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Rules vs. Bargaining: Pay Determination in the Italian Public Sector

In: Public Sector Pay Determination in the European Union

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  • Claudio Lucifora

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In most European countries a significant proportion of the total workforce is employed in the public sector of the economy and labour costs account for the largest proportion of total public expenditure. Italy is no exception to this rule since, as shown in national account statistics, in 1990 public employees represented 23 per cent of the total number of employees and the total wage bill was equal to 31 per cent of total public expenditure (net of interest). Yet, despite the importance of public sector employment for national economies there has been surprisingly little research done on the functioning of public sector labour markets and, more specifically, on wage determination (Ehrenberg and Schwarz, 1986). In general, empirical analyses of the public sector mainly focus upon public expenditure, with little regard for wage determination outcomes. Moreover, even when attention is paid to public wages, most of the evidence draws on research based on aggregate data, thus neglecting the heterogeneity which is likely to exist within the public sector itself.

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  • Claudio Lucifora, 1999. "Rules vs. Bargaining: Pay Determination in the Italian Public Sector," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Robert Elliott & Claudio Lucifora & Dominique Meurs (ed.), Public Sector Pay Determination in the European Union, chapter 5, pages 138-190, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-14946-9_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-14946-9_5
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    1. Clara Busana & Antonio Salera, 2013. "Le riforme della pubblica amministrazione. Perch? cos? poco soddisfacenti?," ECONOMIA E SOCIET? REGIONALE, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(2), pages 114-140.
    2. Arthur Guillouzouic & Emeric Henry & Joan Monras, 2021. "Local Public Goods and the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03389155, HAL.
    3. Domenico Depalo & Raffaella Giordano, 2011. "The public-private pay gap: a robust quantile approach," Giornale degli Economisti, GDE (Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia), Bocconi University, vol. 70(1), pages 25-64, January.
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    5. Carlo Dell'Aringa & Claudio Lucifora & Federica Origo, 2007. "Public Sector Pay And Regional Competitiveness. A First Look At Regional Public–Private Wage Differentials In Italy," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 75(4), pages 445-478, July.
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    7. Paolo Ghinetti & Claudio Lucifora, 2008. "Public Sector Pay Gaps and Skill Levels: a Cross-Country Comparison," Working Papers 118, SEMEQ Department - Faculty of Economics - University of Eastern Piedmont.

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