This study analyses how firms' internal variables and regional factors affect total factor productivity (TFP) of Italian manufacturing firms. Due to the hierarchical structure of our data, we employ a multilevel model that allows for a clear distinction between firm and region-specific effects....

Questo lavoro presenta un’analisi territoriale della produttività totale dei fattori (PTF) in Italia dal 1998 al 2006, utilizzando dati di impresa. L’aspetto territoriale è approfondito scomponendo la PTF negli effetti within-firms e between-firms, calcolati per l’intero campione e per...

This paper estimates the impact of R&D expenditures on Italian firm productivity. For the period 1989-1997 we consider a Cobb-Douglas production function augmented by R&D intensity. Final outcomes suggest that the rate of return of R&D investments is 20% over 1989-1994 and 22% over 1995-1997.

This paper provides a contribution to the debate on the role of European Union cohesion policy in Italy. The focus is on the territorial effects of European structural funds from 1996 to 2007. The empirical analysis considers a neoclassical growth model which is augmented by the structural funds...

The aim of this paper is to provide a contribution to the debate on the effectiveness ;of cohesion policies in Italy. It focuses on the effects of EU spending on the convergence process across Italian regions from 1996 to 2007. The empirical analysis is based on a neoclassical growth model which...