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The effect of the Uruguay Round on the intensive and extensive margins of trade
Buono, Ines; Lalanne, Guy - Banca d'Italia - 2010
Do tariffs inhibit trade flows by limiting the entry of exporting firms (`extensive margin') or by restricting the … tariffs promoted during the 1990s by the Uruguay Round multilateral trade agreement affected the trade margins of French firms …-varying tariffs as a measure of variable trade costs. Our results show that the number of firms exporting in a given sector to a given …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008582223
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Caratteristiche e mutamenti della specializzazione delle esportazioni italiane
Monti, Paola - Banca d'Italia - 2005
This paper examines the product specialisation of Italian exports over the period 1985-2001 to identify the roots of Italy�s sluggish export performance with respect to world trade in the second half of the 1990s. In particular, the analysis focuses on the role of product specialisation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005770761
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Il modello di specializzazione internazionale dell'Italia e dei principali paesi europei: omogeneit� e convergenza
Bugamelli, Matteo - Banca d'Italia - 2001
This paper compares main European countries and the euro area specialization patterns. The analysis, that covers the period 1988-1997 and is based on a detailed sectoral breakdown, provides evidence to assess the degree of structural differences and convergence among European countries, which...
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The micro dynamics of exporting: evidence from French firms
Buono, Ines; Fadinger, Harald - Banca d'Italia - 2012
The paper investigates the dynamics of export relationships � defined as shipments by a given firm to a given destination in a given year � in a panel of almost 25,000 French exporters over the five-year period 1995-1999. It describes how the relationships evolve over time, presenting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099631
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Domestic and foreign sales: complements or substitutes?
Bugamelli, Matteo; Gaiotti, Eugenio; Viviano, Eliana - Banca d'Italia - 2014
How are the dynamics of foreign and domestic sales correlated at the firm level? The question is relevant in that the sign of the correlation shapes the international transmission of shocks and the effects of policy measures. From a theoretical perspective, the correlation could be either zero,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105108
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Tecnologia e dinamica dei vantaggi comparati: un confronto fra quattro regioni italiane
Bentivogli, Chiara; Quintiliani, Fabio - Banca d'Italia - 2004
This paper compares the evolution of trade specialisation, by technological content, of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia, Marche, Veneto and the Italian average over 1992-2002. It is shown that, over the period, the four regions� export performance has been negatively affected by the stationarity...
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Exports from the European regions during the crisis and in the long run
Bentivogli, Chiara; Chiades, Paolo; Fabrizi, Cristina; … - Banca d'Italia - 2013
This paper compares the return to pre-crisis levels and the long-term performance of exports in the main Italian regions compared with some European regions with a similar production structure. The results show that the intensity and timing of recovery in the cyclical component of exports were...
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Italian trade and direct investment in North Africa
Settimo, Riccardo - Banca d'Italia - 2014
More than three years since the events of the Arab Spring, the five North African countries � Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are still going through a difficult transition. This study provides an overview of Italian trade and direct investment in the region. The main stylized...
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Comparative Advantages in Italy: A Long-Run Perspective
Federico, Giovanni; Wolf, Nikolaus - Banca d'Italia - 2011
The history of Italy since her unification in 1861 reflects the two-way relationship between foreign trade and economic development. Its growth was accompanied by a dramatic increase in the country's integration with European and global commodity markets: foreign trade in the long run grew on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010548013
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Comparative Advantages in Italy: A Long-Run Perspective
Federico, Giovanni; Wolf, Nikolaus - Banca d'Italia - 2011
The history of Italy since her unification in 1861 reflects the two-way relationship between foreign trade and economic development. Its growth was accompanied by a dramatic increase in the country's integration with European and global commodity markets: foreign trade in the long run grew on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364459