Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Federico Ghezzi Title: Obiettivi e priorit? nell'applicazione della disciplina delle intese in Italia Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:5-28 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35006&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sergio Di Nola Author-Name: Francesco Silva Title: Chi valuta i risultati dell'Antitrust? Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:29-50 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35007&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Giordano Mion Author-Name: Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano Author-Name: Kristian Behrens Title: Industry reallocations in a globalizing economy Abstract: Industry reallocations in a globalizing economy - We present the main insights from recent developments in New Trade Theory (NTT) on firms? responses to globalisation and their implications for the reallocation of resources across firms and countries. In so doing, we do not want to propose a survey of the major contributions to NTT. We prefer, instead, to propose a simple twocountry partial equilibrium model that highlights the key features of NTT while bypassing most of its complexities. Both exports and foreign direct investment (henceforth, FDI) are considered, which makes the model also a useful pedagogical tool. Keywords: international integration; resource reallocation; economic geography; firm heterogeneity; multinationals. JEL Classification: F12 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:51-63 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35008&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paolo Boccardelli Author-Name: Matteo De Angelis Title: Effetti temporali dei mezzi pubblicitari sulle vendite: evidenze da uno studio italiano Abstract: Temporal effects of advertising media on sales: evidence from an Italian study by Paolo Boccardelli,Matteo De Angelis. This paper focuses on the temporal effects of advertising expenditures on firm sales. Grounding on some econometric models that have been applied to the measure of advertising effectiveness, we provide evidence that the extent to which advertising investments display their effect over time varies with the goals of the advertising itself. In this respect, we distinguish between informative and persuasive advertising, and analyze whether these two types differ in the magnitude of their carry-over effect on sales. We find that a total aggregate carry-over effect of advertising expenditures exists, and, importantly, we show that the two different categories of advertising have different lagged effects on sales. In particular, persuasive advertising has a more persistent effect than informative advertising. This analysis has been conducted considering both current and past investments in each of the two categories. Empirical analysis has used 72 monthly observations from an Italian service firm covering the 2001-2006 period. Jel Classification: M37 Advertising Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:65-92 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35009&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004004 Number: 4 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Giampaolo Vitali Author-Name: Chiara Franzoni Title: Effetti economici dell'innovazione tecnologica: un'analisi panel Abstract: Effetti economici dell'innovazione tecnologica: un'analisi panel - Economic impact of technological innovation: a panel data assessment by Chiara Franzoni e Giampaolo Vitali The hypotheses that innovation is beneficial to firm performance is tested on a new and original sample of micro-level data, stored in panel format. We checked for the effect of innovations in the form of patents, publications and research projects on variations of sales and personnel. Results of the fixed effect estimation show that growth in sales is positively associated to R&D activities accomplished in the two previous years. This effect varies depending on the economic cycle, on the size of the firm, on its sectoral features and on the type of innovative activity. There is however almost no statistically significant impact of innovation activities on the number of workers employed, except for a small positive effect of patents, limited to big companies. Although we cannot distinguish innovative activities concerning new products from those concerning new processes, our results do not support the hypotheses of manpower displacement. JEL Classification: L25; L29; O12 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:93-122 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35010&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004005 Number: 5 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Ordanini Author-Name: Gaia Rubera Author-Name: Robert DeFillippi Title: La propensione al comportamento imitativo delle imprese: una revisione critica Abstract: La propensione al comportamento imitativo delle imprese: una revisione critica - What drives imitation among firms? A literature review by Andrea Ordanini, Gaia Rubera, Robert De Fillippi The management literature is paying increasing attention to the phenomena of imitation. However, there are several gaps in understanding what drives firms? imitative behaviours. Furthermore, a fragmented array of disciplinary perspectives has investigated imitation phenomena in the past. This paper reviews the literature on imitation and offers a unifying framework to understand what theory has said about the predictors of imitative behaviours, in terms of purposes, driving forces, and target. At the end of the review, two over-arching rationales for imitation seem to emerge: risk reduction and search for effectiveness. Implications and indications for future research are offered in the final section of the paper. JEL Classification: M100 M200 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:123-149 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35011&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004006 Number: 6 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Massimo Di Domenico Author-Name: Vincenzo Cioffo Title: Verso una borsa del gas in Italia: principali problemi e opportunit? Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:151-165 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35012&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004007 Number: 7 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gabriele Barbaresco Title: Le societ? controllate dai maggiori comuni italiani: attivit?, performance e governance Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:167-184 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35013&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004008 Number: 8 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Giulio Perani Author-Name: Claudio Cozza Title: Materiali per la costruzione di un database sulla R&S in Italia Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:185-197 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35014&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004009 Number: 9 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Vaona Author-Name: Mario Pianta Title: Innovation after Lisbon: new ideas for innovation policies in Europe Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:199-203 Volume: 2008/4 Year: 2008 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=35015&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2008-004010 Number: 10