Italy in the space (of products)

摘要: We discuss the international specialization of Italy as a determinant its rate economic growth, documenting an incomplete evolution: is still follower economy in some aspects while it being followed others. show that productivity level associated to export bundle increased until 2000, but then slowed down, and finally started decreasing after 2005. In parallel, first improved position ``product space'' long run, without any sensible evolution 1990, country absent from most sophisticated section map. Results are also confirmed when comparing panel other countries.