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The distribution of public employees in Italy: role and functions of mobility

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  • Francesco D�Amuri

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Cristina Giorgiantonio

    (Bank of Italy)

Abstract

Several studies have demonstrated the presence of significant asymmetries in the distribution of public employees in Italy. An econometric analysis of the civil registry services of Italian municipalities confirms this result, indicating the existence of significant deviations from the average ratio between input and output in the delivery of such services: specifically, municipalities with larger staff are located in the Centre-South and in areas where the unemployment level is higher. Therefore, there appears to be considerable room to achieve efficiency gains through an appropriate reallocation of public employees. However, a number of institutional factors, including, in particular, the lack of objective criteria for determining actual staffing needs, the high segmentation of public entities and the uncertainties flowing from different systems for classifying public employees, appear to hinder mobility flows, which are extremely low.

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  • Francesco D�Amuri & Cristina Giorgiantonio, 2016. "The distribution of public employees in Italy: role and functions of mobility," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 345, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdi:opques:qef_345_16
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    Keywords

    public employment; distribution of public employees; mobility;
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    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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