Report on Trends in the Italian Productive System

摘要: In the last decade Italian economy has underperformed compared both with previous decades and main European countries. It is widely acknowledged that this evolution reflects unresolved structural problems, which have become more urgent in view of major changes world (the new technological paradigm, globalization, economic integration). The goal Report to make a critical survey all empirical analyses on derive policy suggestions. Italy's productive system examined from long-run perspective, highlighting weaknesses possible signs recovery elaborating systemic features may negatively affected growth performance directly or indirectly through above exogenous shocks. focus, mostly but not exclusively microeconomic, emphasizes considerable heterogeneity firms, crucial element for identifying factors affect growth.