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The effect of research activity on TFP: estimates through innovations
No full textUniversità di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno", Discussion Paper 46-200
Essays on Innovation, R&D Investment, and Productivity
No full textPhD Dissertation, Boston College, Department of Economics, April 200
¿Smartworking? La teoría de la doble carga de trabajo
Full text linkSmartworking has been invoked by the Italian government as a work-life balance instrument
during the pandemics, first through the “Cura Italia” decree on March 17, 2020 and later on with
the “Rilancio” decree on May 19. However, evidence questions some of the objectives of the
EC Dir. n. 2019/1158, not yet in force. There is a risk to instate a “theory of double work load”
or “double shift”, which would increase gender disparity and exacerbate gender conventional
roles. We discuss available evidence on the phenomena of smart working and domestic duties
distribution among men and women in Italian households during the two phases of Covid-19
pandemics in Italy. From the resulting stylized facts and by discussing the most recent regulations,
we draw some implications.El llamado como “smartworking”, “trabajo inteligente” o en España trabajo a distancia ha sido
propugnado por el Gobierno italiano como un instrumento de conciliación durante la pandemia,
primero a través del Decreto “Cura Italia” del 17 de marzo de 2020 y luego con el Decreto
“Rilancio” del 19 de mayo del mismo año. Sin embargo, la evidencia cuestiona algunos de los
objetivos de la Directiva de la Unión Europea n. 2019/1158, sobre conciliación de la vida familiar
y la vida profesional de los progenitores y los cuidadores. Existe el riesgo de instaurar una
“teoría de la doble carga de trabajo” o “doble turno”, que aumentaría la desigualdad de género
y exacerbaría los roles convencionales de género. A través del presente trabajo se cuestiona la
evidencia disponible sobre los fenómenos de distribución del llamado “trabajo inteligente” y
las tareas domésticas entre hombres y mujeres en hogares italianos durante las dos fases de la
pandemia del Covid-19 en Italia. De los hechos resultantes y del análisis crítico de las regulaciones
más recientes se alcanzan algunas conclusiones al respecto en el presente trabaj
Educate the Parents by Subsidizing Their Children: Challenging the Digital Divide Through Social Interactions
No full textDiscussion Paper 50-2004, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Università di Padov
Is Private R&D Spending Sensitive to Its Price? Empirical Evidence on Panel Data for Italy
No full textIn this paper empirical evidence is presented on the elasticity of private R and D spending on its price. A censored panel-data regression model with random effects is applied to a balanced panel of 726 Italian firms over the 1992-1997 period. Implied estimates point out that Italian firms' response to policy measures (including tax credits), aimed at reducing the user cost of R and D capital, is likely to be substantial (1.50-1.77). Furthermore, we also find that the elasticity of R and D spending is higher in recession (2.01) than in expansion (0.87)
Ritardi nell’adozione e uso delle tecnologie – digital divide – come una delle cause forti del sottosviluppo dei paesi poveri
No full textSocial Interactions and the Digital Divide: Identification and Policy Implication
No full textIn the light of recent policies aiming at raising the computer literacy of young generations and at reducing the digital divide, this paper analyzes to what extent the probability of an individual
having computer abilities is affected by the computer skills of her household’s other members, i.e. if there are significant within household peer effects. We show how peer effects can be identified when skills are measured with a continuous variable and the learning costs are increasing and convex. Our application on a sample of Italian households indicates that peer abilities within a family significantly increase the individual probability of being skilled
Which Plans to Reduce the Digital Divide? Policy Evaluation and Social Interactions
No full textDiscussion Paper 0509, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Università di Bresci
Labor Market Rigidity, Social Policy and the Labor Share. Empirical evidence before and after the big crisis.
No full textWe estimate the impact of four important and general policies shaping the degree of labor market rigidity on the labor share:
the intensity of employment protection, welfare expenditures, government expenditures on active labor market programs,
and minimum wage policy. Moreover, we are interested in whether the size of trade unions affects the labor share. Labor
income share has experienced a declining trend since mid-1970s, and the empirical evidence found little if no correlation of
this decline to general labor market institutions. We found, however, that some institutions are correlated to the downward
trend, depending on the welfare system adopted. Moreover, many countries saw an upsurge of their labor share after the
burst of the financial crisis. We also discuss evidence of whether the crisis weakened or reinforced the effect of some
policies in sustaining the labor share
Labor market rigidity, social policies and the labor share: Empirical evidence before and after the big crisis
No full textThis paper provides evidence of the impact of three important and general policies shaping the degree of labor market rigidity on the labor share: welfare expenditures, government expenditures on active labor market programs, and passive labor market measures. It analyzes the impact of regulation, such as the intensity of employment protection, and evaluates whether trade unions and minimum wage institutions play a role in the relationship between all measures and the labor share. The labor income share has experienced a declining trend since the mid-1970s in most advanced economies, and the existing literature found little if no correlation of this decline to general labor market characteristics. However, the present paper finds that some institutions are correlated to the downward trend, depending on the welfare system adopted, and that welfare and employment protection counteract the decline. Moreover, many countries saw an upsurge in their labor share after the burst of the financial crisis. Evidence of whether the effect of the policies weakened or reinforced the labor share after 2007 is reported
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