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The Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL) of the University of Illinois focuses on the development and use of analytical models for urban and regional economic development. The purpose of the Discussion Papers is to circulate intermediate and final results of this research among readers within and outside REAL. The opinions and conclusions expressed in the papers are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent official positions of the University of Illinois. All requests and comments should be directed to Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, Director, Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, 607 South Matthews, Urbana, IL, 61801-3671, phone (217) 333-4740, FAX (217) 244-9339. Web page: /unit/real SPATIAL HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN REGIONS by Paolo Postiglione and Geoffrey J. D. Hewings REAL 06-T-11 September, 2006 SPATIAL HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS 1 OF ITALIAN REGIONS Paolo Postiglione2 University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy Geoffrey J.D. Hewings3 REAL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Abstract: Regional interactions and spillover effects should be considered as important factors in growth analyses of regional economies. In this paper, using a modified version of the Dendrinos-Sonis model (1990), we analyze the spatial hierarchical system of Italy. The interaction among Italian regions is considered at three different levels of spatial aggregation based on the NUTS classifications. The results from the model strongly