Abstract
The paper examines macroeconomic and structural factors potentially explaining the country's underperformance. A comparison between the reform and baseline policy scenarios underscores maintaining a strong fiscal position, early reductions in primary expenditures, and reducing fiscal vulnerability. Assigning the financing and management of the health care system to the regions may increase the efficiency and the productivity of the health care system. The information on Italy's economy and legal as well as regulatory environment is available on the worldwide web, and the paper lists the related sites.
IV. Sources of Data and General Information on World-Wide Web
A considerable amount of statistical and general information on Italy’s economy and legal as well as regulatory environment is available on the world-wide web. Listed below are key national and international sites. To the extent that data is not available directly on the sites, the sites provide references to additional publications.
I. National Sources
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Ministero del Tesoro, del Bilancio e della Programmazione Economica
Banca d’Italia
Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa
Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
Parlamento Italiano
2. International Sources
European Central Bank
European Union
Eurostat
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat
International Monetary Fund
http://dsbb.imf.org/country/itacats.htm
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development