Quali sono i fattori determinanti della moderna crescita economica?
Analisi comparativa delle performance dei paesi

[Which are the determinants of modern economic growth? Comparative analysis of the performances in different countries]

Mario Coccia
National Research Council (Italy) and Max Planck Institute of Economics (Germany)
CERIS-CNR,
via Real Collegio, n. 30, 10024 Moncalieri (Torino) - Italy
Tel.: +39 011 68 24 925; fax : +39 011 68 24 966
m.coccia@ceris.cnr.it
 

ABSTRACT. The purpose of this paper is a comparative analysis of economic and technological performances of different countries. Data from Eurostat are used. The methodology applies descriptive statistics, correlation, regression and cluster analyses. The main results are: the best economic performance (and higher productivity) has been achieved by USA, followed by Europe and Japan. Italy instead has economic problems that breed an average low rate of economic growth over time. In all Japan case study shows that to be technological leader is not sufficient to increase economic growth but it is also necessaries to have a stability in economic and financial system.

KEYWORDS: Comparative Study, Economic Growth, Productivity, Science Policy

JEL CODES: C00, E00, E60, H50, O38; O40, O57

L’autore desidera ringraziare il Prof. Nawaz Sharif dell’Università del Maryland (Adelphi, USA), il Prof. Nicholas Vonortas della George Washington University e del Center for International Science and Technology Policy (Washington, D.C., USA), il dott. Secondo Rolfo direttore del CERIS (Moncalieri, Torino, Italy) e un referee anonimo per i preziosi suggerimenti. Un ringraziamento particolare è per Silvana Zelli, Diego Margon per l’assistenza alla ricerca. Inoltre si ringrazia le McKeldin Library della University of Maryland (Adelphi, USA), Library of Congress (Washington D.C.), The George Washington University’s Gelman Library, American University Library (Washington D.C.) dove sono state raccolte ed utilizzate molte fonti utili alla presente ricerca. Infine si ringrazia il Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche per il supporto finanziario alla presente ricerca. Errori ed omissioni presenti nel testo sono da attribuire all’autore.