This paper focuses on cross-industry differences in the pattern of corporate ownership in the Italian manufacturing and mining sectors. The authors draw attention to factors responsible for the diffusion of ownership. The paper relies on econometric estimates which confirm the role played by...

The paper empirically investigates the issue of financial constraints to investment, focusing on its relationship with innovation activities. The study is based on the analysis of a cross-industries panel of 804 Italian companies, observed through the years 1995--2000. The main objective of the...