Stefano Fachin, "Long-Run Trends in Internal Migrations in Italy: a
Study in Panel Cointegration with Dependent Units", Journal of Applied
Econometrics, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2007, pp. 401-428.


COMPUTER PROGRAM

The file bootstrap_panel_coint_test.prg is a self-contained GAUSS
program divided into a main program and some procedures. A comment with
the keyword PAR is placed immediately before all the lines including
parameters to be set by the user. This file, which is in DOS format, is
zipped in the file fachin-program.zip.


DATA

All files, which are in DOS format, are zipped in the file
fachin-data.zip.

All series cover the period 1970-1996. Details differ for data
disaggregated by "regioni" (hereafter regions; Italy NUTS 2 geographical
units) or groups of regions.

A. Region groups

In this section are documented the files of the data for seven groups of
regions: NW (code 1), NE/Alps (code 2), NE/PO Valley (code 3), Centre
(code 4), Lazio (code 5), SE (code 6) and SW (code 7).

The following block of files has 27 rows and 8 columns, with the format:

column  content
1 	year 
2 	NW Italy
3	NE/Alps Italy
4	NE/PO Valley Italy
5	Centre Italy
6	Lazio
7	SE Italy
8	SW Italy

1. unemployment rate 
   Source: Istat "Rilevazione della Forze di Lavoro" 
   file: unemployment_areas.txt

2. value added per capita at 1995 prices, million of Lire (ESA 79) 
   Source: Istat "Conti Economici Regionali"  
   file: gdp_areas.txt

3. Male Population (units)
   Source: Istat, "Popolazione residente per sesso, età e regione"
   file: male_pop_areas.txt

4. Female Population (units)
   Source: Istat, "Popolazione residente per sesso, età e regione"
   file: female_pop_areas.txt

The remaining three files have 29 rows and 50 columns, with the format:

row 1: code of origin area from 1 (NW Italy) to 7 (SW Italy) as detailed
       above
row 2: code destination area from 1 (NW Italy) to 7 (SW Italy) as detailed
       above
rows 3-29: 1970-1996 data

column 1: year
column 2: origin area=1, destination area=1
column 3: origin area=1, destination area=2
etc.

NB the first two rows of column 1 are filled with 0's.


5. Male gross migration flows
   source: author's calculation on Istat data
   file: male_migr_flows_areas.txt 

6. Female gross migration flows
   source: author's calculation on Istat data
   file: female_migr_flows_areas.txt 

7. Male standardised migration rate (arithmetic mean of migration rates of
   5-years age cohorts)
   source: author's calculation on Istat data.
   file: male_migr_rate_areas.txt



B. Regions

In this section are documented the files with data with regional
disaggregation. For the migration data this is limited to South-Eastern
regions.

The following block of files has 27 rows and 21 columns, with the format:

column  content
1 	year 
2 	Piemonte
3	Val d'Aosta
4	Lombardia
5	Trentino-Alto Adige
6	Veneto
7	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
8	Liguria
9	Emilia-Romagna
10 	Toscana
11	Umbria
12	Marche
13 	Lazio
14	Abruzzo
15	Molise
16	Campania
17	Puglia
18	Basilicata
18	Calabria
19	Basilicata
20	Sicilia
21	Sardegna


1. unemployment rate 
   Source: Istat "Rilevazione della Forze di Lavoro" 
   file: unemployment_regions.txt

2. value added per capita at 1995 prices, million of Lire (ESA 79) 
   Source: Istat "Conti Economici Regionali".  
   file: gdp_regions.txt

3. Male Population (units)
   Source: Istat, "Popolazione residente per sesso, età e regione"
   file: male_pop_regions.txt

4. Female Population (units)
   Source: Istat, "Popolazione residente per sesso, età e regione"
   file: female_pop_regions.txt


The remaining three files have 29 rows and 19 columns, with the format:

row 1: code of origin region: Abruzzo (code 13) Molise (code 14), Puglia
       (code 16)
row 2: code of destination area: NW (1), NE/Alps (2), NE/PO Valley (3),
       Centre (4), Lazio (5), SW (7) rows 3-29: 1970-1996 data
column 1: year
column 2: origin region 13, destination area 1
column 3: origin region 13, destination area 2
etc.

NB the first two rows of column 1 are filled with 0's.


5. Male gross migration flows
   source: author's calculation on Istat data
   file: male_migr_flows_regions.txt 

6. Female gross migration flows
   source: author's calculation on Istat data
   file: female_migr_flows_regions.txt 

7. Male standardised migration rate (arithmetic mean of migration rates of
   5-years age cohorts)
   source: author's calculation on Istat data
   file: male_migr_rate_regions.txt



Please address any questions to:

Stefano Fachin
DCNAPS-Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche
Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
box 83 - RM 62 P.le A. Moro 5 - 00185 Roma
Italy

s.fachin [AT] caspur.it