TY - BOOK
T1 - ITALY'S TOP PRODUCTS IN WORLD TRADE. THE FORTIS-CORRADINI INDEX
AU - Fortis, Marco
AU - Carminati, Monica
AU - FACOLTA', DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E SOCIALI
AU - Corradini, Stefano
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This book analyzes Italy’s external competitiveness in detail and introduces a new index, devised by Marco Fortis and Stefano Corradini for Fondazione Edison, that highlights the strengths of Italy’s foreign trade. Compared with the Trade Performance Index compiled and updated annually by UNCTAD/WTO’s International Trade Centre, the Fortis-Corradini Index (FCI) provides greater sectorial detail by referring to 5117 products identified according to the six-digit HS 1996 international classification available on the UN Comtrade database. The new index confirms that, contrary to widespread opinion, Italy is one of the world’s most competitive countries, with an extraordinary position of leadership in world trade. Thus, according to the FCI, for 932 products Italy was either first, second or third worldwide in terms of foreign trade surplus in 2012. Furthermore, the FCI reveals, for example, that only three countries (China, Germany and the United States) surpassed Italy in 2012 in terms of the number of first, second and third places in their trade balance worldwide. In presenting the FCI and meticulous statistical data, this highly original study will be of wide interest.
AB - This book analyzes Italy’s external competitiveness in detail and introduces a new index, devised by Marco Fortis and Stefano Corradini for Fondazione Edison, that highlights the strengths of Italy’s foreign trade. Compared with the Trade Performance Index compiled and updated annually by UNCTAD/WTO’s International Trade Centre, the Fortis-Corradini Index (FCI) provides greater sectorial detail by referring to 5117 products identified according to the six-digit HS 1996 international classification available on the UN Comtrade database. The new index confirms that, contrary to widespread opinion, Italy is one of the world’s most competitive countries, with an extraordinary position of leadership in world trade. Thus, according to the FCI, for 932 products Italy was either first, second or third worldwide in terms of foreign trade surplus in 2012. Furthermore, the FCI reveals, for example, that only three countries (China, Germany and the United States) surpassed Italy in 2012 in terms of the number of first, second and third places in their trade balance worldwide. In presenting the FCI and meticulous statistical data, this highly original study will be of wide interest.
KW - COMPETITIVENESS
KW - EXPORT
KW - FORTIS-CORRADINI INDEX
KW - INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KW - MANUFACTURING
KW - TRADE BALANCE
KW - TRADE PERFORMANCE INDEX
KW - COMPETITIVENESS
KW - EXPORT
KW - FORTIS-CORRADINI INDEX
KW - INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KW - MANUFACTURING
KW - TRADE BALANCE
KW - TRADE PERFORMANCE INDEX
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/77888
UR - http://www.springer.com
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-15817-4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-15817-4
M3 - Book
SN - 978-3-319-15816-7
T3 - SPRINGERBRIEFS IN BUSINESS
BT - ITALY'S TOP PRODUCTS IN WORLD TRADE. THE FORTIS-CORRADINI INDEX
PB - Springer
ER -