Il lavoro intende approfondire un’innovativa modalità di aggregazione: il Contratto di rete. Dopo aver fatto un breve cenno alle principali tappe normative, si fornisce una fotografia quantitativa dello strumento. Successivamente, la ricerca presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa...

In questo lavoro analizziamo il sistema italiano delle politiche pubbliche per l’aggregazione delle imprese, alla luce della nuova disciplina del "contratto di rete". Lo scopo è quello di valutare l’opportunità di inserire il contratto di rete tra i destinatari delle politiche di...

Radical changes in economic geography driven by "global" trends led entrepreneurs to greatly vary the business choices made in the 2000-2006 period. The purpose of this study is to analyse the "micro" factors that have had a more profound impact on entrepreneurial behaviour and the different...

In considering pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century, cognisance needs to be taken of the fact that many countries have actually been deindustrializing. This paper analyses deindustrialization experiences internationally, by decomposing changes in the level and share of...

This paper employs the most recent Input Output tables to discuss the Italian lockdown after the COVID-19 epidemics. We define "basic activities" and derive a ranking of industries which more intensively contribute to them. Confronting our results with the choices of the Italian government, we...

Recent shocks to global value chains and geopolitical tensions have reignited the debate on domestic production of strategic goods and technologies. This paper proposes an analytical framework for identifying and prioritising activities and regions for potential reshoring policies combining...

This paper draws on both successful and failing cases of industrialization in China to analyse the role of local governments in fostering the growth of light manufacturing. The broad spectrum of support types and the intimate knowledge of enterprise conditions by these local governments make...

Nach den neuesten Ergebnissen des ifo Investitionstests erhöhte das verarbeitende Gewerbe in Westdeutschland mit etwa 46 Mrd. € seine Investitionsausgaben im Jahr 2001 um knapp 2% gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Real lag die Veränderungsrate bei rund einem Prozentpunkt. Damit entwickelten sich die...

The recent decline in American manufacturing probably reflects long-run problems. A sensible approach to revitalizing American manufacturing would focus on overcoming inefficiencies in the development of manufacturing, such as problems in small- and medium-sized manufacturers getting information...

The debate on industrial policy (IP) has been characterized by a number of contractions over the concept of industrial policy, its merits, contents and application. The purpose of this exploratory paper is to review the debate on IP. Outlining the concept and instruments of industrial policy,...