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Abstract: The report provides evidence to question the underlying foundation of the current growth model and its emphasis on deregulation and labour cost cutting. It supports the claim that workers' rights should be rediscovered as a force for productivity and as a way of building a new model of economic progress in which fair wages and good working conditions constitute the basis for growth and employment dynamics.

Abstract: Il contributo analizza la relazione che c’è tra politiche industriali di tipo verticale e selettivo, orientate cioè a favorire cambiamento strutturale e posizionamento dell’economia su una traiettoria di crescita superiore, e politiche del lavoro volte a promuovere la creazione di «buona occupazione». Investigando la recente evoluzione dell’economia italiana, l’articolo mostra come quest’ultima rappresenti un rilevante caso di studio per quanto riguarda il parallelo indebolimento di st ...; [Read more...] Il contributo analizza la relazione che c’è tra politiche industriali di tipo verticale e selettivo, orientate cioè a favorire cambiamento strutturale e posizionamento dell’economia su una traiettoria di crescita superiore, e politiche del lavoro volte a promuovere la creazione di «buona occupazione». Investigando la recente evoluzione dell’economia italiana, l’articolo mostra come quest’ultima rappresenti un rilevante caso di studio per quanto riguarda il parallelo indebolimento di struttura produttiva e mercato del lavoro e, d’altra parte, la mancanza di un legame «virtuoso» tra politiche industriali e del lavoro.

Abstract: While the free movement of people is one of the four basic freedoms of the EU, the Single European Labour Market is still far from completion. Today, around 3 percent of EU citizens and an even smaller number of EU residents from third countries take advantage of the opportunities that the freedom of movement offer. In an effort to contribute to the advancement of the Single European Labour Market, and countering current popular political argumentation, this report aims to explore the ...; [Read more...] While the free movement of people is one of the four basic freedoms of the EU, the Single European Labour Market is still far from completion. Today, around 3 percent of EU citizens and an even smaller number of EU residents from third countries take advantage of the opportunities that the freedom of movement offer. In an effort to contribute to the advancement of the Single European Labour Market, and countering current popular political argumentation, this report aims to explore the strategic potential of intra-EU labour mobility for the benefit of the European (Monetary) Union, individual member state economies and mobile workers themselves. To this end, the authors proceed in three main stages. First, they analyse mobility trends in Europe before and during the crisis, in an attempt to ascertain how the motivations of mobile workers have evolved. Second, they shed light on the costs and benefits of labour mobility from a multi-dimensional perspective, i.e. from an EU-wide, national/regional and individual one. Third, they propose a series of policy recommendations for developing an ambitious and comprehensive strategy towards labour mobility, including both EU citizens and third country nationals.

Abstract: Le politiche europee hanno teso ad associare aumento occupazionale e creazione posti di lavoro di qualità. Il saggio evidenzia la carenza di analisi valutative dell’impatto quantitativo e qualitativo che l’evoluzione normativa ha prodotto sul lavoro.

Abstract: This issue evaluates whether the education targets can help achieve these growth goals, given the constraints in public finances. Among its recommendations are to: prioritise public investment in high-quality, early education, develop indicators to measure skills and the quality of education systems, invest in job creation, and for the EU to monitor education goals in coordination with other key policy areas of its competence.