This paper studies the employment impact of business network agreements, an innovative policy instrument introduced in Italy in 2010 to stimulate interfirm cooperation, with the aim of increasing innovative capacity and market competitiveness. We estimate the impact of these networks on...

The European Union is facing a growing dependence vis-à-vis external suppliers around strategic technologies, components, and raw materials that are crucial to achieve a fair and successful twin transition both in the green and digital areas. In this context it has developed the concept of open...