International Journal of Manpower: Volume 21 Issue 3/4

Employment and labour markets: some issues for the new millennium

The deteriorating labour market position of low‐skilled workers challenges economic efficiency and social equity. Four aspects are examined: joblessness among the low‐skilled; the…

University education in Italy

Notwithstanding the low level of tuition fees and absence of other access barriers, Italy is characterised by low educational achievement at university level. Possible reasons for…

Labour market transitions of youth in Germany and Italy

Compares labour market transitions of young people in Germany and Italy using panel data from the GSOEP and the SHIW. The aim is to investigate whether there are significant…

A nest or a golden cage?: Family co‐residence and human capital investment decisions of young adults

Household arrangements and human capital investment decisions of young Italians with a high school diploma are analysed. A model of the choices of residing with parents or forming…

Multiple regimes in human capital accumulation

Aims to provide an analytical framework investigating the accumulation of human capital in an OLG framework characterized by a continuous interplay between human capital…

Low‐wage mobility in the Italian labour market

Uses Bank of Italy’s Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) panel data for 1993 and 1995 to model transition probabilities at the bottom of the Italian wage distribution and…

Poverty dynamics and social transfers in Italy in the early 1990s

Poverty dynamics and the ability of the Italian welfare system to reduce poverty are investigated by using the 1991‐1995 panel of the Bank of Italy’s Survey of Household Income…

Who’s Not Working and Why: Employment, Cognitive Skills, Wages, and the Changing US Labor Market

Labour Standards and International Competitiveness

Employment, Technology and Economic Needs: Theory, Evidence and Public Policy