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<p>The increasing incorporation of ‘digital’ technologies has been a stylised fact since the 1940s. However, the study of the impact of ‘digitalization’ on the economic sphere (and potential feedbacks) is relatively recent. This paper aims to distinguish in a <i>descriptive</i> way which are the main variables that might explain the adoption of digital technologies in Italian firms with a special focus on the <i>Apulia</i> region. I find that the adoption of digital technologies is path-dependent. Once a firm has introduced a technology (in the last 3 years), expectations to continue investing in that technology are persistent. Finally, geographical location is of paramount importance, leading to the support of the local economies of scale hypothesis.</p>

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Path dependence in the digital adoption process: a cross-section analysis of Italian firms with a special focus on the Apulia region

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    2025年3月28日

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  • Santiago José Gahn

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The increasing incorporation of ‘digital’ technologies has been a stylised fact since the 1940s. However, the study of the impact of ‘digitalization’ on the economic sphere (and potential feedbacks) is relatively recent. This paper aims to distinguish in a descriptive way which are the main variables that might explain the adoption of digital technologies in Italian firms with a special focus on the Apulia region. I find that the adoption of digital technologies is path-dependent. Once a firm has introduced a technology (in the last 3 years), expectations to continue investing in that technology are persistent. Finally, geographical location is of paramount importance, leading to the support of the local economies of scale hypothesis.