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Inward FDI and Skilled Labour Force in Veneto Industrial Districts

In: Agglomeration and Firm Performance

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  • Mariachiara Barzotto

    (University of Essex)

  • Ilaria Mariotti

    (DAStU-Politecnico di Milano)

Abstract

Technological changes, globalisation and the increasing heterogeneity of firms populating Italian industrial districts (IDs) have deeply affected the fabric of these IDs. This chapter sheds light on the contribution of inward foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the host country’s skilled workforce, which is one of the most critical factors in IDs’ socio-economic resources. The chapter investigates whether, within the IDs, the labour workforce skills composition of affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) differs from that of uni-national firms. The analysis uses microdata from the Veneto NUTS-II region (Northeast Italy), as this is an economic area world-renowned for its manufacturing production and has historically been considered as a referential context for the Italian ID model. The results show that foreign affiliates of MNEs located in the Veneto IDs hire more skilled workers and more experienced workers (above 30 years old), as well as fewer foreign workers. This provides evidence of a positive impact of the presence of foreign affiliates of MNEs on the sustainability of IDs’ socio-economic fabric.

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  • Mariachiara Barzotto & Ilaria Mariotti, 2018. "Inward FDI and Skilled Labour Force in Veneto Industrial Districts," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Fiorenza Belussi & Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver (ed.), Agglomeration and Firm Performance, pages 63-79, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-319-90575-4_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90575-4_5
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    Cited by:

    1. Fernando E. Garcia-Muiña & Rocío González-Sánchez & Anna Maria Ferrari & Davide Settembre-Blundo, 2018. "The Paradigms of Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy as Enabling Drivers for the Competitiveness of Businesses and Territories: The Case of an Italian Ceramic Tiles Manufacturing Company," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-31, December.
    2. Dario Musolino & Ilaria Mariotti, 2020. "Mental maps of entrepreneurs and location factors: an empirical investigation on Italy," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 64(3), pages 501-521, June.
    3. Ilaria Mariotti & Mariachiara Barzotto & Giancarlo Corò & Stefano Saloriani, 2020. "Industrial districts, urban areas or both? The location behaviour of foreign and domestic firms in an Italian manufacturing region," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 64(3), pages 523-546, June.

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