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The demand for bank loans in Italy at national and macro-regional level (1984-96)
Focarelli, Dario; Rossi, Paola - Banca d'Italia - 1998
Bank lending expanded rapidly in Italy in the second half of the 1980s and early 1990s. By contrast, in the four years 1993-96 it rose moderately, and in real terms it diminished. The paper addresses some questions in the light of these trends: Was there a structural change in firms’ demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005113545
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A new measure of local endowments of transport infrastructures
Messina, Giovanna - Banca d'Italia - 2007
The aim of this study is to develop a new method to measure local endowments of transport infrastructures. Starting from the analytical approach of the �new economic geography�, which emphasizes the role of spatial location in determining the growth performance of an economy, it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005609357
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Local development that money can�t buy: Italy�s Contratti di Programma
Andini, Monica; Blasio, Guido de - Banca d'Italia - 2013
The paper evaluates the effectiveness of a major Italian place-based policy (Contratti di Programma), by means of which the state approves and finances industrial projects proposed by private firms. Using the areas to be exposed to the same policy at a later date as counterfactuals, the study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099618
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Internal Geography and External Trade: regional disparities in Italy, 1861-2011
A'Hearn, Brian; Venables, Anthony J. - Banca d'Italia - 2011
This paper explores the interactions between external trade and regional disparities in the Italian economy since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364461
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Convergence among Italian Regions, 1861-2011
Iuzzolino, Giovanni; Pellegrini, Guido; Viesti, Gianfranco - Banca d'Italia - 2011
In 150 years, the trends in regional disparities in economic development within Italy have differed depending on … focuses on the underlying causes of the turning points in regional disparities since national unification in 1861. The first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364471
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The geographical polarization of per capita output: an analysis of the Italian case based on provincial data
Iezzi, Stefano - Banca d'Italia - 2006
, mainly referable to regional differences; the reinforcement of North � South dualism is more limited. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005467291
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Computerization, accounting transparency and competitiveness of public administration: a regional analysis
Arpaia, Carlo Maria; Doronzo, Raffaele; Ferro, Paquale - Banca d'Italia - 2009
The aim of this work is to provide information of use in evaluating Italian local public entities from two angles. 1) computerization and supply of web-services; 2) �accounting transparency� and use of accounting information for internal control and benchmarking. The analysis is based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962188
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What policies do we need for Southern Italy? The role of national and regional policies in the last decade
Cannari, Luigi; Magnani, Marco; pellegrini, Guido - Banca d'Italia - 2009
In this paper we examine the Italian regional policies launched in the second half of the 1990s and aimed at promoting … argue that the failure of regional policies is a facet of the more general failure of Italian economic policies in the last …. Two main aspects are highlighted: the effectiveness of regional policies has been affected by national legal rules that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962189
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Regional policies to foster firms' innovation activity
Lotti, Francesca; Stefani, Maria Lucia - Banca d'Italia - 2014
guidelines from the Lisbon Agenda, there has been an upturn in regional legislative activity concerning innovation, leading to a … critical review of the instruments adopted, mainly towards greater selectivity. Regional intervention tends to be highly …, innovation output, and a quantitative measure of regional policies for innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105104
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Computerization, accounting transparency and competitiveness of public administration: a regional analysis
Arpaia, Carlo Maria; Doronzo, Raffaele; Ferro, Paquale - Banca d'Italia - 2009
The aim of this work is to provide information of use in evaluating Italian local public entities from two angles. 1) computerization and supply of web-services; 2) �accounting transparency� and use of accounting information for internal control and benchmarking. The analysis is based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105120