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Agglomeration Economies and Employment Growth in Italy

In: Geographical Labor Market Imbalances. Recent Explanations and Cures

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  • Roberto Basile

    (Seconda Università di Napoli)

  • Cristiana Donati

    (Seconda Università di Napoli)

  • Rosanna Pittiglio

    (Seconda Università di Napoli)

Abstract

Using local labor systems (LLSs) data, we assess the effect of the local productive structure on employment growth in Italy during the period 1981–2008. Italy represents an interesting case study because of the high degree of spatial heterogeneity in local labor market performances and of the presence of strongly specialized LLSs (industrial districts). Building on semi-parametric geoadditive models, our empirical investigation allows us to identify important nonlinearities in the relationship between local industry structure and local employment growth to assess the relative performance of industrial districts and to control for unobserved spatial heterogeneity.

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  • Roberto Basile & Cristiana Donati & Rosanna Pittiglio, 2015. "Agglomeration Economies and Employment Growth in Italy," AIEL Series in Labour Economics, in: Chiara Mussida & Francesco Pastore (ed.), Geographical Labor Market Imbalances. Recent Explanations and Cures, edition 1, chapter 6, pages 121-141, AIEL - Associazione Italiana Economisti del Lavoro.
    • Handle: RePEc:ail:chapts:08-06
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    1. Sforzi, Fabio, 2015. "Rethinking the industrial district: 35 years later," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 32, pages 11-29.

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    Keywords

    Employment dynamics; Geoadditive models; Industrial districts; Industry structure; Semi-parametric;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General

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