Statistical Evidence on Regional Cohesion in Italy

Marcello D'Amato and Barbara Pistoresi

Giornale degli Economisti, 1997, vol. 56, issue 3-4, 211-234

Abstract: In this paper we study regional dynamics of output in Italy on a sample period spanning from 1970 to 1992 by using a dynamic principal components analysis and a coherence analysis. We find the presence of a basic common economic structure but also the presence of sharp heterogeneity both at low and high frequencies of the growth cycles. Geographical proximity plays a major role in shaping dynamic patterns of regional output in Italy. However, we do not find a clear-cut dualistic divide across Italian regions, particularly at low frequencies.

Keywords: dynamic principal components method; coherence and correlation analysis; long- and shor-run growth cycles; comovements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 O50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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