This paper performs a number of tests to estimate convergence in total factor productivity (TFP) among Italian regions during the period 1970-2001. We generate the regional TFP series using growth accounting methodologies, and then apply a range of panel unit root tests to analyse the process of...

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the Italian Government has attempted to implement a new generation of policies aimed at reducing regional disparities. It is claimed that compared to the past, these policies should be more far reaching since they emphasize the importance of the structural...

In quest’articolo utilizziamo diverse metodologie per stimare l’equazione di Verdoorn con l’obiettivo di saggiare l’ipotesi della presenza di rendimenti crescenti di scala nel settore manifatturiero nelle regioni europee NUTS-2 per l’intervallo temporale 1995-2006. Estendiamo...

In empirical regional economics, returns to scale are typically estimated at the regional level in search for evidence on alternative theories of growth and agglomeration. However, returns to scale may also have a firm-level dimension. In this paper, we exploit micro level data and estimate the...