Quality Upgrading of Productions: The Winning Strategy of Italian Exporters
NOTA DAL CSC - Number 12/19 - September 28th, 2019
10 Pages Posted: 18 Nov 2019
Date Written: September 28, 2019
Abstract
In the last decades, Italian exporters have undertaken a process of quality upgrading of productions, which has translated into higher average unit values of output. As a result, the Italian pricing power in foreign markets has improved relative to other European countries, including Germany. The benefits of the quality upgrading strategy have not been evenly distributed across markets and industries, though. Industrial policies aimed at further improving the global competitiveness of Italian industry are urgently needed. These issues are analyzed in detail in the paper.
Keywords: Quality Upgrading, Export, Manufacturing
JEL Classification: F14, L20, L21
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