The main findings of the theory on the private provision of public goods under the assumptions of identical individuals and normality of both the public good and private consumption are that: 1) there exists a unique Nash equilibrium pattern of contributions in which everybody contributes the...

In this paper, we utilize firm-level data on foreign firm manufacturing plants in four Central and Eastern European Countries, in order to trace their location and estimate the determinants of their choice processes. At this purpose, we use a nested logit model as developed by McFadden (1974)....

The first part of the paper deals with the theoretical foundations of new industrial policy tools aimed at promoting a process of interacting learning among firms. I discuss the issue at three different levels: first, I define the theoretical boundaries of my research interest within the...

This paper provides some synthetic descriptive data on Italy’s economic performance, policy orientation and regional trends in specialization and concentration of industries. After a brief discussion of the main country’s characteristics and economic situation, the paper focuses on a...

Among the instruments aimed to attract internationally mobile investors, “special economic areas” can be considered as well-defined zones where usually offering low rates of taxation, and infrastructures and services accessible on preferential basis. Are those instruments effective in...