Roberta Rabellotti
Biographic Data
| ID | 162928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberta Rabellotti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberta |
| FAMILY NAME | Rabellotti |
| SIGNATURE | RABELLOTTI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pavia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7637-3645 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 340 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
The geography of acquisitions and greenfield investments: Firm heterogeneity and regional institutional conditions
This paper investigates how institutional conditions at national and regional levels shape the decisions of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to invest abroad by means of either acquisitions or greenfield investments. The empirical analysis covers all foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the European Union by the largest MNEs in the world to study alternative choices by the same firm and account for firm‐level characteristics in investment …
Do green foreign direct investments increase the innovative capability of MNE subsidiaries
Technologies to mitigate climate change may diffuse from lead markets to the rest of the world through several mechanisms and make important contributions to the global green transformation. In this paper, we explore the role played by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in transferring knowledge and innovative capabilities in green technologies to their global subsidiaries. We posit that the degree of green knowledge transfer and innovative capabil…
Chinese and Indian MNEs’ shopping spree in advanced countries. How good is it for their innovative output
Do emerging-market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) innovate after they have \nacquired advanced countries’ innovative firms and have invested in regions with high \ninnovative capacity? Do EMNEs’ absorptive capacity and status positively moderate the \nrelationship between their post-deal innovative output and the innovative capacity of \nthe target firm and/or region? We explore these questions by analyzing the universe of \ncross-border acqui…
Innovation Trajectories in Developing Countries: Co-evolution of Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems
This article investigates how combining global value chain and innovation system approaches can help to foster an understanding of the possible trajectories that learning and innovation may take in developing countries. Based on the wealth of empirical evidence collected in the special issue, we introduce the notion of the co-evolution of global value chains and innovation systems and outline a framework for investigating the interaction between …
Local sourcing in developing countries: The role of foreign direct investments and global value chains
The local sourcing of intermediate products is one the main channels for foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. This paper investigates whether and how participation and positioning in the global value chains (GVCs) of host countries is associated to local sourcing by foreign investors. Matching two firm-level data sets on 19 Sub-Saharan African countries and Vietnam to country-sector level measures of GVC involvement, we find that more inte…
Do Global Value Chains Offer Developing Countries Learning and Innovation Opportunities
Is Co-Invention Expediting Technological Catch Up? A Study of Collaboration between Emerging Country Firms and EU Inventors
Proximity and Scientific Collaboration: Evidence from the Global Wine Industry
International collaboration among researchers is a far from linear and straightforward process. Scientometric studies provide a good way of understanding why and how international research collaboration occurs and what are its costs and benefits. Our study investigates patterns of international scientific collaboration in a specific field: wine related research. We test a gravity model that accounts for geographical, cultural, commercial, technol…
Barking up the Wrong Tree? Measuring Gender Gaps in Firm’s Access to Finance
The literature on gender-based discrimination in credit markets is recently expanding, but the results are not yet definitive and have not been generally agreed upon. This paper exploits a new dataset on Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, which provides detailed information about female ownership and management in firms for investigating the existence of a gender gap in access to finance. The evidence presented herein suggests that more …
When Do Global Pipelines Enhance the Diffusion of Knowledge in Clusters
Recent studies have stressed the role played by global pipelines in fostering the growth of clusters and innovativeness. In this article, we develop a formal model to investigate when global pipelines contribute to an increase in local knowledge, depending on various characteristics of clusters such as size, knowledge endowment, and the ease of transmission of internal knowledge. This model is an extension ofCowan andJonard's () model in which we…
The Territorial Organization of Variety. Cooperation and Competition in Bordeaux, Napa and Chianti Classico
Global Value Chains Meet Innovation Systems: Are There Learning Opportunities for Developing Countries
In Gold We Trust. Social Capital and Economic Change in the Italian Jewelry Towns
Catching up Trajectories in the Wine Sector: A Comparative Study of Chile, Italy, and South Africa
Persistence versus Change in the International Specialization Pattern of Italy: How Much Does the ‘District Effect’ Matter
Amighini A., Leone M. and Rabellotti R. Persistence versus change in the international specialization pattern of Italy: how much does the ‘district effect’ matter?, Regional Studies. This paper investigates the evolution of specialization patterns for the Italian provinces over the period 1995–2005 by analysing the dynamics of the sectoral distribution in the Balassa index of revealed comparative advantages. The results show that underlying a rel…
Global Value Chains and Technological Capabilities: A Framework to Study Learning and Innovation in Developing Countries
This paper presents a critical review of the global value chain (GVC) literature in light of the “technological capabilities” approach to innovation in less-developed countries (LDCs). Participation in GVC is beneficial for firms in LDCs, which are bound to source technology internationally. However, the issues of learning and technological efforts at the firm level remain largely hidden in the GVC literature. We propose a shift in the empirical …
Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters
Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries
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Recovery of a Mexican Cluster: Devaluation Bonanza or Collective Efficiency
The Internal Heterogeneity of Industrial Districts in Italy, Brazil and Mexico
RABELLOTTI R. and SCHMITZ H. (1999) The internal heterogeneity of industrial districts in Italy, Brazil and Mexico, Reg. Studies 33 , 97-108. Industrial districts have attracted the attention of development economists in the search for new models of industrial development. Many case studies have shown that clustering helps local enterprises to overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets. However, empirical studies also reveal short…
Collective Effects in Italian and Mexican Footwear Industrial Clusters
Is there an “industrial district model”? Footwear districts in Italy and Mexico compared
Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters
Global Value Chains Meet Innovation Systems: Are There Learning Opportunities for Developing Countries
Recovery of a Mexican Cluster: Devaluation Bonanza or Collective Efficiency
The Internal Heterogeneity of Industrial Districts in Italy, Brazil and Mexico
RABELLOTTI R. and SCHMITZ H. (1999) The internal heterogeneity of industrial districts in Italy, Brazil and Mexico, Reg. Studies 33 , 97-108. Industrial districts have attracted the attention of development economists in the search for new models of industrial development. Many case studies have shown that clustering helps local enterprises to overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets. However, empirical studies also reveal short…
Is there an “industrial district model”? Footwear districts in Italy and Mexico compared
Innovation Trajectories in Developing Countries: Co-evolution of Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems
This article investigates how combining global value chain and innovation system approaches can help to foster an understanding of the possible trajectories that learning and innovation may take in developing countries. Based on the wealth of empirical evidence collected in the special issue, we introduce the notion of the co-evolution of global value chains and innovation systems and outline a framework for investigating the interaction between …
Do Global Value Chains Offer Developing Countries Learning and Innovation Opportunities
Catching up Trajectories in the Wine Sector: A Comparative Study of Chile, Italy, and South Africa
Local sourcing in developing countries: The role of foreign direct investments and global value chains
The local sourcing of intermediate products is one the main channels for foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. This paper investigates whether and how participation and positioning in the global value chains (GVCs) of host countries is associated to local sourcing by foreign investors. Matching two firm-level data sets on 19 Sub-Saharan African countries and Vietnam to country-sector level measures of GVC involvement, we find that more inte…
When Do Global Pipelines Enhance the Diffusion of Knowledge in Clusters
Recent studies have stressed the role played by global pipelines in fostering the growth of clusters and innovativeness. In this article, we develop a formal model to investigate when global pipelines contribute to an increase in local knowledge, depending on various characteristics of clusters such as size, knowledge endowment, and the ease of transmission of internal knowledge. This model is an extension ofCowan andJonard's () model in which we…
Chinese and Indian MNEs’ shopping spree in advanced countries. How good is it for their innovative output
Do emerging-market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) innovate after they have \nacquired advanced countries’ innovative firms and have invested in regions with high \ninnovative capacity? Do EMNEs’ absorptive capacity and status positively moderate the \nrelationship between their post-deal innovative output and the innovative capacity of \nthe target firm and/or region? We explore these questions by analyzing the universe of \ncross-border acqui…
Is Co-Invention Expediting Technological Catch Up? A Study of Collaboration between Emerging Country Firms and EU Inventors
Do green foreign direct investments increase the innovative capability of MNE subsidiaries
Technologies to mitigate climate change may diffuse from lead markets to the rest of the world through several mechanisms and make important contributions to the global green transformation. In this paper, we explore the role played by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in transferring knowledge and innovative capabilities in green technologies to their global subsidiaries. We posit that the degree of green knowledge transfer and innovative capabil…
The Territorial Organization of Variety. Cooperation and Competition in Bordeaux, Napa and Chianti Classico
Persistence versus Change in the International Specialization Pattern of Italy: How Much Does the ‘District Effect’ Matter
Amighini A., Leone M. and Rabellotti R. Persistence versus change in the international specialization pattern of Italy: how much does the ‘district effect’ matter?, Regional Studies. This paper investigates the evolution of specialization patterns for the Italian provinces over the period 1995–2005 by analysing the dynamics of the sectoral distribution in the Balassa index of revealed comparative advantages. The results show that underlying a rel…
Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Is there an “industrial district model”? Footwear districts in Italy and Mexico compared
Collective Effects in Italian and Mexican Footwear Industrial Clusters
Recovery of a Mexican Cluster: Devaluation Bonanza or Collective Efficiency
The Internal Heterogeneity of Industrial Districts in Italy, Brazil and Mexico
RABELLOTTI R. and SCHMITZ H. (1999) The internal heterogeneity of industrial districts in Italy, Brazil and Mexico, Reg. Studies 33 , 97-108. Industrial districts have attracted the attention of development economists in the search for new models of industrial development. Many case studies have shown that clustering helps local enterprises to overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets. However, empirical studies also reveal short…
Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters
Global Value Chains and Technological Capabilities: A Framework to Study Learning and Innovation in Developing Countries
This paper presents a critical review of the global value chain (GVC) literature in light of the “technological capabilities” approach to innovation in less-developed countries (LDCs). Participation in GVC is beneficial for firms in LDCs, which are bound to source technology internationally. However, the issues of learning and technological efforts at the firm level remain largely hidden in the GVC literature. We propose a shift in the empirical …
In Gold We Trust. Social Capital and Economic Change in the Italian Jewelry Towns
Catching up Trajectories in the Wine Sector: A Comparative Study of Chile, Italy, and South Africa
Persistence versus Change in the International Specialization Pattern of Italy: How Much Does the ‘District Effect’ Matter
Amighini A., Leone M. and Rabellotti R. Persistence versus change in the international specialization pattern of Italy: how much does the ‘district effect’ matter?, Regional Studies. This paper investigates the evolution of specialization patterns for the Italian provinces over the period 1995–2005 by analysing the dynamics of the sectoral distribution in the Balassa index of revealed comparative advantages. The results show that underlying a rel…
Global Value Chains Meet Innovation Systems: Are There Learning Opportunities for Developing Countries
The Territorial Organization of Variety. Cooperation and Competition in Bordeaux, Napa and Chianti Classico
When Do Global Pipelines Enhance the Diffusion of Knowledge in Clusters
Recent studies have stressed the role played by global pipelines in fostering the growth of clusters and innovativeness. In this article, we develop a formal model to investigate when global pipelines contribute to an increase in local knowledge, depending on various characteristics of clusters such as size, knowledge endowment, and the ease of transmission of internal knowledge. This model is an extension ofCowan andJonard's () model in which we…
Barking up the Wrong Tree? Measuring Gender Gaps in Firm’s Access to Finance
The literature on gender-based discrimination in credit markets is recently expanding, but the results are not yet definitive and have not been generally agreed upon. This paper exploits a new dataset on Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, which provides detailed information about female ownership and management in firms for investigating the existence of a gender gap in access to finance. The evidence presented herein suggests that more …
Is Co-Invention Expediting Technological Catch Up? A Study of Collaboration between Emerging Country Firms and EU Inventors
Proximity and Scientific Collaboration: Evidence from the Global Wine Industry
International collaboration among researchers is a far from linear and straightforward process. Scientometric studies provide a good way of understanding why and how international research collaboration occurs and what are its costs and benefits. Our study investigates patterns of international scientific collaboration in a specific field: wine related research. We test a gravity model that accounts for geographical, cultural, commercial, technol…
Do Global Value Chains Offer Developing Countries Learning and Innovation Opportunities
Chinese and Indian MNEs’ shopping spree in advanced countries. How good is it for their innovative output
Do emerging-market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) innovate after they have \nacquired advanced countries’ innovative firms and have invested in regions with high \ninnovative capacity? Do EMNEs’ absorptive capacity and status positively moderate the \nrelationship between their post-deal innovative output and the innovative capacity of \nthe target firm and/or region? We explore these questions by analyzing the universe of \ncross-border acqui…
Innovation Trajectories in Developing Countries: Co-evolution of Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems
This article investigates how combining global value chain and innovation system approaches can help to foster an understanding of the possible trajectories that learning and innovation may take in developing countries. Based on the wealth of empirical evidence collected in the special issue, we introduce the notion of the co-evolution of global value chains and innovation systems and outline a framework for investigating the interaction between …
Local sourcing in developing countries: The role of foreign direct investments and global value chains
The local sourcing of intermediate products is one the main channels for foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. This paper investigates whether and how participation and positioning in the global value chains (GVCs) of host countries is associated to local sourcing by foreign investors. Matching two firm-level data sets on 19 Sub-Saharan African countries and Vietnam to country-sector level measures of GVC involvement, we find that more inte…
Do green foreign direct investments increase the innovative capability of MNE subsidiaries
Technologies to mitigate climate change may diffuse from lead markets to the rest of the world through several mechanisms and make important contributions to the global green transformation. In this paper, we explore the role played by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in transferring knowledge and innovative capabilities in green technologies to their global subsidiaries. We posit that the degree of green knowledge transfer and innovative capabil…
The geography of acquisitions and greenfield investments: Firm heterogeneity and regional institutional conditions
This paper investigates how institutional conditions at national and regional levels shape the decisions of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to invest abroad by means of either acquisitions or greenfield investments. The empirical analysis covers all foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the European Union by the largest MNEs in the world to study alternative choices by the same firm and account for firm‐level characteristics in investment …
Business (19 works) · Economics (18 works) · Economic geography (13 works) · International trade (10 works) · Industrial organization (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Innovation and Knowledge Management (7 works) · Political science (7 works)