Economic developments in the Italian regions in 2007Annual report

The Economy of the Italian Regions in the year 2007 analyzes the evolution of production, labour market, financial aggregates and regional public finances in the four main Italian territorial areas.

Topics analyzed focus on structural change in the Italian economy; cooperation between universities and firms; fresh fruit and vegetables wholesale markets and retail prices; Italian ports infrastructures; internal migrations and foreign immigration; school drop-outs and students achievements. Also examined are households' debts and bank mortgage loans; small firms bank's lending and diffusion of credit scoring techniques.

Three final points of focus relate to local public finances: public expenditures in infrastructures; efficiency in water and waste management public services; pharmaceutical public expeditures.