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Infrastructure gaps in Italy: a case-by-case measurement

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  • Mauro Bucci

    (Banca d'Italia)

  • Elena Gennari

    (Banca d'Italia)

  • Giorgio Ivaldi

    (Banca d'Italia)

  • Giovanna Messina

    (Banca d'Italia)

  • Luca Moller

    (Banca d'Italia)

Abstract

This paper provides a methodological contribution to the assessment of the infrastructure endowment for a territory. Compared with existing indicators based on expenditure or physical properties – which can be misleading as they examine only a single dimension – the advantages of the proposed method lie in three features: first, its flexible methodology, which adapts the measurement criteria to the function and nature of different infrastructures; second, the geographical detail, as far down as to 611 economically homogeneous partitions of the Italian territory whenever data availability allows it; third, the ample set of infrastructures considered, both economic (transport networks, ports, airports, power grids, water distribution, fixed and mobile telecommunication networks) and social (health care and waste management facilities). The analysis documents significant infrastructure gaps in Italy, often highlighting a disadvantage for the South and the Islands.

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  • Mauro Bucci & Elena Gennari & Giorgio Ivaldi & Giovanna Messina & Luca Moller, 2021. "Infrastructure gaps in Italy: a case-by-case measurement," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 635, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
  • Handle: RePEc:bdi:opques:qef_635_21
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    Keywords

    infrastructure; utilities; telecommunication networks; transportation networks; health care; waste management;
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    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • H42 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Publicly Provided Private Goods
    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • L90 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - General
    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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