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.
Generating well-being and efficiency: Evidence from Italy
Giovanni D'Orio;Rosetta Lombardo
2020
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
