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Location, internationalization and performance of firms in Italy: a multilevel approach

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  • Giorgia Giovannetti
  • Giorgio Ricchiuti
  • Margherita Velucchi

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Competition is increasingly global. However, location still matters: often firms cluster in the same geographic areas in order to exploit locational externalities and improve their competitiveness. This article analyses how Italian firms' performance, proxied by their propensity to export, depends both on geographical and institutional context and on individual characteristics. Using a multilevel approach, we estimate and distinguish the effect of individual (firm level) and context (province level) variables on the performance of internationalized Italian firms. We show that both firms and province heterogeneity shape the results.

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  • Giorgia Giovannetti & Giorgio Ricchiuti & Margherita Velucchi, 2013. "Location, internationalization and performance of firms in Italy: a multilevel approach," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(18), pages 2665-2673, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:45:y:2013:i:18:p:2665-2673
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2012.665597
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    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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