What do cooperative firms maximize, if at all? Evidence from Emilia‐Romagna in the pre‐Covid decade

The Italian region Emilia‐Romagna ranks first among the world's most important cooperative districts. Using a unique dataset covering all firms registered in the region, we investigate the performance of active firms in the period 2010–18. By focusing on added value, employment and profits of c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of public and cooperative economics 2022-12, Vol.93 (4), p.821-847
Hauptverfasser:	Caselli, Guido, Costa, Michele, Delbono, Flavio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Companies cooperative firms Employment Gini decomposition Productivity Profits resilience Stagnation
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