Role of industrial district externalities in export and value-added performance: Evidence from the population of Italian firms

Regional Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 601-621

  Becchetti, Leonardo ^a   De Panizza, Andrea ^b   Oropallo, Filippo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Export performance; Geographical agglomeration measures; Industrial districts

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; MANUFACTURING; OUTSOURCING; SPECIALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548612576     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701281691     Document Type: Article

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