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Measuring the district effect. Reflections on the literature

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  • Giacomo Becattini

    (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Facoltà di Economia, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Firenze (Italy))

  • Francesco Musotti

    (Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche ed Estimative, Perugia (Italy))

Abstract

A group of researchers from Bank of Italy has been recently carrying out comparative investigations about different aspects of the Italian industrial districts experience, marking a turning point in this field of study. Their outcomes turn out to be essential at least from two standpoints. On the one hand, they provides reliable measurements of the performances acquired and consolidated by the districts. On the other one they paves the way for perspectives of future researches. In this paper, after a bird's eye view of Italian studies on industrial districts, the authors discuss some of those researchers' findings. This has been done with regards to three basic points: whetherdistrict firms are more productive than their competitors, thanks to the particular environment in which they operate, whether the advantages of district environment translate into an higher capacity to compete on international markets, the industrialdistrict (so-called) labour market features.

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  • Giacomo Becattini & Francesco Musotti, 2003. "Measuring the district effect. Reflections on the literature," BNL Quarterly Review, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, vol. 56(226), pages 259-290.
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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • R32 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Other Spatial Production and Pricing Analysis

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