Deindustrializzazione E Terziarizzazione: Trasformazioni Strutturali Nelle Regioni Del Nord Ovest (Deindustrialization and Tertiarization: Structural Changes in North West Italy)

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Antonio Accetturo

Bank of Italy

Luciana Aimone Gigio

Bank of Italy

Enrico Beretta

Bank of Italy

Silvia Annamaria Camussi

Bank of Italy

Luigi Cannari

Bank of Italy

Daniele Coin

Bank of Italy

Laura Conti

Bank of Italy

Roberto Cullino

Bank of Italy

Alessandro Fabbrini

Bank of Italy

Cristina Fabrizi

Bank of Italy

Giovanni Iuzzolino

Bank of Italy

Alessandra Mori

Bank of Italy

Elisabetta Olivieri

Bank of Italy

Andrea Orame

Bank of Italy

Anna Laura Mancini

Bank of Italy

Elena Mattevi

Bank of Italy

Paolo Piselli

Bank of Italy

Davide Revelli

Bank of Italy

Paola Rossi

Bank of Italy

Diego Scalise

Bank of Italy

Alessandra Staderini

Bank of Italy

Giulia Martina Tanzi

Bank of Italy

Valerio Paolo Vacca

Bank of Italy

Date Written: July 23, 2015

Abstract

Italian Abstract: Il lavoro analizza l’evoluzione recente delle economie del Nord Ovest italiano, concentrandosi sui fenomeni della deindustrializzazione e della terziarizzazione dell’economia. Dal confronto con un gruppo di regioni europee definibili come “industriali avanzate”, emerge come il ritardo di crescita economica del Nord Ovest, accentuatosi nel corso degli anni duemila, sia avvenuto in un contesto di cambiamenti strutturali per alcuni versi simili, ma per altri peculiari; in particolare, sembrano prevalere specificità che frenano la competitività del Nord Ovest, come una transizione troppo lenta verso i settori manifatturieri ad alta intensità tecnologica, e verso i servizi a elevato contenuto di conoscenza. Il confronto internazionale evidenzia il persistere di un divario che riguarda fattori importanti per la crescita e l’innovazione; tra questi si segnala la piccola dimensione delle imprese (che tende peraltro ad accentuarsi), i ritardi nella dotazione di capitale umano, la debolezza della situazione economica e finanziaria delle imprese. Anche nella lunga recessione emergono, comunque, segnali di dinamismo, connessi ad alcune realtà imprenditoriali altamente competitive, leader a livello internazionale.

English Abstract: The paper analyzes the recent evolution of the economies of the Italian North West, focusing on the phenomena of de-industrialization and the transition to a service economy. The comparison is made with a group of European regions defined as "advanced industrial". Results show that the sluggish economic growth of the North West (which has worsened in the last decade) has taken place in a context of heavy economic structural changes. Some of these, which are specific to the North West, seem to have further hampered the competitiveness of the area, such as a too slow transition towards technology-intensive manufacturing sectors and to knowledge intensive services. The international comparison shows persistent gaps regarding important factors for growth and innovation; among these, the small firm size, delays in the human capital accumulation, the weakness of the economic and financial situation of enterprises. Even in the long recession, we observe signs of dynamism, like some highly competitive firms and territories, which are able to compete even at international level.

Note: Downloadable document is available in Italian.

Keywords: growth, structural change, innovation, human capital, financial structure

JEL Classification: E3, L1, O3, E2, G2

Suggested Citation

Accetturo, Antonio and Aimone Gigio, Luciana and Beretta, Enrico and Camussi, Silvia Annamaria and Cannari, Luigi and Coin, Daniele and Conti, Laura and Cullino, Roberto and Fabbrini, Alessandro and Fabrizi, Cristina and Iuzzolino, Giovanni and Mori, Alessandra and Olivieri, Elisabetta and Orame, Andrea and Mancini, Anna Laura and Mattevi, Elena and Piselli, Paolo and Revelli, Davide and Rossi, Paola and Scalise, Diego and Staderini, Alessandra and Tanzi, Giulia Martina and Vacca, Valerio Paolo, Deindustrializzazione E Terziarizzazione: Trasformazioni Strutturali Nelle Regioni Del Nord Ovest (Deindustrialization and Tertiarization: Structural Changes in North West Italy) (July 23, 2015). Bank of Italy Occasional Paper No. 282, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2728280 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2728280

Antonio Accetturo

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
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Italy

Luciana Aimone Gigio

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Enrico Beretta

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Silvia Annamaria Camussi

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Luigi Cannari

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Daniele Coin

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Laura Conti

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Roberto Cullino

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Alessandro Fabbrini

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Cristina Fabrizi

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Giovanni Iuzzolino

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
00184 Roma
Italy

Alessandra Mori

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Elisabetta Olivieri

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Andrea Orame

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

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Anna Laura Mancini

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Elena Mattevi

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Paolo Piselli

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Milano, 64
00184 Rome
Italy

Davide Revelli

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Paola Rossi

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Diego Scalise

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Alessandra Staderini (Contact Author)

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Giulia Martina Tanzi

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

Valerio Paolo Vacca

Bank of Italy ( email )

Via Nazionale 91
Rome, 00184
Italy

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