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Regional heterogeneity in the business environment: the case of Italy

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  • Luca Bettarelli

    (Università di Palermo)

  • Tommaso Rooms

    (World Bank Group)

Abstract

How do we evaluate the business environment of regional economies? This paper makes use of primary data from the Subnational Doing Business studies, provided by the World Bank, to analyze the capacity of Italian NUTS-3 regions to fa-cilitate entrepreneurs in setting up and operating new businesses. By comparing data across regions and over time, we are able to identify best practices that may help policy-makers in the implementation of reforms aimed at improving the business environment of Italian regions and, as a result, of the country

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  • Luca Bettarelli & Tommaso Rooms, 2022. "Regional heterogeneity in the business environment: the case of Italy," Regional Economy, , vol. 6(Q1), pages 50-60.
    • Handle: RePEc:atk:issues:q12022:10168
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    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
    • R50 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - General

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