Since the 1980s, Italy has undergone significant changes in the functioning of the labour market and industrial relations. This makes it an excellent case study for evaluating labour market practices and possibilities for reform. "Studies in Labour Markets and Industrial Relations" brings together leading Italian and European scholars to trace the evolution of labour bargaining and industrial relations from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. INDICE Inside the black box - labour market institutions, wage formation and unemployment in Italy, C. Dell'Aringa, C. Lucifora what is behind bargaining at firm level? an empirical investigation using LISREL techniques, D. Checchi, M. Giannini firm level negotiations, collective bargaining structure and decentralised wage setting, F. Rossi, P. Sestito relative wages in an open economy - the post-war Italian experience, D. Brunello, D. Checchi trade union density and wage moderation in the European Monetary Union, G. Ciccarone, E. Marchetti what is the impact of unemployment on crime rates?, R. Marselli, M. Vannini temporary migration, consumption and labour supply, C. Dustmann an interpretation of the Solow residual for the Italian economy, B. Chiarini, P. Piselli the paradox of corporatism - Italy's case, R. Fiorito