ISTAT-MACIS Data

on Judges Decisions on Individual Layoffs in Italy

This Dataset has been constructed based on information originally collected by the Italian Statistic Institute (ISTAT). All uses of the data will have to be notified to me at mmacis@uchicago.edu. The source ISTAT-MACIS should be cited, together with the paper for which the dataset was originally built:   Mario Macis - "Il mercato del lavoro e la giurisprudenza in materia di licenziamenti (Italia, 1989-1998)", Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, N.2 2001.

Description of the Data. The ISTAT-MACIS data refer to litigations in which: a) the main reason of the litigation is the termination of an individual employment relationship; b) the plaintiff is a private sector employee; c) the defendant is a private sector firm; All judges’ decisions are at the “primo grado  (first degree) level. For further information see Mario Macis - "Il mercato del lavoro e la giurisprudenza in materia di licenziamenti (Italia, 1989-1998)", Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, N.2 2001.

[To get the dataset, send me an email at: mmacis@uchicago.edu]