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The NEETs in Italy: A focus on those who are economically inactive
No full textIn this paper, we focus the attention on the NEETs who are not searching a job (inactive), trying to sketch their profile. In many cases they are potential workers which have not been seeking
a job. Discouragement, inability or need to looking after family/home are the most frequent causes and need different policy interventions
Success Stems from STEM Fields: An Analysis of Italian Graduates
No full textThe school-to-work transition in Italy is very long. In this paper, we measure the
differences in the school-to-work duration for Italian graduates in the STEM and non STEM fields using data from the ISTAT Professional integration of Graduates survey.
We used different parametric and non-parametric approaches based on survival anal ysis. In particular, through competitive risk analysis, we control even the possibility
that the job search ends with a transition to the status of inactivity, still very frequent
among Italian people, especially women. Further, we compare STWT durations con ditioned to several relevant characteristics. We find that the STWT has an average
duration of 14 months for those who graduated in health sciences, 24 for other scien tific fields, and more than two years for those graduating in a humanities field. Other
significant differences arise when we account for gender, especially when we consider
an exit from the STWT for inactivity, for region of residence, family background, and
even for active participation in university activities. Further, the analysis highlights
the existence of a dual labor market, with shorter transitions to stable and satisfactory
jobs and longer transitions for jobs with opposite characteristics. The findings open
up many policy implications. Actions that could help in reducing the duration of the
STWT are: stimulating more young people, in particular women, to choose STEM
disciplines; reducing the Italian territorial divide, reinforcing universities in the South
and their connections with the productive system, incentivizing students to actively
participate in courses, and other activities
How do firms process info? Monitoring brand equity drivers in Food and Beverage Sector
No full textThe main purpose of this chapter is to show how to set a quantitative analysis of consumer behavior in the food and beverage industry and how the results from such analysis could be entered into producers’ decision making. The goal is to bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical needs of companies to improve their performance. The theoretical framework is the analysis of the relations among key brand equity drivers (brand experience and brand trust) and consumers’ behavior intentions (intent to buy, intent to use word-of-mouth, willingness to accept brand extensions). The empirical research proposes a structural equation model for analyzing such relations. The case study concerns the consumption of two product categories: coffee (nonalcoholic drink) and beer (alcoholic drink). Particular attention is paid to the interpretation of results and their use for managerial implications
Stuck at a crossroads? The duration of the Italian school-to-work transition
No full textThere is a long period from completing studies to finding a permanent or temporary (but at least satisfactory) job in all European countries, especially in Mediterranean countries, including Italy. This paper aims to study the determinants of this duration and measure them, for the first time in a systematic way, in the case of Italy. This paper provides several measures of duration, including education level and other criteria. Furthermore, it attempts to identify the main determinants of the long Italian transition, both at a macroeconomic and an individual level. It tests for omitted heterogeneity of those who are stuck at this important crossroads in their life within the context of parametric survival models. The average duration of the school-to-work transition for young people aged 18–34 years was 2.88 years (or 34.56 months) in 2017. A shorter duration was found for the highly educated; they found a job on average 46 months earlier than those with compulsory education. At a macroeconomic level, the duration over the years 2004–2017 was inversely related to spending in the labour market policy and in education, GDP growth, and the degree of trade-union density; however, it was directly related to the proportion of temporary contracts. At the individual level, being a woman, a migrant, or living in a densely populated area in the South are the risk factors for remaining stuck in the transition. After correcting for omitted heterogeneity, there is clear evidence of positive duration dependence. Positive duration dependence suggests that focusing on education and labour policy, rather than labour flexibility, is the best way to smooth the transition. This study develops our understanding of the Italian STWT regime by providing new and detailed evidence of its duration and by studying its determinants
A multidimensional regional index of economic well-being for Italy
No full textIn this paper we propose a composite indicator in order to assess the economic well-being of the Italian regions for the period 2002-2006 according to the multidimensional nature of phenomena.
