Infrastructure gaps in Italy: a case-by-case measurement

Mauro Bucci (), Elena Gennari (), Giorgio Ivaldi (), Giovanna Messina () and Luca Moller ()
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Mauro Bucci: Banca d'Italia
Elena Gennari: Banca d'Italia
Giorgio Ivaldi: Banca d'Italia
Luca Moller: Banca d'Italia

No 635, Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: This paper provides a methodological contribution to the assessment of the infrastructure endowment for a territory. Compared with existing indicators based on expenditure or physical properties – which can be misleading as they examine only a single dimension – the advantages of the proposed method lie in three features: first, its flexible methodology, which adapts the measurement criteria to the function and nature of different infrastructures; second, the geographical detail, as far down as to 611 economically homogeneous partitions of the Italian territory whenever data availability allows it; third, the ample set of infrastructures considered, both economic (transport networks, ports, airports, power grids, water distribution, fixed and mobile telecommunication networks) and social (health care and waste management facilities). The analysis documents significant infrastructure gaps in Italy, often highlighting a disadvantage for the South and the Islands.

Keywords: infrastructure; utilities; telecommunication networks; transportation networks; health care; waste management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H42 H51 H54 I1 L90 Q53 R40 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-07
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