Understanding the relationship between diffusion of geographical indications (GIs) and innovation in agri-food sector represents a relevant research area not yet properly addressed by current literature. Our contribution aims to fill this gap investigating extent which GIs across EU regions affects technological innovation. We investigate issue through Neo-Schumpeterian 'distance-to-the-frontie...

We use a dynamic factor model to provide semi-structural representation for 101 quarterly US macroeconomic series. find that (i) the economy is well described by number of structural shocks between two and five. Focusing on four-shock specification, we identify, using sign restrictions, policy shocks, monetary fiscal, non-policy demand supply. obtain following results. (ii) Both supply are impo...

An issue with estimating the impact of industrial support is that firms receive may be politically connected, introducing omitted variable bias. Applying fixed-effects regressions on Vietnamese panel data containing several proxies for political connectedness to correct this bias, we find in form tax holidays experience more rapid productivity growth, particularly R&D-intensive industries, ...