Chinese migration flows represent a relatively new phenomenon in Italy. Its entrepreneurial nature is reflected in …

, F. Sforzi, F. Signorini, S. Brusco). Moreover, Italy, with 235 brand products (88 PGI, 145 PDO and 2 TSG), is the …

In this paper we compare the magnitude of local productivity advantages associated to two different spatial … concentration patterns in Italy, i.e. urban areas (UA) and industrial districts (ID). UA typically display a huge concentration of … findings. We detect local productivity advantages for both UA and ID. However, firms located in UA attain a larger Total Factor …

Italy and Turkey over the last decade entered a process of progressive increase in foreign direct investment (FDI …. We consider the heterogeneity of both MNEs and domestic firms (global engagement, firm and sector dimension, productivity … favor of positive spillovers is not overwhelming. In the case of Italy, the survival of domestic firms is positively …

elaborate its implications for the theory of induced technological change, and apply it to an empirical analysis of Italy … technological change in terms of technological congruence and its effects on total factor productivity (TFP). Evolution of the match …

plants in Germany and, if so, in which direction. Hence, we aim at contributing to the still sparse empirical studies in this … regional agglomeration effects for Germany. Second, while earlier papers looked only at few sectors of the economy or only at … to influence productivity. To this end we estimate plant-level production functions augmented by regional characteristics …