This paper surveys the state and evolution of GDP per capita in 281 regions of OECD countries for the time period 1995 – 2013. It puts a special focus on the disparities between the regions. These can be substantial: In 2013, GDP per capita of the least and most developed region varied by a...

Nonostante tutti i Paesi sviluppati, sospinti da motivazioni di carattere sociale o politico, facciano ricorso a politiche regionali, resta aperto il confronto sull’efficacia di tali interventi. Il presente lavoro illustra innanzitutto il dibattito internazionale, che vede oggi contrapporsi...

We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation strategy to compare non-nodal...

This paper investigates the urbanization of the Indian manufacturing sector by combining enterprise data from formal and informal sectors. We find that plants in the formal sector are moving away from urban and into rural locations, while the informal sector is moving from rural to urban...

The contribution of this paper to the social capital literature is threefold. It first develops an innovative framework for measuring social capital, which allows for quantification of five different components of the multidimensional concept of social capital. Secondly, it provides a single,...

The study examines the relationship between structure-administrative decentralization and governance sustainability, and their role for optimum functioning of regional economy. It analyses a conceptual framework, utilized to measure the structural decentralization process, the level of...

The study examines the relationship between structure-administrative decentralization and governance sustainability, and their role for optimum functioning of regional economy. It analyses a conceptual framework, utilized to measure the structural decentralization process, the level of...

This paper investigates the reason why Korea's export suddenly and rapidly expanded in the early 1960s. By doing so, it hopes to throw light on the unresolved issue, whether it was market-liberalizing or interventionist policies that explain Korea's rapid growth and industrialization. Evidences...

Inclusive development is a key policy priority since growth processes have not always helped lowerincome groups. Innovation is a major driver of growth and its relationship with inequalities in income and opportunities raises some important policy questions: Do innovation and the resulting...

We construct a theory of intergenerational preference transmission that rationalizes the choice between alternative parenting styles (related to Baumrind 1967). Parents maximize an objective function that combines Beckerian and paternalistic altruism towards children. They can affect their...