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Unfolding Smart Specialisation for Regional Economic Resilience: the role of Industrial Structure

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  • Lazzeretti, Luciana

    (University of Florence)

  • Oliva, Stefania

    (Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Florence, Italy)

  • Innocenti, Niccolò

    (European University Institute)

Abstract

The European Regional Development Funds for the programmatic cycle 2014-2020 aims to support regions that implement an innovation strategy based on Smart Specialisation. Within this framework, the European Commission emphasises the role of smart specialisation in favouring regional transformation, enhancing competitiveness and fostering resilience. However, the concepts of smart specialisation and resilience have been poorly combined. The article aims at investigating their relationship to understand if a smart specialisation strategy may promote the economic resilience of regions in response to major economic shocks. Drawing upon the concepts of adaptation/adaptability, the analysis investigates the relatedness of new industrial specialisations to the existing industrial structure before and after a shock occurrence. Evaluating the resilience of Italian provinces in relation to the economic crisis of 2008, the analysis aims to understand if provinces that resisted and recovered better followed a smart specialisation framework where new industrial specialisations are related to the existing industrial structure.

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  • Lazzeretti, Luciana & Oliva, Stefania & Innocenti, Niccolò, 2022. "Unfolding Smart Specialisation for Regional Economic Resilience: the role of Industrial Structure," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 54, pages 5-25.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:invreg:0489
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    Keywords

    Industrial structure; resilience; relatedness; smart specialization;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L16 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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