether job creation or destruction dominates. We investigate what occurred in Italy from 1977–2003, a time when some labour market reforms were introduced, creating increased flexibility. We also investigate if there were any systematic regional differences in the employment or productivity dynamics and whether these dynamics experienced any sort of spatial externalities. The findings indicate that overall, the effect of job destruction prevailed and that the labour market reforms had a negative impact on employment.

Journal

"Economia Politica"Springer Journals

Published: Aug 1, 2018

Keywords: Economic Policy; International Political Economy

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