The aim of the present study is to provide fresh evidence about the characteristics of cost structure of public transit systems in Italy. The analysis is carried out by comparing the productive performance (average costs and productivity) of small, medium and large-sized companies providing both...

Between 2003 and 2007 the volume of container traffic handled by the national port system increased only slightly despite the strong growth of maritime traffic in the Mediterranean Sea. This was due both to national economic stagnation and to the inability of the ports to extend their...

Italian Abstract: Questo lavoro sfrutta i risultati di un'indagine svolta dalla Banca d'Italia nel 2012 presso un campione di 1.200 imprese manifatturiere italiane per analizzare i costi e il grado di esternalizzazione della logistica e i possibili ostacoli che impattano negativamente sul...

During the past decade all industrial countries attracted sizeable inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI), excluding Italy and Japan: this fact has been interpreted as evidencing a deterioration in Italy�s structural competitiveness. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted...