In this paper we examine the trends in regional labour pro­ ductivity differentials in Italy over the period 1980-95 using data with a disaggregation in 16 industries. Overall, the results of both ß-convergence e s-convergence tests lead to reject the hypothesis of convergence, with the...

<i> Concentrazione e diffusione: la geografia industriale italiana 1981-1991 </i> (di Alberto Brugnoli, Stefano Fachin) - ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to examine the industrial geography of Italy on the basis of the employment data of the last two general censuses (1981-1991). Having first shown...

The authors address the issue of estimation and inference in dependent non-stationary panels of small cross-section dimensions. The main conclusion is that the best results are obtained applying bootstrap inference to single-equation estimators, such as fully modified ordinary least squares and...