ISSN 1750-4171 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES Technological Spillovers and Productivity in Italian Manufacturing Firms Giuseppe Medda † Claudio A. Piga WP 2007 - 17 Dept Economics Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 1509 222701 Fax: + 44 (0) 1509 223910 http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ec 1