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Specializzazione economica: concetto e misure

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  • Michela Borghesi
  • Michela Brunori

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This article deals with the concept of specialization and its measurement based on the concept of diversity and its evaluation through suitable indices of descriptive statistics. After a brief introduction on economic, sectoral and industrial specialization, a discussion of the concept of diversity in economics and the relationship between diversity, economic growth and stability is presented and then the idea of measuring economic specialization with the Gini’s index of mutability is proposed. A case study concerning Italian regional specialization represents the application to show the usefulness of the methodological proposal.

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  • Michela Borghesi & Michela Brunori, 2020. "Specializzazione economica: concetto e misure," Working Papers 2020059, University of Ferrara, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:udf:wpaper:2020059
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    Specializzazione regionale; Diversità ; Indice di Gini;
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    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods

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