Productivity and spatial proximity: evidence from the Italian food industry

The aim of this paper is to examine the existence of productivity spillovers across firms in the Italian manufacturing food industry. To this end, using a sample of Italian food firms over the period 2008-2015, first the total factor productivity (TFP) is computed by considering the Levinson-Petrin...

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Published in:International review of applied economics 2020-05, Vol.34 (3), p.327-341
Main Author: Cardamone, Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Companies
Econometrics
Food processing industry
Italian food industry
Manufacturing
Productivity
productivity spillovers
Proximity
spatial econometrics
Spillover effect
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to examine the existence of productivity spillovers across firms in the Italian manufacturing food industry. To this end, using a sample of Italian food firms over the period 2008-2015, first the total factor productivity (TFP) is computed by considering the Levinson-Petrin approach and then a spatial econometric model is employed. Results show evidence of productivity spillovers across firms due to spatial proximity.
ISSN:0269-2171
1465-3486
DOI:10.1080/02692171.2020.1732308