Raffaele Paci
Biographic Data
| ID | 1473955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raffaele Paci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raffaele |
| FAMILY NAME | Paci |
| SIGNATURE | PACI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cagliari |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0301-438X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 149 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Brain gain versus brain drain: The effects of universities’ mobile students on territorial inequalities
This study examines the relationship between university student mobility and local economic dynamics. Universities shape societies and economies as hubs of knowledge creation and innovation. While recent research highlights the significant impact of university students on local development, there is a gap in understanding the distinct effects of mobile versus resident students. Using data from 90 NUTS-3 provinces in Italy (2013–19), we investigat…
Public capital and institutions' quality in the Italian regions
This paper investigates the role played by public capital on the production level of Italian regions by specifically accounting for the quality of institutions. Our analysis, carried out over the period 2000–2019, benefits from a rich data set on public expenditures. This allows us to build the regional public capital stock by distinguishing among public institutions in charge of the investments and sectors of intervention. While controlling for …
Direct and indirect effects of universities on European regional productivity
Universities are fundamental in driving economic performance as they generate human capital, research and knowledge diffusion. We propose a novel analysis by investigating their effects on European regions' total factor productivity (TFP) over the period 2000-2016. We distinguish between direct effects, due to universities societal role ("third mission"), and indirect ones originating from human and technological capital creation. Our contributio…
Evaluating the implementation of Smart Specialisation policy
The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) is at the core of the 2014–20 European Cohesion Policy, supporting regions to identify the technologies and economic sectors that might comprise sustainable growth paths. This paper provides an early attempt to assess empirically, for the whole European Union, whether the choices made by regions in selecting S3 target sectors are consistent with their current or potential specialization patterns. Results sho…
Economic perspectives on the European Neighbourhood Policy: An introduction
In the past, the European Union (EU) has established partnership agreements to strengthen co-operation with its neighbouring countries. In 2004, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was put in place with the objectives of avoiding the emergence of new frontier divisions between the enlarged EU and its immediate neighbours, and at the same time creating the conditions to strengthen peace, prosperity and stability to all countries involved. The …
Micro-economic determinants of tourist expenditure: A quantile regression approach
Repeated behaviour and destination loyalty
Tourism and regional growth in Europe
Regional Development and Creativity
The aim of this article is to assess the role played by creativity and other components of human capital on the process of economic growth for 257 regions in the twenty-seven-member countries of the European Union. We first decompose the regional human capital endowment to distinguish between the educational component (the share of individuals with a university degree) and the creativity component, which considers the actual occupations of indivi…
Different tourists to different destinations. Evidence from spatial interaction models
Education or Creativity: What Matters Most for Economic Performance
There is a large consensus among social researchers on the positive role that human capital plays in economic performances. The standard way to measure the human capital endowment is to consider the educational attainments of the resident population, usually the share of people with a university degree. Florida (2002) suggested a different measure of human capital-the "creative class"-based on the actual occupations of individuals in specific job…
They arrive with new information. Tourism flows and production efficiency in the European regions
Total Factor Productivity, Intangible Assets and Spatial Dependence in the European Regions
Dettori B., Marrocu E. and Paci R. Total factor productivity, intangible assets and spatial dependence in the European regions, Regional Studies. The aim of this paper is to analyse the determinants of the efficiency levels across the European regions. Firstly, a regression-based measure of regional total factor productivity is derived by estimating a spatial Cobb–Douglas production function. Secondly, the role played by intangible factors (human…
Spatial Spillovers and Innovation Activity in European Regions
This paper explores the spatial distribution of innovative activity and the role of technological spillovers in the process of knowledge creation and diffusion across 175 regions of seventeen countries in Europe (the fifteen members of the pre-2004 European Union plus Switzerland and Norway). The analysis is based on a databank set up by CRENoS on regional patenting at the European Patent Office, spanning 1978–2001 and classified by ISIC sectors.…
Technological Enclaves and Industrial Districts: An Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Innovative Activity in Europe
This paper explores the spatial distribution of innovative and productive activity across 109 regions of the European Union, thanks to an original databank on regional patents statistics. The main results worth highlighting are as follows. The technological activity in the EU appears to be highly concentrated, although concentration tends to decline over the eighties. This results from the huge differences between southern and northern Europe. As…
Externalities, knowledge spillovers and the spatial distribution of innovation
Technological Enclaves and Industrial Districts: An Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Innovative Activity in Europe
This paper explores the spatial distribution of innovative and productive activity across 109 regions of the European Union, thanks to an original databank on regional patents statistics. The main results worth highlighting are as follows. The technological activity in the EU appears to be highly concentrated, although concentration tends to decline over the eighties. This results from the huge differences between southern and northern Europe. As…
Different tourists to different destinations. Evidence from spatial interaction models
Spatial Spillovers and Innovation Activity in European Regions
This paper explores the spatial distribution of innovative activity and the role of technological spillovers in the process of knowledge creation and diffusion across 175 regions of seventeen countries in Europe (the fifteen members of the pre-2004 European Union plus Switzerland and Norway). The analysis is based on a databank set up by CRENoS on regional patenting at the European Patent Office, spanning 1978–2001 and classified by ISIC sectors.…
Education or Creativity: What Matters Most for Economic Performance
There is a large consensus among social researchers on the positive role that human capital plays in economic performances. The standard way to measure the human capital endowment is to consider the educational attainments of the resident population, usually the share of people with a university degree. Florida (2002) suggested a different measure of human capital-the "creative class"-based on the actual occupations of individuals in specific job…
Micro-economic determinants of tourist expenditure: A quantile regression approach
