Italy: Selected Issues

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 22, 2025

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• Published: July 22, 2025
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229018241.002

Overview

• Explores potential growth in Italy as it adjusts to a rapidly aging population, which is expected to significantly dampen economic expansion.
• Emphasizes urgency of policy interventions to counteract demographic drag and sustain potential growth.
• Notes that while other factors could influence growth over time, the clear downward trend underscores the need for policy action.

Major findings

• An aging population with a low natural replacement rate will shrink the labor force and compress potential growth.
• Policies already in place, such as the indexing of the retirement age to longevity, can support labor force participation, but fully mitigating the demographic drag remains challenging.
• The National Recovery and Resilience Plan includes vital investments and reforms to boost productivity and growth.
• Boosting female labor force participation, improving skill levels, and directing investment toward innovative sectors can significantly mitigate the negative effects of aging.
• Coordinated policy actions at both European and national levels are essential to achieve a lasting impact.

Policy recommendations

• Increase female labor force participation.
• Enhance workforce skills.
• Boost total factor productivity.
• Implement a comprehensive package of reforms to enhance overall productivity and growth.
• Direct investment toward innovative sectors.
• Coordinate policy actions at European and national levels.

Key themes and terms

• Subject tags: Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Production, Productivity, Renewable energy, Total factor productivity
• Keywords: climate loss, electricity trading, emissions intensity, Europe, Global, Greenhouse gas emissions, growth slowdown, labor force participation, Productivity, Renewable energy, staff team, Total factor productivity

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• Pages: 43
• Volume: 2025
• Issue: 202
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229018241.002
• Stock No: 1ITAEA2025002
• ISBN: 9798229018241
• ISSN: 1934-7685
• Publication date shown on page: July 22, 2025

International Monetary Fund. European Dept. "Italy: Selected Issues", IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 202 (2025).

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