ABSTRACT

The Gelmini reform implemented in Italy in 2010 was designed to ensure greater efficiency and effectiveness within the higher education (HE) sector. The reform was implemented in a climate of general austerity, which caused severe cuts in public funds for the university system. This paper documents the unintended consequences of the reform in terms of a dramatic reduction in the number of job positions, career speed, and remunerations for academic staff – which we describe as the 3Ls, i.e. Less staff, Later careers, Lower salaries. While the loss of wages cumulated is approximately equal to the average mortgage value for buying a house, the cost savings of the government are negligible, especially when compared to the adverse effects generated by the austerity reform. The profound inequality in the application, at the expense of younger and qualified faculties, mostly women, may lead to a long-lasting and irreversible consequences such as a loss of qualification and competitiveness for the whole HE system, as shown by the increasing phenomenon of brain drain.

摘要

2010年在意大利实施的吉尔米尼（Gelmini）改革旨在确保高等教育（HE）领域的效率和效益更高。这项改革是在普遍紧缩的环境下实施的，这导致了大学系统公共资金的大幅度削减。本文记录了改革所带来的意想不到的后果，即大幅减少了工作岗位的数量，职业速度和学术人员的薪酬，我们将其称为3L，即人员减少，职业生涯后期，薪水降低。尽管累积的工资损失大约等于购房的平均抵押价值，但政府的成本节省微不足道，特别是与紧缩改革产生的不利影响相比。应用中的巨大不平等，