Capital Accumulation, Productivity and Growth Monitoring Italy 2005 [Hardcover]

This volume studies the various aspects of the ICT revolution, with an analysis of firm-level determinants of productive efficiency and growth and the effects of internationalization and the completion of the European market.Capital Accumulation; M.Malgarini & G.Piga Information Technology and the G7 Economies; D.W.Jorgenson Which Factors Affect IT Investment in European Countries? A Panel Data Analysis; P.Guerrieri, C.Jona-Lasinio & S.Manzocchi How Much Does IT Consumption Matter for Growth? Evidence from National Accounts; F.Venturini Inside the Blackbox: Economic Performance and Technology Adoption when Space and Product Relationships Matter; L.Becchetti & A.Castelli Is Firm's Productivity Related to its Financial Structure? Evidence from Microeconomic Data; F.Nucci, A.F.Pozzolo & F.Schivardi Why New Firms Never Get Large? Evidence on Post-Entry Growth of Italian New Firms; A.Bonaccorsi & S.Giannangeli Characterizing the Production Process: A Disaggregated Analysis of Italian Manufacturing Firms; G.Bottazzi, M.Grazzi & A.Secchi Technology Diffusion, Services and Endogenous Growth in Europe: Is the Lisbon Strategy Useful?; P.Guerrieri, B.Maggi, V.Meliciani & P.C.Padoan Attracting Foreign Direct Investments in Europe: Are Italian Regions Doomed?; R.Basile, L.Benfratello & D.CastellaniROBERTO BASILE Institute for Studies and Economic Analyses (ISAE) and University of Macerata, ItalyLEONARDO BECCHETTI University of Rome Tor Vergata, ItalyLUIGI BENFRATELLO University of Turin and Ceris-CNR, ItalyANDREA BONACCORSI Universit? di Pisa, ItalyGIULIO BOTTAZZI Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, ItalyDAVIDE CASTELLANI University of Urbino and Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, ItalyANNALISA CASTELLI University of Rome Tor Vergata, ItalySILVIA GIANNANGELI Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento 'Sant' Anna' di Pisa, ItalyMARCO GRAZZI Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, ItalyPAOLO GUERRIERI Universit? 'La Sapienza' Roma, ItalyCECILIA JONA-LASINIO l“Ø