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Italy’s economy is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels before the first half of 2023, and an early return to budgetary constraints would be disastrous.
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Mario Pianta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy.
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Pianta, M. Italy’s Political Turmoil and Mario Draghi’s European Challenges. Intereconomics 56, 82–85 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-021-0958-9
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