Regional environmental-economic performance in Italy: RAMEA panel and applications

Alessandro Montanaro (), Massimiliano Mazzanti (), Marianna Gilli (), Elisa Chioatto () and Filippo Cicoli ()
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Alessandro Montanaro: Università degli studi di Ferrara
Massimiliano Mazzanti: Università degli studi di Ferrara
Marianna Gilli: Università degli studi di Ferrara
Elisa Chioatto: Università degli studi di Ferrara
Filippo Cicoli: Department of Economics, Society and Politics of Università di Urbino Carlo Bo

No 925, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: This paper presents and applies a new Italian Regional Accounting Matrix of Environmental Accounts (RAMEA) panel (1995–2019) to demonstrate how hybrid environmental–economic accounting can inform regional assessments of eco-efficiency and structural change. Using Emilia-Romagna and Lazio as two contrasting regional economies, we implement a sequence of applications: (i) long-run sectoral economic–environmental profiles, (ii) emission-intensity measures for greenhouse gases (GHG) and PM10, and (iii) an employment-based decomposition of emission dynamics. The results point to broad improvements in eco-efficiency: PM10 abatement is predominantly explained by within-sector technique gains, whereas GHG reductions reflect a combination of compositional shifts and technique effects, with the latter becoming stronger after 2005. We further exploit RAMEA granularity by zooming into manufacturing sub-sectors and by estimating a targeted econometric specification linking emissions per worker to productivity, investment, and EU ETS exposure, illustrating how decomposition diagnostics can be complemented with econometric evidence on potential drivers.

Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2025-12, Revised 2025-12
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