The Exposure Geography of Italian Local Economies to Major Foreign Ones. Evidences from a Multiscale Spatial Experiment Based on Granularity
Abstract
An original approach to spatial economic analysis is here proposed with reference to Italy. A granularity approach is applied on microdata related to a panel of firms that have been active during 2007–2017. At each firm is therefore associated a coefficient of exposure to the economic cycle of four major foreign economies: Germany, UK, USA, and China. This information is then linked to territorial level and analyzed at two geographical scales: regional and sub-regional. The autocorrelation spatial analysis carried out lead us to appreciate geography of exposure to positive or negative shocks coming from each of the four foreign economies. This geography is very different from the administrative one and can represent a tool for planning future strategies of economic investments and territorial planning.
Acknowledgments
The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the authors and do not involve the responsibility of their Institution. Authors are extremely grateful to Stefano Costa, Stefano De Santis, Federico Sallusti, Claudio Vicarelli and Davide Zurlo from Istat for their help and support and for sharing their first results.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Human Capital and Economic Growth in OECD Countries Revisited: Initial Stock versus Changes in the Stock of Human Capital Effects
- The Macroeconomic Determinants of House Prices and Rents
- The Exposure Geography of Italian Local Economies to Major Foreign Ones. Evidences from a Multiscale Spatial Experiment Based on Granularity
- Which Factors Determine the Adoption of the Internet of Things? Impacts and Benefits
- Under Debate
- What Determines COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Germany?
- Data Observer
- IOER Monitor: A Spatio-Temporal Research Data Infrastructure on Settlement and Open Space Development in Germany