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A first impact evaluation of the Italian Dignity Decree’s effects on young workers

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  • Nicola Caravaggio

    (Università di Roma Tre)

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The so-called Dignity Decree (DD), entered into force in summer 2018, represented one of the main legislative interventions of employment protection within the Italian labor market. The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of DD on the career paths of young workers (15-29) recently entered in the labor market. Specically, we focus on their probability of being employed after 1 year or more from the implementation of DD as well as the probability of reaching an open-ended contract within the same time horizons. The analysis relies on an exclusive sample of Compulsory Communications data using a Propensity Score Matching estimation. Results show a poor eect of the reform in boosting the persistence in the labor market. Nonetheless, the positive impact is more pronounced when focused on the probability of being employed with an open-ended contract, which increased by 2.3% after one year.

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  • Nicola Caravaggio, 2024. "A first impact evaluation of the Italian Dignity Decree’s effects on young workers," Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' 0280, Department of Economics - University Roma Tre.
    • Handle: RePEc:rtr:wpaper:0280
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    Keywords

    Italian labor market; Dignity Decree; Employment; Propensity Score Matching;
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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • C55 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Large Data Sets: Modeling and Analysis

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