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Ethnic minority concentration: A source of productivity growth for Italian provinces?

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  • Alessandra Michelangeli
  • Nicola Pontarollo
  • Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti

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This paper aims at assessing the contribution of ethnic minorities to the (total and sectoral) productivity of Italian provinces. We consider the first ten nationalities by numbers of legal immigrants at the provincial level (NUTS 3) 2003–2011. We estimate a spatial panel model to capture both direct and indirect effects of foreign communities on local productivity at the province level, accounting for spatial spillovers. Our findings show that two communities out of the ten considered have a direct positive impact on aggregate labour productivity. Other foreign groups have significant indirect effects: these groups do not affect productivity of provinces where they live, but mainly of the neighbouring provinces, likely because of commuting. Este artículo tiene por objeto evaluar la contribución de las minorías étnicas a la productividad (total y sectorial) de las provincias italianas. Se consideraron las diez primeras nacionalidades por número de inmigrantes legales a nivel provincial (NUTS 3) 2003–2011. Se estimó un modelo de panel espacial para capturar los efectos directos e indirectos de las comunidades extranjeras sobre la productividad local a nivel provincial, teniendo en cuenta los spillovers espaciales. Los resultados muestran que dos de las diez comunidades consideradas tienen un impacto positivo directo en la productividad laboral agregada. Otros grupos extranjeros tienen efectos indirectos significativos: estos grupos no afectan a la productividad de las provincias en las que viven, sino principalmente a la de las provincias vecinas, probablemente debido a los desplazamientos por motivos laborales. 本稿では、人種的マイノリティの人々の、イタリアの県 (province)における (全体的およびセクター別の)生産性に対する貢献度を評価することを目的とする。2003年~2011年の、NUTS3地域のレベルで、合法的移民の国籍で、多いものから順に10カ国を検討した。国外のコミュニティの、県レベルでの地域の生産性に対する直接的および間接的な影響の両方を把握するため、空間的スピルオーバーを考慮に入れて、空間的パネルモデルで推計を行った。知見から、対象の10のコミュニティのうちの2つが、全体の労働生産性に直接的かつプラスの影響を与えていることが示された。他の国外のグループには大きな間接的影響力がある。これらのグループは自らの住む県の生産性には影響を及ぼしておらず、主に隣の県の生産性に影響を及ぼしているが、おそらく通勤がその原因である。

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  • Alessandra Michelangeli & Nicola Pontarollo & Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti, 2019. "Ethnic minority concentration: A source of productivity growth for Italian provinces?," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(1), pages 17-34, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:1:p:17-34
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12327
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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)
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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