Papers Barba Navaretti and Anna Rosso: "Inequality in Productivity: Geography and Finance of Leaders and Laggards in Italy", Journal of Regional Science, 1– 50, 2022; Fabio Pieri and Massimiliano Vatiero: “Firm hierarchy and the market for knowledge”, LdA WP no. 482, August 2022; Marco Augliera, Gabriella Berloffa, Fabio Pieri: “Labor flexibility and innovation: the importance

Leonardo: LEAP (Programma Fornitori e le Politiche Industriali Italiane ed Europee) Funding Institution: Leonardo S.p.A. Start/End date: 2021 - 2022 LdA Researchers: Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Fabiano Schivardi, Borisav Markovic and Federico Pessina Goals: Our first goal involves analyzing the impact of the LEAP programme. The LEAP programme is an investment made by Leonardo aimed at