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Persistence versus change in the international specialization pattern of Italy: how much does the 'district effect' matter?
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Abstract 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 na... view more
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.... view less
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Political Economy
Free Keywords
intra-regional differentiation; export specialization dynamics; industrial districts; Italy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 381-401
Journal
Regional Studies, 45 (2010) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343401003604655
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)