01544cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002172 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819830 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Italy : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (74 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 The Selected Issues paper provides an estimate of the output gap and potential output for Italy, and examines the sensitivity of the results to assumptions regarding employment and productivity growth. The paper focuses on the labor market more directly by examining the linkages between wage bargaining systems, regional wage differentiation, and regional unemployment disparities. It also provides an assessment of the government's tax reform program, including its potential to increase incentives for employment and investment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/232 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/232/002.2002.issue-232-en.xml IMF e-Library