Does Gender Matter for Related and Unrelated Variety? A Sectoral, Spatio-Temporal Analysis for the Italian Provinces

Barbara Martini ()
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Barbara Martini: University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-33

Abstract: The paper investigates if and how knowledge spills between and within sectors when gender is considered. The data show that females and males are concentrated in different sectors. This different concentration can be a source of different proximity and cognitive distance between gender, and, therefore, the knowledge spillovers can be hindered by this different distribution due to the "gender barriers". Furthermore, they have different skills and capabilities that can impact skill relatedness connectivity. This "gender diversity" can make the labour market stickier and more polarized. Another two dimensions will be considered: sector composition and spatial spillovers. The latter aims to investigate if and how spatial units under consideration (provinces) are affected by their neighbors and vice versa. An SDM (Spatial Durbin Model) will capture the spatial spillovers. The analysis will be carried out at the Italian provincial level over 2012-2017. The results highlight that labour growth can be influenced by gender distribution within and between industries.

Keywords: Variety; growth; spatial econometrics; provinces; Italy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 R11 R19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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