The aim of this paper is to examine the role of industrial districts, sector-specific and non-sector specific agglomeration economies in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Italian regions and provinces. We found that Italian inward FDI are positively affected by specialization...

The aim of this paper is to evaluate whether domestic and foreign activities of Italian firms are mainly substitutes or complements. We take advantage of a unique firm-level panel data set from the Bank of Italy Survey of Industrial and Service Firms, which provides information on the...