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In this Research Seminar, Andrea Belmartino will analyze the role of relatedness in developing new green specialisations for the Argentinean provinces between 2008-2019. Even though the global demand for green products creates development opportunities, whether this applies to emerging economies is still under analysis. Therefore, exploring how to leverage available capacities to facilitate the green transition is worthwhile. Her study draws on indices that capture knowledge bases to achieve this goal. Results show that developing a new green specialisation is positively related to productive capabilities, proxied by relatedness density (green and non-green). In addition, there the path dependent process benefits more wealthier provinces.
About the Speaker:
Andrea Belmartino is a PhD fellow in Urban Studies and Regional Science at Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) in L’Aquila (Italy). She holds a MA in Economics from Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina). She was a research assistant at Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina). Her current research interests are related to regional capabilities to foster the green transition. In addition, she is especially interested in the sustainability challenges and opportunities for Latin American economies. Since 2023, she is co-coordinating the Regional Studies Association's Research Network "Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development in South America (KIRDSA)"