UNIVERSITY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Paola Cardamone (p.cardamone@unical.it), Valeria Pupo (valeria.pupo@unical.it) and Fernanda Ricotta

No 201207, Working Papers from Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF

Abstract: This paper analyses the influence of universities on Italian firm TFP at the provincial level separating the effects of main university functions, such as the creation of knowledge through research, the creation of human capital through teaching and the technology transfer. Overall, results show that the presence of the universities does not seem to affect firm productivity. If, instead, we focus only on the most developed and productive area of the country, the North of Italy, the results change: we find that university activities significantly improve firm performance.

Keywords: University; R&D activities; Total Factor Productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 D24 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2012-10
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