In this paper, we study the structural change in the Centre-North and the South of Italy, focusing on its implications for productivity dynamics and its microeconomic determinants. We document three main results. First, between 2001 and 2018 the deindustrialization process involved both parts of...

Italian Abstract: L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è fornire un quadro statistico aggiornato sui principali indicatori relativi ai divari territoriali tra Mezzogiorno e Centro Nord a partire dal 2007. Si mostra che la doppia crisi (2008-09 e 2012-13) ha ampliato i differenziali di sviluppo...

This paper offers novel evidence on agglomeration economies by examining the link between total factor productivity (TFP) and employment density in Italy. TFP is estimated for a large sample of manufacturing firms and then aggregated at the level of Local Labor Market Areas (LLMAs). We tackle...

Italian Abstract:Nel lavoro si analizzano i divari territoriali della produttività totale dei fattori (TFP) stimata a livello di impresa per le società di capitali manifatturiere tra il 1995 e il 2015. Nell'anno più recente la TFP media nel Mezzogiorno era tra il 14 e il 33 per cento...

We compare the spatial agglomeration of banks’ branches in Italy across local areas (as identified by local labor market areas) to that of other services. Banks branches appear to be only weakly spatially agglomerated, their spatial distribution being similar to that of other services and to...

This paper studies the case of the Marche footwear districts. Statistical evidence and interviews with entrepreneurs suggest that the traditional inter-firm relationships within these districts have significantly changed during the past decade. Some leading firms have been building up more...

Increased robot diffusion has raised concerns for its possible negative impact on employment. Following an empirical approach in line with those applied to the US and Germany with contrasting results, this paper provides evidence about the effect of robots on employment outcomes in Italy (second...

Italian Abstract: Una delle caratteristiche salienti dello sviluppo economico è la sua dimensione marcatamente urbana. Come in altri paesi avanzati, in Italia la gran parte dell'attività economica si concentra nelle città: nel 2001 i 73 Sistemi Locali del Lavoro (SLL) urbani producevano il 62...

This paper contributes to the literature on changes in the employment structure, focusing on the job quality created and destroyed in Italy and in its regions in the years 2011-17. To do so, we apply a ‘jobs-based’ approach methodology similar to the one developed by Eurofound researchers...