This article investigates the evolution of the gap between Italian regions and Italy as a whole during the period of 1980 to 2007. We tested for the presence of the stochastic and β-convergence hypotheses using different time series approaches. The former was studied, first, for the entire...

The aim of this work is the identification and the description of groups of regions belonging to eight European countries in order to evaluate the role of productive specialization in determining regional income growth. The novelty of the study is the application of a new methodology, the...

<i> A Stochastic Approach to the Efficient Frontier of the Italian Banking Sector: Bank’s Characteristics and Technical Inefficiency </i> (di Rita De Siano) - ABSTRACT: During the 1990s the Italian banking sector experienced a considerable evolution due, first of all, by the accelerating process of...

<i> Financial Variables as Leading Indicators: Evidence from the G7 Countries </i> (by Rita De Siano) - ABSTRACT: This study analyses the behaviour of financial variables, such as the stock market return index and interest rates, over the business cycle phases in order to ascertain whether they can be...