...Giulio Pedrini Purpose This paper investigates the relationship between labour hoarding practices and training investments during severe economic downturns focusing on the case of Italy during the Great Recession. Design/methodology/approach Data come from the 2010 Italian wave of Continuing...

... often suggest that it is not an optimal for the point of view of workers or the wider economy either. Both imply a preference for labour hoarding. Social implications The most affected are sectors with a high proportion of female workers and, in consequence, most of the countries in the sample...