The Long-Term Evolution of Regional Manufacturing Specialization in Italy

Antonella Biscione (), Raul Caruso (), Annunziata de Felice () and Francesco Porcelli
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Antonella Biscione: Department of Bioeconomic Strategies in the European Union and in the Balkans, Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel
Annunziata de Felice: Department of Law, University of Bari Aldo Moro

Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2022, vol. 130, issue 1, 65-88

Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on the evolution of manufacturing specialization by analysing a panel of Italian regions over the 1951-2011 period. For this purpose, we create an original dataset combining seven different census data records on Italian industry released periodically by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT). Our main findings highlight that three different dimensions, one economic, one connected to social networks and one related to human capital, impact the level of specialization in the Italian manufacturing sector, although in different ways. Differences can be observed at both the territorial and sectoral level.

Keywords: Manufacturing specialization; Italian regions; Social capital; Human capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N94 O14 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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