The Osberg and Sharp’s approach is adopted and four dimensions of economic well-being are considered. In order to merge those dimensions and to build the Regional Index of Economic well-Being (RIEWB), reducing the arbitrariness in the choice of variables weighting, two techniques have been applied: the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Finally, the paper aims to analyze the relationship between the multidimensional economic well-being index and the GDP
Tabla genealógica de la familia Quintano, vecina de Medina de Pomar (Burgos). [Manuscrito]
No full textEmpieza en Diego Quintano.
Termina en Diego de Quintano y Núñez de Céspedes, caballero de Santiago en 1623.Pertenece a la Colección Salazar y Castro de la RA
A holistic view of marketing of innovation in European Countries
No full textInnovation has always been a critical field of interest and action for european policy maker in all of the industries. Over the last decade, European companies had to increase their innovation activites and capabilities such as the development of marketing of new technologies and products, in order to face the rising competition of their Asian and American competitors
The duration of the school-to-work transition in Italy and in other European countries: a flexible baseline hazard interpretation
No full textPurpose – The Italian school-to-work transition (STWT) is astonishingly slow and long in comparison to the other EU countries. We analyze its determinants comparing the Italian case with Austria, Poland and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on a Cox survival model with proportional hazard. The smoothed hazard estimates allow us to identify the nonlinear path of the hazard function.
Findings – The authors reckon that the actual length of the transition to a stable job is around 30 months in Italy. Conversely, it is less than one year in the other countries. Women are particularly penalized, despite being on average more educated than men. Tertiary or vocational education at high secondary school strongly increases the hazard rate to a regular job. The smoothed hazard estimates suggest positive duration dependence at the beginning of the transition and slightly negative thereafter.
Practical implications – Stimulating economic growth and investing in education and training are important pre-conditions for shortening the transition.
Originality/value – Despite the duration of the STWT is one of the most important indicators to measure the efficiency of the STWT, it is not easy to measure. The authors build on their previous research work on this topic, but relaxing the assumption of a monotonic hazard rate and using the flexible baseline hazard approach to test for the existence of nonlinear duration dependence. Furthermore, they extend the analysis by including student-workers who attended a vocational path of education, in order to detect its effectiveness in allowing young people finding a job sooner
The duration of the school-to-work transition in Italy and in other European countries: a flexible baseline hazard interpretation
No full textPurpose: The Italian school-to-work transition (STWT) is astonishingly slow and long in comparison to the other EU countries. We analyze its determinants comparing the Italian case with Austria, Poland and the UK. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis is based on a Cox survival model with proportional hazard. The smoothed hazard estimates allow us to identify the nonlinear path of the hazard function. Findings: The authors reckon that the actual length of the transition to a stable job is around 30 months in Italy. Conversely, it is less than one year in the other countries. Women are particularly penalized, despite being on average more educated than men. Tertiary or vocational education at high secondary school strongly increases the hazard rate to a regular job. The smoothed hazard estimates suggest positive duration dependence at the beginning of the transition and slightly negative thereafter. Practical implications: Stimulating economic growth and investing in education and training are important pre-conditions for shortening the transition. Originality/value: Despite the duration of the STWT is one of the most important indicators to measure the efficiency of the STWT, it is not easy to measure. The authors build on their previous research work on this topic, but relaxing the assumption of a monotonic hazard rate and using the flexible baseline hazard approach to test for the existence of nonlinear duration dependence. Furthermore, they extend the analysis by including student-workers who attended a vocational path of education, in order to detect its effectiveness in allowing young people finding a job sooner
Tabla genealógica de la familia Quintano, vecina de Medina de Pomar (Burgos). [Manuscrito]
No full textEmpieza en Diego Quintano.
Termina en Diego de Quintano y Núñez de Céspedes, caballero de Santiago en 1623.Pertenece a la Colección Salazar y Castro de la RA
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