01816cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007485 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451975918 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Prasad, Eswar. The Italian Labor Market : Stylized Facts, Institutions, and Directions for Reform / Eswar Prasad, Francesca Utili. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (49 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 provides a synthesis of existing and new empirical perspectives on the structure of the Italian labor market, using data at different levels of disaggregation. The analysis indicates that aggregate data mask considerable disparities in labor market outcomes across regions and demographic groups. The evolutions of sectoral wage and employment structures also point to some dimensions of labor market rigidities. A micro data set with individual data is then used to highlight key structural problems that affect labor supply and demand. The implications of these different strands of empirical analysis for the formulation and effective implementation of labor market policy are then discussed. Mode of access: Internet Utili, Francesca. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/042 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1998/042/001.1998.issue-042-en.xml IMF e-Library