Evolving of trade specialization is usually a longlasting process resulting from deep structural changes of an economy. In some cases external stimuli such as broader market that resulted from trade liberalization could contribute to a rapid changing of a country’s trade pattern. Although...

Evolving of trade specialization is usually a longlasting process resulting from deep structural changes of an economy. In some cases external stimuli such as broader market that resulted from trade liberalization could contribute to a rapid changing of a country's trade pattern. Although trade...

Amighini A., Leone M. and Rabellotti R. Persistence versus change in the international specialization pattern of Italy: how much does the 'district effect' matter?, Regional Studies. This paper investigates the evolution of specialization patterns for the Italian provinces over the period...

Guerrieri P. and Iammarino S. (2007) Dynamics of export specialization in the regions of the Italian Mezzogiorno: persistence and change, Regional Studies 41, 933-947. During the 1980s and 1990s the Italian southern economy displayed signs of transformation in production and export structures,...