Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: n.d. Title: Editoriale Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:5-11 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38733&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mikko Paananen Author-Name: Alfred Kleinknecht Title: Analysing innovative output in a CIS database: taking account of some nasty details Abstract: Recent analyses of Community Innovation Survey (CIS) data suffer from methodological shortcomings. Using Finnish CIS data, we illustrate the potential consequences of these shortcomings and propose ways of dealing with them. We show how the neglect of lag structures between dependent and independent variables has certain consequences on the results. It is also important to check and identify any differences in the typical lifecycle durations between industries. Finally, the precise definition of ?innovators? to be included in the estimate also has a significant impact on the results, as does the non-normal distribution of shares in the sales of innovative products. Earlier studies have not been too explicit on some of these problems. Classification-JEL: O31, O33, C81, L26, L60 Keywords: Determinanti dell?innovazione, output innovativo, collaborazione R&S, community innovation survey (CIS) Note: Pages:13-31 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38734&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/Poli2010-001002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Daniela Palma Author-Name: Stefano Prezioso Title: Progresso tecnico e dinamica del prodotto in un'economia "in ritardo" Abstract: This paper aims to investigate to what extent Italy?s growth divergence from major industrialised countries is explained by structural dynamics driven by the evolution of technological change over the past two decades. Along the lines of the main theoretical contributions that address the role of knowledge accumulation in economic development, we conducted our analysis based on the model framework of Kaldor?s Technical Progress Function (TPF). We performed TFP Error Correction Model estimates for Italy and a number of other relevant European countries to account for both long- and short-term interaction effects between variables and to identify any structural breaks in the relationship. Empirical results for Italy point to the increasing inadequacy of capital accumulation to absorb technical progress. Significant evidence of a lock-in condition is also found in terms of market structure and profitability, leading us to claim the need for policies targeted to high-tech industries. Classification-JEL: L100, O300 Keywords: Struttura di mercato, progresso tecnico, ricerca e sviluppo Note: Pages:33-74 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38735&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francesco Schiavone Title: Cambiamento tecnologico e nicchie di mercato antiquate: la vintage innovation Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of enabling innovation in firms through the strategic exploitation of both the technological changes that satisfy similar needs over time and the lag with which some user niches adopt newer solutions. Under given conditions, the market could see the emergence of some niches of "antiquated" users, i.e., those willing to continue using the old technological product while also starting to reap the benefits of new technological advances. In this case, firms may develop a hybrid innovation formula by combining the use of old and new technological products. For the purposes of our paper, we have called this approach "vintage innovation". The paper also develops the notion of "vintage product". The paper?s key assumptions are reinforced by our observation of the fact that certain music industry firms have developed innovative equipment for disc jockeys over recent years. Ultimately, we draw some relevant implications for the R&D and marketing of high-tech firms. Classification-JEL: O3, M1 Keywords: Vintage innovation, cambiamento tecnologico, diffusione e adozione dell?innovazione, comunit? di pratica, disc jockey Note: Pages:65-86 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38736&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001004 Number: 4 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Susanna Dorigoni Author-Name: Federico Pontoni Title: Incentivi alle nuove infrastrutture d'approvvigionamento di gas: il caso del GNL Abstract: A primary concern of the European Union in recent years has been to promote the stability and assurance of the supply of energy to Member States. The European Council has identified the LNG chain as a way to achieve this goal, leading many EU-member States to adopt incentive regulations to encourage companies to build new regasification plants. Our paper discusses and compares these regulations and then focuses on the Italian case. Italy is very reliant on natural gas, but still has no importation infrastructures operated by newcomers. This has prompted the Italian authority to implement a special incentive regulation aimed at facilitating the entry of newcomers to the market. This regulation (No. 178/05) has attracted a higher filing of new infrastructure plans than all those filed in the rest of the EU combined. Our paper claims that this regulation is over-weighted on the incentive side, with the risk that it will both reduce the possibility of newcomers to enter the market and create considerable costs to the entire Italian gas system. Classification-JEL: L95, K12, F14, L11 Keywords: GNL, regolazione degli incentivi Note: Pages:87-103 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38737&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001005 Number: 5 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stefano Menghinello Author-Name: Elisabetta Bilotta Title: La localizzazione negli Usa delle imprese high tech a controllo italiano