01857cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001099 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451858853 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Danninger, Stephan. Redistribution Through Public Employment : The Case of Italy / Stephan Danninger, Alberto Alesina, Massimo Rostagno. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines the regional distribution of public employment in Italy and documents two sets of facts. The first is the use of public employment as a subsidy from the North to the less wealthy South. We calculate that about half of the wage bill in the South of Italy can be identified as a subsidy, with both the size of public employment and wage levels used as a redistributive device. The second set of facts concerns the negative effects of subsidized public employment on individuals' attitudes toward job search, education, and 'risk-taking' activities. We conclude that heavy reliance on public employment distorts incentives and discourages the development of market activities in the South. Mode of access: Internet Alesina, Alberto. Rostagno, Massimo. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/177 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/177/001.1999.issue-177-en.xml IMF e-Library