In this paper a complete set of estimates of long-run production functions for 20 regions and 17 sectors in Italy is provided over the period 1970-1994. Our approach features two important aspects. First, this paper represents the first attempt to provide such a comprehensive set of estimates...

Free patient mobility among autonomous providers has been often considered an effective stimulus for enhancing healthcare. However, some jurisdictions may underperform due to the existence of economies of scale and spatial spillovers. Where regions assume the costs of providing care to...

This paper aims at assessing whether dualistic mechanisms represent a significant component of the aggregate labor productivity convergence observed across the European regions in the 1980s. The potential of an explanation of convergence based in part, at least, on the existence of dualism in...