Tourism and regional growth in Europe
Repeated behaviour and destination loyalty
Evaluating the implementation of Smart Specialisation policy
The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) is at the core of the 2014–20 European Cohesion Policy, supporting regions to identify the technologies and economic sectors that might comprise sustainable growth paths. This paper provides an early attempt to assess empirically, for the whole European Union, whether the choices made by regions in selecting S3 target sectors are consistent with their current or potential specialization patterns. Results sho…
Total Factor Productivity, Intangible Assets and Spatial Dependence in the European Regions
Dettori B., Marrocu E. and Paci R. Total factor productivity, intangible assets and spatial dependence in the European regions, Regional Studies. The aim of this paper is to analyse the determinants of the efficiency levels across the European regions. Firstly, a regression-based measure of regional total factor productivity is derived by estimating a spatial Cobb–Douglas production function. Secondly, the role played by intangible factors (human…
Direct and indirect effects of universities on European regional productivity
Universities are fundamental in driving economic performance as they generate human capital, research and knowledge diffusion. We propose a novel analysis by investigating their effects on European regions' total factor productivity (TFP) over the period 2000-2016. We distinguish between direct effects, due to universities societal role ("third mission"), and indirect ones originating from human and technological capital creation. Our contributio…
They arrive with new information. Tourism flows and production efficiency in the European regions
Externalities, knowledge spillovers and the spatial distribution of innovation
Externalities, knowledge spillovers and the spatial distribution of innovation
Technological Enclaves and Industrial Districts: An Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Innovative Activity in Europe
This paper explores the spatial distribution of innovative and productive activity across 109 regions of the European Union, thanks to an original databank on regional patents statistics. The main results worth highlighting are as follows. The technological activity in the EU appears to be highly concentrated, although concentration tends to decline over the eighties. This results from the huge differences between southern and northern Europe. As…
Spatial Spillovers and Innovation Activity in European Regions
This paper explores the spatial distribution of innovative activity and the role of technological spillovers in the process of knowledge creation and diffusion across 175 regions of seventeen countries in Europe (the fifteen members of the pre-2004 European Union plus Switzerland and Norway). The analysis is based on a databank set up by CRENoS on regional patenting at the European Patent Office, spanning 1978–2001 and classified by ISIC sectors.…
They arrive with new information. Tourism flows and production efficiency in the European regions
Total Factor Productivity, Intangible Assets and Spatial Dependence in the European Regions
Dettori B., Marrocu E. and Paci R. Total factor productivity, intangible assets and spatial dependence in the European regions, Regional Studies. The aim of this paper is to analyse the determinants of the efficiency levels across the European regions. Firstly, a regression-based measure of regional total factor productivity is derived by estimating a spatial Cobb–Douglas production function. Secondly, the role played by intangible factors (human…
Education or Creativity: What Matters Most for Economic Performance
There is a large consensus among social researchers on the positive role that human capital plays in economic performances. The standard way to measure the human capital endowment is to consider the educational attainments of the resident population, usually the share of people with a university degree. Florida (2002) suggested a different measure of human capital-the "creative class"-based on the actual occupations of individuals in specific job…
Regional Development and Creativity
The aim of this article is to assess the role played by creativity and other components of human capital on the process of economic growth for 257 regions in the twenty-seven-member countries of the European Union. We first decompose the regional human capital endowment to distinguish between the educational component (the share of individuals with a university degree) and the creativity component, which considers the actual occupations of indivi…
Different tourists to different destinations. Evidence from spatial interaction models
Tourism and regional growth in Europe
Micro-economic determinants of tourist expenditure: A quantile regression approach
Repeated behaviour and destination loyalty
Economic perspectives on the European Neighbourhood Policy: An introduction
In the past, the European Union (EU) has established partnership agreements to strengthen co-operation with its neighbouring countries. In 2004, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was put in place with the objectives of avoiding the emergence of new frontier divisions between the enlarged EU and its immediate neighbours, and at the same time creating the conditions to strengthen peace, prosperity and stability to all countries involved. The …
Direct and indirect effects of universities on European regional productivity
Universities are fundamental in driving economic performance as they generate human capital, research and knowledge diffusion. We propose a novel analysis by investigating their effects on European regions' total factor productivity (TFP) over the period 2000-2016. We distinguish between direct effects, due to universities societal role ("third mission"), and indirect ones originating from human and technological capital creation. Our contributio…
Evaluating the implementation of Smart Specialisation policy
The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) is at the core of the 2014–20 European Cohesion Policy, supporting regions to identify the technologies and economic sectors that might comprise sustainable growth paths. This paper provides an early attempt to assess empirically, for the whole European Union, whether the choices made by regions in selecting S3 target sectors are consistent with their current or potential specialization patterns. Results sho…
Public capital and institutions' quality in the Italian regions
This paper investigates the role played by public capital on the production level of Italian regions by specifically accounting for the quality of institutions. Our analysis, carried out over the period 2000–2019, benefits from a rich data set on public expenditures. This allows us to build the regional public capital stock by distinguishing among public institutions in charge of the investments and sectors of intervention. While controlling for …
Brain gain versus brain drain: The effects of universities’ mobile students on territorial inequalities
This study examines the relationship between university student mobility and local economic dynamics. Universities shape societies and economies as hubs of knowledge creation and innovation. While recent research highlights the significant impact of university students on local development, there is a gap in understanding the distinct effects of mobile versus resident students. Using data from 90 NUTS-3 provinces in Italy (2013–19), we investigat…
Economics (15 works) · Economic geography (12 works) · Geography (12 works) · Regional Development and Policy (11 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (11 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Regional science (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Econometrics (6 works)