Although drinking water amounts to 1.03% of the total water available daily for Italian consumers, this service is not easily replaced with other goods. Water is a basic need, and its consumption should be ensured for everyone. Yet the scarcity of this resource implies that any loss should be...

This paper investigates the determinants of TFP for Italian regions. We find strong evidence in favour of the factors commonly suggested by the theoretical literature. In particular, R&D expenditures and the number of researchers are positively related to regional TFP. Moreover, human capital is...