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%T Persistence versus change in the international specialization pattern of Italy: how much does the 'district effect' matter? %A Rabellotti, Roberta %A Amighini, Alessia %A Leone, Marinella %J Regional Studies %N 3 %P 381-401 %V 45 %D 2010 %K intra-regional differentiation; export specialization dynamics; industrial districts; Italy %= 2011-05-12T14:09:00Z %~ http://www.peerproject.eu/ %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-250528 %X This paper investigates the evolution of specialization patterns for the Italian provinces over the period 1995-2005 by analysing the dynamics of the sectoral distribution in the Balassa index of revealed comparative advantages. The results show that underlying a relatively stable distribution of national comparative advantages over time, there are wide variations in local performance: only a few provinces demonstrate any stability in their specialization over the last decade, with the majority showing decreased specialization. We find a higher average degree of persistence for provinces with districts, but no systematic differences between provinces with or without industrial districts. District provinces show wide variation, with a few concentrating on their past comparative strengths, but many diversifying. %C GBR %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info