%0 Report %A Contini, Bruno %T The Cost-Effectiveness of Subsidies to Youth Employment in Italy: Toward a Preliminary Evaluation %D 2022 %8 2022 Feb %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 15097 %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15097 %X The European Commission has for many years advocated fiscal policies in order to improve the employability of young people. This paper aims at providing a preliminary rough estimate of the cost-effectiveness of rebates on social security contributions granted to employers that Italy has utilized since the Nineties in a variety of forms. My conclusion is that cost-effectiveness is still an open question.