This paper investigates the long-run determinants of the Italian exports in tourism services during the 1990-2007 period. The estimation is undertaken using a Cointegrated Vector Autoregressive analysis. The results suggest a significant and robust long-run cointegration relationship among...

This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of inter-industry specialisation and intra-industry trade at the regional level as a source of international trade. In particular, we have examined the changes in trade specialisation patterns at the regional level in Italy and France for...