{"id":9330,"date":"2018-11-27T13:45:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centrorossidoria.uniroma3.it\/i-drivers-della-competitivita-dellitalia-studio-per-la-dg-ecfin\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T10:30:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:30:51","slug":"i-drivers-della-competitivita-dellitalia-studio-per-la-dg-ecfin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centrorossidoria.uniroma3.it\/en\/i-drivers-della-competitivita-dellitalia-studio-per-la-dg-ecfin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers of Competitiviness in Italy: Study for DG ECFIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0\u201cStudy on firm-level drivers of export performance and external competitiveness in Italy\u201d<\/a>, in partnership with\u00a0MET<\/a>, was developed as part of a research project for the European Commission, DG Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN).
\nThis is a study on Italy\u2019s international competitiveness based on firm-level data aimed at providing policy recommendations that the European Commission will submit to the Italian government.
\nThis report provides an in-depth study on the main firm-level drivers of corporate external competitiveness in Italy during the years of the recent crisis. In this sense, it contributes to the debate on the appraisal of the Italian international position by presenting granular evidences based on a large set of elaborations taking advantage both of the ISTAT \u2018Rapporto sulla competitivit\u00e0<\/em>\u2019 micro-dataset and of the MET sample survey database (an original firm-level database with more than 120,000 observations).
\nOverall, our results confirm the high degree of heterogeneity of the Italian system and the well-known differences between internationalised and domestic companies in terms of structural, behavioural and performance dimensions. In particular, data highlight not only the strict correlation between internationalisation and innovative activities but also a change of attitude of Italian firms towards these strategies that started during the recession. When the analysis digs deeper into these correlations, econometric estimates controlling for firm-specific heterogeneities confirm the role of R&D and innovation in helping the company to penetrate foreign markets, while productivity turns out to be a key factor only for remaining and improving the performance on the international environment. On balance, then, the analyses show that, whilst structural factors play a key role for external competitiveness, there are also other fundamental firm-level aspects triggering superior performances. In particular, a non-negligible part of heterogeneity stems from strategical profiles, technological capabilities and \u2018proactive\u2019 behaviours. To this extent, our policy suggestions focus on the need to sustain and foster innovative activities to improve aggregate competitiveness.
\nResearch Team:
\nRossi Doria Centre’s Research Team: Anna Giunta (Universit\u00e0 Roma Tre); Lelio Iapadre (Universit\u00e0 dell\u2019Aquila); Mario Pianta (Universit\u00e0 of Urbino \u201cCarlo Bo\u201d); Stefano Usai (University of Cagliari); Antonello Zanfei (University of Urbino \u201cCarlo Bo\u201d).
\nOther Researchers: Emanuele Brancati (LUISS Guido Carli); Raffaele Brancati (MET); Dario Guarascio (INAPP), Andrea Maresca (MET), ; Manuel Romagnoli (MET).<\/p>\n