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Stylized Facts on Italian Cities

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  • Andrea Lamorgese

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Andrea Petrella

    (Bank of Italy)

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Economic development in the last 50 years has been markedly urban. As in other advanced countries, in Italy most of the activity economy is concentrated in cities: in 2001 urban areas produced about two-thirds of value added. Since the 1980s, they have expanded, both in economic terms and in size, incorporating an increasing number of municipalities. This process was reflected in the growing contribution of cities to the aggregate dynamics of population, workers, plants and income. Urban areas attract individuals with high skills, and feature a greater concentration of innovative activity and a more pronounced specialization in services knowledge intensive (KIS).

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  • Andrea Lamorgese & Andrea Petrella, 2019. "Stylized Facts on Italian Cities," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 5(2), pages 223-249, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:italej:v:5:y:2019:i:2:d:10.1007_s40797-019-00101-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s40797-019-00101-3
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    Keywords

    Urban development; Urban premia; Agglomeration;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General

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