Global Health
Italy may have a struggling economy but its people are the healthiest in the world
Italy tops a ranking of the world’s healthiest countries, and diet may play a central role.
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Industry
Economy
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System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
Key Issue
System Initiative
Italy
Leadership
The impact of the ‘no’ vote in Italy’s referendum
Italian voters have rejected plans for constitutional reform supported by the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Economy
Italy's referendum: what's at stake?
Mario Margiocco evaluates the upcoming Italian referendum.
Civic Participation
Capital flight from Italy and what it can tell us about the referendum
Examining economic and political conditions in the run-up to the Italian election.
Finance
The forgotten cost of tax evasion
Research in Italy looks at the impact of tax evasion on productivity, innovation and growth.
Science & Technology
Italy is giving itself a digital makeover. Here’s how
Digital innovation in Italy is on the up, according to this year’s Global Information Technology Report by the World Economic Forum. We take a look at what it means.
Inequality
600 years later, the same families in this city still have the wealth
A comparison of tax records in 1427 and 2011 shows the big earners today are descended from the same families at the top of the socioeconomic ladder six centuries ago.
Ageing
How can Italy reverse its brain drain?
An effective strategy is needed to revitalize the Italian economy and stop its young people from leaving.
Growth
Could Italy become Europe’s next growth engine?
“I bet you that in the next 10 years, Italy will return to be the [economic] leader of Europe, the locomotive of Europe.” When reading these words on TIME magazine in late April 2014, man...
Employment and Skills
How will Italy’s new employment law affect jobs?
Since 1 March 2015 all new open ended contracts in Italy offer graded security, that is, severance payments in case of dismissals (see Lexology 2015), which are gradually and steadily inc...
Growth
Why fighting corruption in Italy matters for economic growth
In line with its National Reform Programme for the period 2015-16, Matteo Renzi’s government obtained parliament’s approval on a new anti-corruption law on May 21. We document the sheer s...
Finance
What are the implications of Italy’s pension ruling?
On the 30th of April, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on the pension reform introduced by the Monti government in 2011. The decision has potentially important implicati...
Global Financial System
How can Italy’s financial system be reformed?
Italy’s competitiveness is hindered by a number of challenges that drag its productivity. The country ranks 49th in the Global Competitiveness Index 2014-2015 (GCI), below most advanced e...
Media, Entertainment and Information
How can we safeguard our cultural heritage?
The spectacular recovery of a long-missing painting by Pablo Picasso – a canvas that had been stolen more than a decade ago, in a daring museum theft in Paris – offers a vivid reminder of...
Finance
5 steps for Italy to boost growth
Two interesting institutional documents were released over the past 10 days: the Going for Growth 2015 of the OECD and the Winter Economic Forecast of the European Commission. A combined ...