Stylized Facts on Italian Cities

Andrea Lamorgese and Andrea Petrella ()

Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, 2019, vol. 5, issue 2, No 3, 223-249

Abstract: Abstract Economic development in the last 50 years has been markedly urban. As in other advanced countries, in Italy most of the activity economy is concentrated in cities: in 2001 urban areas produced about two-thirds of value added. Since the 1980s, they have expanded, both in economic terms and in size, incorporating an increasing number of municipalities. This process was reflected in the growing contribution of cities to the aggregate dynamics of population, workers, plants and income. Urban areas attract individuals with high skills, and feature a greater concentration of innovative activity and a more pronounced specialization in services knowledge intensive (KIS).

Keywords: Urban development; Urban premia; Agglomeration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 R11 R23 R30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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