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A PCA-AA approach to measure equal and sustainable well-being in the Italian Regions
2015
Il contributo propone una misura di benessere delle regioni italiane in termini di efficienza, considerando simultaneamente dimensioni economiche, sociali ed ambientali. Utilizzando un approccio integrato dell’analisi in componenti principali e dell’Activity Analysis, lo studio fornisce una misura di benessere in termini economici ed ambientali. L’analisi evidenzia una generalizzata incapacità delle regioni italiane di realizzare una buona performance economica ed ambientale. The study proposes a measure of the well-being of Italian regions in terms of efficiency, considering simultaneously economic, social and environmental aspects. The paper suggests an integrated approach using Principal…
Resistere alle mafie nella crisi della democrazia
2012
In a globalized world, the encounter between organized crime and 'official' economic system generates convergences of interests that arise on the boundary between legality and illegality. Globalization produces mobility and competition. To adapt to a constantly changing scene and avoid social control institutions, the new criminal systems have adopted a flexible network structure, whose methods and procedures make the boundary between what is lawful and what is not less visible, and hamper the control of legality. The degradation of democracy, that is linked to the spread of corrupt practices, lowers the "moral cost" for those people who are in the so-called gray areas, and lowers the thres…
LA SOSTENIBILITA' NUOVO PARADIGMA PER IL FUTURO
2008
Sicilia 2015: Obiettivo sviluppo. Un traguardo possibile
2009
Measurement of Agglomeration and Spatial Effects
2009
The aim of the paper is to examine the influence of spatial agglomeration on the employment growth in the sicilian local labor systems. In this paper we want provide a methodological contribution to agglomeration literature. On the base of the hypothesis that the forces of agglomeration do not use up their effects inside of a single SLL but they extend to more wide geographic areas, and their effect fall down on the adjacent territorial partition; we have modified the traditional agglomeration index built by Maurell and Sédillot in 1999, at first, inverting the role of the industry with that one of the area, so we obtain a measure of agglomeration for each area, and then we included a spati…
A new decision model for economic evaluation of novel therapies for HCV
2014
In 2014, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given the license to two new direct-acting antiviral: sofosbuvir and simeprevir. The evidence provided by the studies, reported a high rate of SVR even in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. This and other innovative elements are potentially adept at changing the entire natural course of HCV. However, the dramatic prevalence rates of HCV observed in Italy, and the high prices that are expected to be required by the pharmaceutical industry, raises some critical issues about how to regulate access to such drugs. The objective of this article is to present a new decision model for the evaluation of novel therapies for HCV. This model is inten…
The challenge of a place-based and network approach to the development in the territories
2016
This paper investigates the role of research networks inside local development processes to increase the competitiveness of underdeveloped territories. This paper, within the scope of local development theory, aims to describe the state of the art on the regional research systems resulting largely from programs co-financed between 2000 and 2013, with which the various regions are preparing to engage in programming for the period 2014-2020. The extent of consistency between the objectives of sectorial specialization set by policies previously or currently implemented and those in the planning phase (S3) is assessed, as is their connection with existing territorial specializations at a region…
A composite indicator of social inclusion for European countries
2012
Social inclusion is one of seven key challenges of the European Union Sustainable Development Strategy. We use a set of sub-indicators to measure social inclusion for 26 member countries of the European Union. In particular, we aggregate four basic indicators in a multiplicative composite indicator via a DEA-BoD approach with weights determined endogenously by imposing proportion constraints. We obtain a score of social inclusion that allows us to grade 26 European countries in 2008, 2009 and 2010 during the European phase of the financial and economic crisis.
Una postmetropoli incompleta: il contesto socio-spaziale di Palermo
2018
Palermo è la città più popolata e importante della Sicilia e la quinta città più popolata d'Italia. Nonostante sia ampiamente conosciuta per la sua marginalità e la presenza di organizzazioni criminali (mafia), Palermo ha giocato a lungo un ruolo chiave nel bacino del Mediterraneo. Uno dei luoghi comuni tradizionali legati a Palermo e alla Sicilia è che il suo popolo ha sviluppato un atteggiamento passivo come conseguenza delle numerose dominazioni straniere dell'isola (a partire dalla sua fondazione, Palermo è stata governata dai Cartaginesi, dai Romani, dagli Arabi, dai Normanni, dai Francesi e dagli Spagnoli). Come per tutti i luoghi comuni, anche questo è in parte vero, ma non può esser…
Is more competition better? Retail electricity prices and switching rates in the European Union.
2022
The European Union (EU) promotes the liberalization of retail electricity markets to achieve lower prices, diversified offers, greater customer participation, and sustainable consumption behaviours. While retail competition has been a reality in most EU member states, most studies find that retail competition is suitable for large customers, but the evidence on small customers is inconclusive. We analyze data on electricity prices and switching rates in 27 EU member states and the UK from 2000 to 2019. We find that retail competition is associated with lower prices and that the effect of full liberalization is greater than that of partial liberalization.