The paper aims to shed light on the geography of well-being in Italian regions andexplain the distance of a given region from an efficiency frontier. We build a compositeregional well-being index over the period 2010–2015. Then using the index as output,we estimate a well-being generating function to rank Italian regions in terms ofefficiencyinattainingwell-being.TherankingsconfirmthedividebetweenNorthernandSouthern regions as regards overall well-being and efficiency. Our findings indicate thatregions more dependent on external financing achieve lower efficiency scores. Currentfailures should not be used to reinforce selfish localism; they should rather stimulatethe search for more effective policies to reduce disparities.
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Titolo: | Generating well-being and efficiency: Evidence from Italy |
Autori: | LOMBARDO, Rosetta (Corresponding) |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11770/299103 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |