Structural change and productivity revolutions: Some hints from the Italian case, 1979-2016

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Carlo Brambilla, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria; Fabio Lavista, Università di Pisa

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Brambilla, Carlo, and Lavista, Fabio. Structural change and productivity revolutions: Some hints from the Italian case, 1979-2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-03-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E198964V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The reallocation of resources between productive sectors is classically regarded as the engine of long-term economic growth. The different technological opportunities and the inherent levels of productivity that characterise each production sector explain why changes in sectoral composition can trigger development processes. On the contrary, in the short run, productivity growth is often associated with differentiation processes among firms operating in the same industry. The paper aims to better understand the role of structural change in determining productivity changes by analysing the structural transformation of the Italian industry between the 1970s and the 2010s. The recent debate on the decline in Italian productivity has mainly focussed on short-term interpretations of the phenomenon. Therefore, the paper–using a new dataset collecting end-of-year financial statements data and off-balance sheet information on the 800 largest Italian manufacturing companies by turnover–aims to assess, from a long-term perspective, the role of structural change in explaining changes in Italian industrial productivity.


Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms structural change; industrial organisation; Italian economic history 1945–
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Italy
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1979 – 2016
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1/2020 – 5/2023
Universe:  View help for Universe Italian companies
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; aggregate data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source
Mediobanca, Le principali società italiane, ad annos
The Conference Board, Total economy database, April 2003

Scales:  View help for Scales Digitization of printed sources
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation industrial sectors, year
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit Country

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