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Evaluation of Spatial Effects of Capital Subsidies in the South of Italy

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  • Marusca de Castris
  • Guido Pellegrini

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De Castris M. and Pellegrini G. Evaluation of spatial effects of capital subsidies in the South of Italy, Regional Studies . The spatial effects of capital subsidies are neglected in the literature even if several industrial policies have a strong spatial dimension. This study disentangles the spillovers generated by subsidized firms from the spatial attraction across neighbour's areas that cannot be attributed to incentive. The presence of specific spatial effects is tested on the reduced form of a spatial autoregressive model evaluating the implicit common factor restriction. The empirical analysis considers the main regional policies in the period 1996--2001 in the South of Italy. The results suggest the presence of a modest spatial crowding out, where subsidized regions attract employment from neighbouring areas. De Castris M. et Pellegrini G. Une �valuation des effets g�ographiques des subventions d'�quipement dans le sud de l'Italie, Regional Studies . La documentation ne fait aucune attention aux effets g�ographiques des subventions d'�quipement, même si les politiques industrielles ont une importante dimension g�ographique. Cette �tude �claircit les retomb�es engendr�es par des entreprises subventionn�es à cause de leurs attraits g�ographiques à travers les zones voisines et qui ne s'expliquent pas par les incitations. On fait l'analyse pour v�rifier la pr�sence des effets g�ographiques sp�cifiques employant le modèle autor�gressif g�ographique r�duit qui �value les limites implicites des facteurs communs. L'analyse empirique considère les principales politiques r�gionales men�es entre 1996 et 2001 dans le sud de l'Italie. Les r�sultats laissent supposer la pr�sence d'un �vincement g�ographique modeste où les r�gions prim�es attirent l'emploi en provenance des r�gions voisines. Retomb�es g�ographiques Subventions de l'Etat Evaluation de la politique r�gionale De Castris M. und Pellegrini G. Bewertung der räumlichen Auswirkungen von Kapitalsubventionen in Süditalien, Regional Studies . Die räumlichen Auswirkungen von Kapitalsubventionen werden in der Literatur vernachlässigt, obwohl mehrere Industriepolitiken eine ausgeprägte räumliche Dimension aufweisen. In dieser Studie unterscheiden wir zwischen den von subventionierten Firmen erzeugten Übertragungseffekten und der räumlichen Anziehungskraft in angrenzenden Gebieten, welche sich nicht auf den Anreiz zurückführen lässt. Das Vorhandensein spezifischer räumlicher Auswirkungen wird auf der reduzierten Form eines räumlichen autoregressiven Modells zur Bewertung der impliziten Restriktion gemeinsamer Faktoren überprüft. In der empirischen Analyse werden die wichtigsten Regionalpolitiken Süditaliens im Zeitraum von 1996 bis 2001 untersucht. Aus den Ergebnissen geht die Präsenz eines gemäßigten räumlichen Verdrängungseffekts hervor, durch den die subventionierten Regionen Arbeitskräfte aus angrenzenden Gebieten anziehen. Räumliche Übertragungen Staatliche Subventionen Bewertung der Regionalpolitik De Castris M. y Pellegrini G. Evaluación de los efectos espaciales de las subvenciones de capital en el sur de Italia, Regional Studies . Los efectos espaciales de las subvenciones de capital son ignoradas en la literatura aunque varias pol�ticas industriales presentan una fuerte dimensión espacial. En este estudio desentrañamos los desbordamientos generados por empresas subvencionadas de la atracción espacial en áreas vecinas que no puede atribuirse a incentivos. Comprobamos la presencia de efectos espaciales espec�ficos mediante la forma reducida de un modelo espacial autorregresivo evaluando la restricción impl�cita del factor común. En el análisis emp�rico se analizan las principales pol�ticas regionales en el periodo 1996--2001 del sur de Italia. Los resultados indican la presencia de un modesto efecto de exclusión espacial en el que las regiones subvencionadas atraen empleo de áreas vecinas. Desbordamientos espaciales Subvenciones públicas Evaluación de la pol�tica regional

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  • Marusca de Castris & Guido Pellegrini, 2012. "Evaluation of Spatial Effects of Capital Subsidies in the South of Italy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(4), pages 525-538, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:46:y:2012:i:4:p:525-538
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.509130
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