Abstract: This paper explores the spatial patterns of Italian high-tech affiliates in the U.S. using a unique international data source at the firm level. The paper uses new statistical tools for spatial analysis - local spatial correlation indicators (LISA) - and compares these with traditional geographical concentration and global spatial correlation indicators. LISA indicators enable us to spot heterogeneity in location patterns, as well as different agglomeration profiles at the local level, in the location of Italian affiliates in the United States depending upon the technology intensity of the industry or service sectors. Bivariate LISA analysis is also used to assess whether Italian high-tech affiliates in the U.S. tend to agglomerate around world-leading American universities that specialise in advanced technologies. Further, the empirical results are related to the relevant literature on the location of R&D activities and, in particular, to knowledge-sourcing FDI motivation. Classification-JEL: R3, F23, R12, C21 Keywords: Impresa multinazionale, scelta di localizzazione dell?impresa, settori ad alta tecnologia, trasferimento di conoscenze Note: Pages:105-117 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38739&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001007 Number: 7 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sergio Mariotti Author-Name: Marco Mutinelli Title: Investimenti diretti esteri in Italia: un preoccupante declino Abstract: This article investigates FDI trends in Italy during the 2000-2008 period. The descriptive statistics show a sharp decline in Italy?s capacity to attract international investment. Moreover, the widening of the gap between Italy and its main European partners (France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom) as an FDI-recipient country leads us to conclude that the Italian government needs to adopt an effective policy for promoting foreign direct investment as a matter of urgency. Classification-JEL: F23 Keywords: Investimenti diretti esteri, imprese multinazionali, attrattivit? internazionale dell?Italia Note: Pages:119-129 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38740&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001008 Number: 8 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fabrizio Tra? Title: L'attivit? produttiva in Italia nella fase attuale Abstract: The paper claims that the shrinking in domestic consumption - both public and private - has made Italian industry increasingly dependent upon external market demand in recent years. We expect a relatively slow recovery once the present crisis in industrial activity draws to an end. Classification-JEL: L6 Keywords: Industria italiana, crescita manifatturiera, domanda interna Note: Pages:131-138 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38742&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001010 Number: 10 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Claudio Colacurcio Author-Name: Alessandra Lanza Author-Name: Lorenzo Stanca Title: Produttivit? e competitivit? nell'industria italiana all'inizio del nuovo millennio: una storia da riscrivere Abstract: Debate on the major changes faced in the past decade by Italy?s manufacturing industry, is traditionally fairly rich. No final opinion has yet been formulated to lead the way forward, also due to sometimes conflicting economic indicators. The article seeks to provide an overall and integrated review of these indicators, with a focus on productivity and competitiveness, especially given the latest revisions made by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT). The authors suggest that hard data have often resulted in an underestimation of Italian industry performance and that the indicators are likely to be further revised. Starting with the widening gap between constant and current prices Italy?s share on the world export market, we suggest that the incomplete adjustment of deflators for quality improvement tend to undervalue what is termed as an industrial and then productivity upgrading. This detail is not a negligible factor when called to evaluate the outlook for Italian enterprises beyond the current recession. Our analysis yields some confidence on the opportunity to further sustain an industrial model that, while fairly unconventional among the OECD countries, is not necessarily outdated. Classification-JEL: E31, J24, L25, O47 Keywords: Produttivit?, competitivit?, economia industriale Note: Pages:139-150 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38743&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001011 Number: 11 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anna Giunta Author-Name: Marianna Mantuano Title: Contratti di programma: evoluzione della normativa ed efficacia economica Abstract: In this article we attempt an overall evaluation of what are called "planning contracts", a policy measure originally designed in 1986 to encourage large firms to invest in Southern Italy and that a new law has recently re-launched. On the basis of secondary data, we take into consideration three aspects: a) a full and detailed picture of how the regulation has changed in the course of time; b) quantitative indicators concerning investments, employment and public disbursement; c) the additionality of the incentive and the effectiveness of the negotiation process. The combined analysis of these three aspects suggests that although the planning contracts partly achieved their development goals, important changes to the policy design are needed. Classification-JEL: L520, L530 Keywords: Contratti di programma, grandi imprese, consorzi di imprese, Mezzogiorno, politica industriale Note: Pages:151-166 Volume: 2010/1 Year: 2010 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=38744&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:polipo:v:html10.3280/POLI2010-001012 Number: 12