Industrial Districts and Socio-economic Well-Being: An Investigation on the Italian Provinces Disparities

Claudio Berardino (), Giuseppe Mauro (), Davide Quaglione and Alessandro Sarra ()
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Claudio Berardino: G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara
Giuseppe Mauro: G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara
Alessandro Sarra: G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2016, vol. 129, issue 1, No 19, 337-363

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the territorial disparities between Italian provinces through an alternative measure (well-being composite index) as opposed to traditional ones (value added), in order to assess the possible industrial district (ID) effect on growth performance. The analysis shows that the ID effect is absent when considering (per capita) value added growth, which confirms recent empirical evidence, while it is significant when considering well-being. Furthermore, “highly ID provinces” show a relatively better performance in terms of population growth rates, which, combined with their better socio-economic conditions, sheds new light on the explanation of the persistence of Italian disparities and gives interesting insights for the design of sounder local policy measures.

Keywords: Well-being; Industrial district effect; Regional disparities; Italian provinces (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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