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Quando la produttivitˆ limitata dalla bilancia dei pagamenti. Una riflessione sulle relazioni fra centro e periferia nellÕunione monetaria europea a partire dallÕequazione della produttivitˆ di Sylos Labini (When productivity is limited by the balance of payments. A reflection on the relationship between center and periphery in the European Monetary Union from the perspective of Sylos LabiniÕs productivity equation)

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  • Stefano Lucarelli

    (Universitˆ di Bergamo)

  • Gaetano Perone

    (: Universitˆ di Bergamo)

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Da cosa dipende il gap di produttivitˆ fra paesi core e paesi periferici nellÕEurozona? LÕarticolo propone una rivisitazione dellÕequazione della produttivitˆ di Paolo Sylos Labini per dar conto del fenomeno della crescita vincolata dalla bilancia dei pagamenti messo in luce da Anthony Thirlwall. LÕanalisi cerca di verificare se gli squilibri commerciali fra centro e periferia nellÕEurozona sono rilevanti per comprendere il divario crescente della produttivitˆ fra le due aree. I risultati ottenuti sembrano confermare la presenza di un vincolo estero di natura tecnologica che grava sulla periferia. Questo vincolo presenta una correlazione significativa con il gap di produttivitˆ fra centro e periferia anche a seguito delle ristrutturazioni dei processi produttivi che hanno interessato i paesi periferici. What does the productivity gap between core and peripheral countries in the Eurozone depend on? The article proposes a revisiting of Paolo Sylos LabiniÕs productivity equation aimed at analyzing the phenomenon of balance of payments constrained growth highlighted by Anthony Thirlwall. The analysis tries to verify whether the trade imbalances between the center and the periphery of the Eurozone are relevant to understand the increasing gap in productivity between the two areas. The results seem to confirm the presence of a foreign technological constraint on the periphery. This constraint exhibits a significant correlation with the productivity gap between the center and the periphery, even after the restructuring of production processes undergone in the peripheral countries.

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  • Stefano Lucarelli & Gaetano Perone, 2020. "Quando la produttivitˆ limitata dalla bilancia dei pagamenti. Una riflessione sulle relazioni fra centro e periferia nellÕunione monetaria europea a partire dallÕequazione della produttivitˆ di Sylos ," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 73(292), pages 325-353.
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