Redistribution Through Public Employment: The Case of Italy

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 sub...

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1. Verfasser: Danninger, Stephan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 1999
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 99/177
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (44 p)
ISBN:145185885X
9781451858853

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