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Posts Tagged ‘italian business’

Italy’s Brain Drain - 5 proposals to address the problem

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

The chart-topping political debates in Italy at the moment are the economic crisis, crime and security, federalism, and illegal immigration - ranked in importance according to the particular peccadiloes of each political party. One interesting phenomena, which is tied to each of these issues in one way or another, is the issue of Italian emmigration. 
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Why buy Kakà when, for the same price, you could get a whole Serie A team?

Monday, January 26th, 2009

This monkey has only a passing interest in football, and so found little of interest in the rumours that Brazilian star Kakà was to leave Berlusconi’s AC Milan. Little of interest until browsing the latest from  La Voce, the online magazine from some of Italy’s leading economists. The site posted an intriguing article by Tito Boeri [...]