Production sophisticatedness and growth: evidence from Italian provinces before and during the crisis, 1997–2013
| Autor: | Raffaele Lagravinese, Nicola D. Coniglio, Davide Vurchio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science Economic complexity Divergence (linguistics) Spatial structure 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 021107 urban & regional planning Convergence (economics) 02 engineering and technology Product (business) Economy 0502 economics and business Economics Production (economics) Economic geography 050207 economics |
| Zdroj: | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. 9:423-442 |
| ISSN: | 1752-1386 1752-1378 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cjres/rsw006 |
| Popis: | In this article—following the methodology developed by Hausmann et al. (Hausmann, R., Hwang, R., Rodrik, D. (2007) What you export matters. Journal of Economic Growth, 12: 1–25)—we investigate the evolution of production sophisticatedness of Italian provinces in the period 1997–2013 and the importance of the degree of ‘complexity’ of the provincial production bundle for subsequent economic growth. The analysis at a sub-national level, NUTS3, allows us to identify the spatial structure of economic complexity and the patterns of converge/divergence in this important ingredient of economic performance. We find evidence of a convergence in provincial production complexity during the pre-crisis period. Besides, we highlight using panel estimates a significant role of product sophisticatedness as an engine of growth. The current crisis has halted this convergence process and has asymmetrically affected provincial areas, substantially increasing the heterogeneity of provincial trajectories, in particular in the least developed parts of the country. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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