Publication Date:
2008
Short description:
The effects of grant policy on technology investment in Italy / Atzeni, G.E., Carboni, O.A.. - In: JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING. - ISSN 0161-8938. - 30:(2008), pp. 381-399.
abstract:
This paper investigates the effect of subsidies on the adoption of information and communication technology
in Italy. We argue that the important geographical differences between North and South Italy are
something that public policy should be concerned of. A matching estimator is used to explore the effects
of financial assistance, by comparing the granted with non-granted firms. Our results suggest that public
assistance has positive effects on ICT adoption. We also find that firms in the South are more dependent on
public grants, and that duality would be more pronounced if subsidies were not given. Furthermore, because
firms prefer traditional rather than ICT investment, subsidies should be specifically ICT oriented.
© 2008 Society for Policy Modeling. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
in Italy. We argue that the important geographical differences between North and South Italy are
something that public policy should be concerned of. A matching estimator is used to explore the effects
of financial assistance, by comparing the granted with non-granted firms. Our results suggest that public
assistance has positive effects on ICT adoption. We also find that firms in the South are more dependent on
public grants, and that duality would be more pronounced if subsidies were not given. Furthermore, because
firms prefer traditional rather than ICT investment, subsidies should be specifically ICT oriented.
© 2008 Society for Policy Modeling. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Information and communication technologies, Regional disparities, Digital divide, Subsidies, Treatment effect, Nearest neighbour matching estimator
List of contributors:
Atzeni, Gianfranco Enrico; Carboni, Oliviero Antonio
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