Engagement

What do employers want? Examining the mismatch of labour demand and supply through a study of employment services – Workways Australia

This project examines employer perspectives on active labour market programs delivered by employment service providers, investigating the disconnect between job seeker expectations and employer experiences in recruitment through employment services. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research combined in-depth qualitative interviews with both employers and job seekers alongside a vignette experiment involving hiring managers across Australia. The findings provide comprehensive evidence to improve employment service provider practices and inform evidence-based labour market policies.

Building a resilient and sustainable workforce for the future – Anglicare SQ

As part of the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland, Arianna is working alongside Anglicare Southern Queensland (ASQ) to conduct exploratory mixed-methods research to provide key recommendations identifying potential employment models that could be piloted by ASQ in the future. A key component of the final report will be a list of practical recommendations for ASQ and the broader community sector, including proposed actions, resources, and guidelines for the evaluation of a pilot employment model.

https://policy-futures.centre.uq.edu.au/building-resilient-and-sustainable-workforce-future

InStrada

In January 2020 Arianna was awarded a grant of 7,850 euros by Fondazione Roberto Franceschi Onlus to evaluate the take up of welfare provisions and access to healthcare among the homeless in Rome. With this grant she ran the research project “InStrada, per conoscere chi è senza dimora” in collaboration with the NGO fio.PSD (the Italian Federation of the Organizations for the homeless). During this project 557 homeless persons were interviewed in 37 shelter/canteen facilities in the area of Rome.

https://www.fiopsd.org/instrada/

Torno Subito: Policy evaluation of an employment program for the youth in Italy

Torno Subito is a training and internship program for young people in the Lazio region of Italy. In this project, Lazio Region requested to Tortuga an evaluation of Torno Subito in terms of its ability to promote youth employment, increase the availability of skills requested by employers in the Region and limit the phenomenon of “brain drain”. The study was carried out using quantitative methods. This included the design and dissemination of a complex online survey catered to different typologies of respondents that applied to the program. The policy evaluation involved the use of causal inference methods, such as propensity score matching, to unveil the impact of the program on participants’ employment outcomes.

Industry reports, policy papers and media articles

  • Arcidiacono, R., Gatta, A., Marston, G., Ablaza, C. (2025). Anglicare Southern Queensland Workforce Analysis. Building a resilient and sustainable workforce for the future. The University of Queensland. link 
  • Arcidiacono, R., Gatta, A., Marston, G. (2025). Building a resilient and sustainable workforce for the future. Addressing Attraction and Retention in the Community Care Sector. Centre for Policy Futures Policy Takeaways. link
  • Gatta, A., Ablaza, C., Stambe, R., Marston, G. (2025). The Global Job Quality Divide: Evidence of Winners and Losers in the World of Work. The University of Queensland. link
  • Stambe, R., Gatta, A., Ablaza, C. (2025). Not all insecure work has to be a ‘bad job’: research shows job design can make a big difference. The Conversation. link
  • Coego, A., Gatta, A., Lionetti, F., Lloyd, A., Molard, S., Nordberg, A., Plouin, M., Proietti, P., Spinnenwijn, Stamos, I., Van Heerden, S. (2024). The different faces of homelessness: exploring specific data and policy needs. European Commission – Joint Research Centre, JRC124457. [link]
  • Baldini M., Gallo G.  and Gatta A., Se non basta lavorare per uscire dalla povertà [Eng: If working is not enough to exit poverty]. (2024). Eco, n°1.
  • Gatta, A. (2023). Dal Reddito di Cittadinanza all’Assegno di Inclusione: continua il percorso ad ostacoli per le persone senza dimora [Eng: From Citizenship Income to Inclusion Allowance: the obstacle course for homeless people continues]. Menabo (199). [link]
  • Gatta, A. (2023). Verso un welfare più inclusivo: comprendere le barriere di accesso al welfare per le persone senza dimora. [Eng: Towards a more inclusive welfare: understanding the barriers to accessing welfare for homeless people] Fondazione Roberto Franceschi Onlus. [link]
  • Baldini, M., Gallo, G. and Gatta, A. (2023).Il take-up di Reddito e Pensione di Cittadinanza [Eng: The take up of the Citizenship Income]. Rome, Italy: Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS) – Italian National Social Security Institute. [link]
  • Lorenzo, A., Buongiorno Sottoriva, C., Cuttica, G., Fontana, A., Gatta, A. (2023). Ri…Torno subito. Valutazione di una policy della Regione Lazio sulla fuga dei cervelli e lo sviluppo di competenze. Tortuga Policy Reports. [Eng: Ri…Torno subito. Evaluation of a policy from Lazio Region on brain drain and skills development] [link].
  • Gatta, A. (2022) Non avere dimora a Roma. Accesso alla residenza, alle misure di sostegno al reddito e alle cure mediche per le persone senza dimora della Capitale. Osservatorio Fio.PSD. [link] [Eng: Being homeless in Rome. Access to residence, income support measures and medical care for homeless people in the Capital.]
  • Gatta, Paladino, Annichiarico, Buongiorno Sottoriva (2021) La costruzione di una vita autonoma. Strumenti e politiche per il supporto ai Care leavers in Italia. Tortuga Policy Reports. [link] [Eng: Building an autonomous life. Tools and policies to support Care leavers in Italy.]
  • Gatta A. Reddito di cittadinanza e Legge di Bilancio: ci vuole più coraggio, Econopoly 09/11/2021. [link]