Following last years' analysis on the teaching of industrial economics, sponsored by the Italian industrial economics and policy society (SIEPI), this study analyses the researches carried out by Italian scholars on topics related to industrial organization and applied economics. It points out...

The study analyses the importance and characteristics of Industrial Economics/Organisation and related courses (e.g. Firm Economics, Innovation Economics, Applied Economics) in Italian Universities. Attention is concentrated on first level (3-year) degree courses, set up by Italian Faculties...

The structure of Italian manufacturing industry is dominated by the presence of small firms, while large firms have become increasingly less important in recent decades. In the last few years several authors have pointed out the increasing importance of medium-sized firms. Given the difficulties...

The paper analyses the first decade of merger control policies both in the European Union and in Italy. The foundations of these policies are considered, and the cases of prohibition and approval with commitments are mainly examined. The analysis clearly shows the high degree of discretionary...

Economies of scale are a central concept in Industrial Economics/Organization studies, connected with important topics as size structure of industries, conditions and strategies of entry, market forms. The present paper illustrates and discusses some alleged contradictions between the approach...

According to the current European rules on Structural Funds, per-inhabitant GDP's of the EU regions are adjusted for the average price levels in the country (National PPP's = Purchasing Power Parities), rather than the specific price levels in each region (Regional PPP's). While confirming this...

During the last years, several studies on Italian medium-sized firms (MSF) have been published in this Journal, some of them collected in a special issue (n. 2/2005). As this subject is attracting growing interest from economists, opinion and policy makers, three new articles are presented in...

The study addresses the issue of the possible contribution of large firms to the growth of the Italian industrial system shortly before the single European currency. Our research has required to understand the behaviour and characteristics of large firms throughout the ups and downs of business...