The formula of export for italian provinces: creative class + manufacturing specialization

Journal title ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE
Author/s Roberto Antonietti, Gildo Soggia
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2015/1 Language Italian
Pages 19 P. 125-143 File size 342 KB
DOI 10.3280/ES2015-001008
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This work provides a quantitative analysis on the factors which stimulate exports in Italian provinces. Among others, emphasis is given to local creative class, as defined by Richard Florida. Using different data sources, the estimates show that creative class does not have any significant effect on the export intensity of the province. This effect materializes when the local endowment of creative workers interacts with the innovative capability of the province and, above all, with its manufacturing specialization. Creative and manufacturing employment, thus, are complementary inputs in the export equation.

Keywords: Export, Creative Class, Manufacturing Specialization, Innovation

Jel codes: F14, J24, O18, R10

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Roberto Antonietti, Gildo Soggia, La formula dell’export per le province italiane: classe creativa + specializzazione manifatturiera in "ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE " 1/2015, pp 125-143, DOI: 10.3280/ES2015-001008