We explore the role of ownership, governance and management characteristics as potential drivers of the performance gaps between firms located in the Centre and North and in the South of Italy. First, we document that southern firms are characterized by more frequent family ownership and a...

Project duration is an important metric in the assessment of public works procurement and consists of the time taken to complete the three major sub-phases (design, awarding and execution). The overall duration may be influenced by various factors such as project characteristics, local market...

Italian Abstract: La verifica della documentazione amministrativa dei partecipanti ad un bando pubblico può risultare tra le fasi più impegnative delle procedure di affidamento dei contratti pubblici – sia in termini di durata che di risorse impiegate. L’istituto dell’inversione...