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...

We study the structural change between 2001 and 2018 in the Centre-North and the South of Italy, focusing on productivity dynamics and microeconomic determinants. We document three main results. First, the deindustrialization process in the South started after the financial crisis and was more...