Introduction and Analysis of the National Facilitation System with Special Focus on the Veneto Region

Abstract

With this thesis, "Introduction and Analysis of the National Facilitation System with Special Focus for the Veneto Region" I wish to analyze what facilities were provided to Italian companies in the period between 2014 - 2020. To do this, I made use of all the data reported at the Regional, National, and European levels regarding the use of funds allocated by Italy and Europe for the growth of Italian companies and the Italian institutional network. The first chapter of the thesis aims to introduce the reader to the European, National, and Regional economic context by framing the macroeconomic situation as of 2014, the year in which the analysis began. The first chapter also provides a more detailed framing of the Italian concession system, an explanation of what is meant by subsidized finance and what have been the characteristics of the main actors and the main means that have participated in the formation of the facilitation system in recent years, concluding with an analysis of which areas at the national level have taken most advantage of the facilitation network, as well as the characteristics of the companies and the characteristics of the facilities themselves. The second chapter aims to go into detail about the Veneto Region, and the regional program POR FESR 2014 - 2020, bringing together a detailed analysis of data collected both from Regional Reports. The third chapter is aimed at evaluating the data reported in the questionnaire that was given to a sample of 107 companies that have taken advantage of the National and Regional facilitation system, this allowed to find very interesting patterns and combinations that show the composition of Region's industrial network. The work has a particular focus on what are the main characteristics of the companies that participated in the case study, what is the actual effectiveness of these facilitation interventions on the profitability of the companies, and to conclude an evaluation of the efficacy of the various programs that are part of the facilitation system at the Regional and National level.