Valentina Meliciani
Biographic Data
| ID | 1473908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentina Meliciani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentina |
| FAMILY NAME | Meliciani |
| SIGNATURE | MELICIANI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Teramo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0058-554X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Public social spending and aggregate welfare in the European Union: Panel data evidence for the period 1995–2023
Pulling Effects in Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Does Gender Matter
We examine whether the existing stock of immigrant firms induces more new firms of the same nationality in the same sector and province. We carry out the analysis by using Italian administrative data on the population of individual firms observed over the time window 2002–13. We find support for a strong attractiveness (pulling) effect, which significantly differs by gender, with female immigrant entrepreneurs showing a lower reactiveness to the …
Newborn Firms and Regional Diversification Patterns: The Role of Cultural Diversity
We blend the economics of diversity and evolutionary economic geography theories and study the relationship between the cultural diversity of foreign-born entrepreneurs and regional sectoral diversification, proxied by the sectoral variety of newborn firms. We focus on Italian evidence and use a unique data set that stems from a combination of different sources of information, including the Union of the Chambers of Commerce, the OECD, and the Nat…
Green patents, regulatory policies and research network policies
The determinants of regional specialisation in business services: Agglomeration economies, vertical linkages and innovation
The article accounts for the determinants of sectoral specialisation in business services (BS) across the EU-27 regions as determined by: (i) agglomeration economies (ii) the region-specific structure of intermediate linkages (iii) technological innovation and knowledge intensity and (iv) the presence of these factors in neighbouring regions. The empirical analysis draws upon the REGIO panel database over the period 1999–2003. By estimating a Spa…
The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Business Services across European Regions
C astellani D., M eliciani V. and M irra L. The determinants of inward foreign direct investment in business services across European regions, Regional Studies . The role of forward linkages with manufacturing sectors and other service sectors as attractors of business services foreign direct investment (FDI) is studied at the regional level. Using data on 146 NUTS-2 regions, it is found that regions specialized in those (manufacturing) sectors t…
Income Disparities in the Enlarged Eu: Socio‐economic, Specialisation and Geographical Clusters
The paper contains a non‐parametric analysis of regional convergence in the enlarged EU over the period 1998–2005. It finds overall convergence but growing within country disparities, especially due to the behaviour of newcomer regions. It also finds strong (but falling) spatial correlation of per‐capita income. Starting from this evidence, the paper considers the role of socio‐economic features, specialisation patterns and geographical factors i…
Income and employment disparities across European regions: The role of national and spatial factors
Meliciani V. (2006) Income and employment disparities across European regions: the role of national and spatial factors, Regional Studies 40, 75–91. The paper analyses the impact of trends in employment rates on income convergence across European regions looking at the evolution of entire distributions. Between 1988 and 1996, European regions have been characterized by a very slow process of income convergence across countries and by a lack of in…
The determinants of regional specialisation in business services: Agglomeration economies, vertical linkages and innovation
The article accounts for the determinants of sectoral specialisation in business services (BS) across the EU-27 regions as determined by: (i) agglomeration economies (ii) the region-specific structure of intermediate linkages (iii) technological innovation and knowledge intensity and (iv) the presence of these factors in neighbouring regions. The empirical analysis draws upon the REGIO panel database over the period 1999–2003. By estimating a Spa…
Income and employment disparities across European regions: The role of national and spatial factors
Meliciani V. (2006) Income and employment disparities across European regions: the role of national and spatial factors, Regional Studies 40, 75–91. The paper analyses the impact of trends in employment rates on income convergence across European regions looking at the evolution of entire distributions. Between 1988 and 1996, European regions have been characterized by a very slow process of income convergence across countries and by a lack of in…
Income Disparities in the Enlarged Eu: Socio‐economic, Specialisation and Geographical Clusters
The paper contains a non‐parametric analysis of regional convergence in the enlarged EU over the period 1998–2005. It finds overall convergence but growing within country disparities, especially due to the behaviour of newcomer regions. It also finds strong (but falling) spatial correlation of per‐capita income. Starting from this evidence, the paper considers the role of socio‐economic features, specialisation patterns and geographical factors i…
Income and employment disparities across European regions: The role of national and spatial factors
Meliciani V. (2006) Income and employment disparities across European regions: the role of national and spatial factors, Regional Studies 40, 75–91. The paper analyses the impact of trends in employment rates on income convergence across European regions looking at the evolution of entire distributions. Between 1988 and 1996, European regions have been characterized by a very slow process of income convergence across countries and by a lack of in…
Income Disparities in the Enlarged Eu: Socio‐economic, Specialisation and Geographical Clusters
The paper contains a non‐parametric analysis of regional convergence in the enlarged EU over the period 1998–2005. It finds overall convergence but growing within country disparities, especially due to the behaviour of newcomer regions. It also finds strong (but falling) spatial correlation of per‐capita income. Starting from this evidence, the paper considers the role of socio‐economic features, specialisation patterns and geographical factors i…
The determinants of regional specialisation in business services: Agglomeration economies, vertical linkages and innovation
The article accounts for the determinants of sectoral specialisation in business services (BS) across the EU-27 regions as determined by: (i) agglomeration economies (ii) the region-specific structure of intermediate linkages (iii) technological innovation and knowledge intensity and (iv) the presence of these factors in neighbouring regions. The empirical analysis draws upon the REGIO panel database over the period 1999–2003. By estimating a Spa…
The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Business Services across European Regions
C astellani D., M eliciani V. and M irra L. The determinants of inward foreign direct investment in business services across European regions, Regional Studies . The role of forward linkages with manufacturing sectors and other service sectors as attractors of business services foreign direct investment (FDI) is studied at the regional level. Using data on 146 NUTS-2 regions, it is found that regions specialized in those (manufacturing) sectors t…
Green patents, regulatory policies and research network policies
Newborn Firms and Regional Diversification Patterns: The Role of Cultural Diversity
We blend the economics of diversity and evolutionary economic geography theories and study the relationship between the cultural diversity of foreign-born entrepreneurs and regional sectoral diversification, proxied by the sectoral variety of newborn firms. We focus on Italian evidence and use a unique data set that stems from a combination of different sources of information, including the Union of the Chambers of Commerce, the OECD, and the Nat…
Pulling Effects in Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Does Gender Matter
We examine whether the existing stock of immigrant firms induces more new firms of the same nationality in the same sector and province. We carry out the analysis by using Italian administrative data on the population of individual firms observed over the time window 2002–13. We find support for a strong attractiveness (pulling) effect, which significantly differs by gender, with female immigrant entrepreneurs showing a lower reactiveness to the …
Public social spending and aggregate welfare in the European Union: Panel data evidence for the period 1995–2023
Economics (7 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Regional Development and Policy (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economies of agglomeration (3 works) · Industrial organization (3 works) · Political science (3 works)