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External relations, regional productivity, and exogenous shocks: lessons from the Italian experience

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  • Luca Bettarelli

    (Depertment of Economics)

  • Laura Resmini

    (University of Milan-Bicocca)

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This study provides novel insights into the debate concerning the external drivers of productivity at local (NUTS-3) level. In particular, it explores the role played by global production networks, measured through ownership ties among multinational firms and their subsidiaries abroad, in shaping patterns of productivity growth of local economies. Focusing on the Italian experience and using spatial econometrics techniques, the article demonstrates that external relations play a crucial role in sustaining the productivity of Italian provinces, even during periods of severe economic downturns, like the Great Recession. In detail, productivity growth is positively correlated with the Intensity of the networks established by multinational firms and their geographical dispersion.

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  • Luca Bettarelli & Laura Resmini, 2024. "External relations, regional productivity, and exogenous shocks: lessons from the Italian experience," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 160(4), pages 1305-1328, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:weltar:v:160:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s10290-024-00532-w
    DOI: 10.1007/s10290-024-00532-w
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    Keywords

    Production networks; Productivity growth; Spillovers;
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    JEL classification:

    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
    • 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

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