Economic complexity and productivity polarization: Evidence from Italian provinces

IF 1.2 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2022-03-18 DOI:10.1515/ger-2021-0070

Roberto Basile, Gloria Cicerone

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we analyze the role of economic complexity as a driver of regional labor productivity growth in Italy. The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the multiplicity of knowledge embedded in an economy’s productive structure and can be interpreted as an indicator of “qualified diversity”. We assess the impact of ECI on the distribution dynamics of labor productivity by combining growth regression analysis with conditional density estimates. Counterfactual analysis results suggest that ECI plays a key role in the observed tendency to polarization of regional labor productivity. We also provide evidence of a long-run relationship between labor productivity and ECI by using a panel cointegration analysis.

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经济复杂性与生产率两极分化:来自意大利各省的证据

摘要本文分析了经济复杂性对意大利区域劳动生产率增长的驱动作用。经济复杂性指数(ECI)衡量经济生产结构中知识的多样性，可以被解释为“合格多样性”的指标。我们通过结合增长回归分析和条件密度估计来评估ECI对劳动生产率分布动态的影响。反事实分析结果表明，ECI在观察到的区域劳动生产率两极分化趋势中起着关键作用。我们还通过面板协整分析提供了劳动生产率和ECI之间长期关系的证据。

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German Economic Review ECONOMICS-

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2.30

自引率

9.10%

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期刊介绍： German Economic Review, the official publication of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik), is an international journal publishing original and rigorous research of general interest in a broad range of economic disciplines, including: - macro- and microeconomics - economic policy - international economics - public economics - finance - business administration The scope of research approaches includes theoretical, empirical and experimental work. Innovative and thought-provoking contributions, in particular from younger authors, are especially welcome.