Figure 1
The horizontal axis is labeled “Regulatory Quality” and ranges from 0.2 to 1 in increments of 0.2 units. The vertical axis is labeled “Digital Economy” and ranges from 94 to 99 in increments of 1 unit. A legend on the right labels the point series as “Digital Economy” and the fitted line as “Fitted values”. Individual data points are plotted on the graph, each representing a region name placed next to its point. The regions shown on the plot include: “Calabria (0.155, 96.47)”, “Sicilia (0.258, 96.53)”, “Campania (0.258, 96.14)”, “Puglia (0.27, 94.28)”, “Molise (0.424, 95.45)”, “Liguria (0.552, 95.38)”, “Lazio (0.603, 95.37)”, “Abruzzo (0.536, 96.10)”, “Basilicata (0.395, 97.34)”, “Sardegna (0.424, 97.83)”, “Umbria (0.566, 96.49)”, “Toscana (0.727, 97.17)”, “Marche (0.687, 96.47)”, “Veneto (0.661, 97.81)”, “Friuli-Venezia Giulia (0.588, 98.12)”, “Emilia-Romagna (0.725, 97.97)”, “Lombardia (0.632, 98.17)”, “Piemonte (0.568, 98.52)”, and “Valle d‘Aosta or Vallée d’Aoste (0.793, 98.28)”. The fitted trend line extends upward from the bottom left to the top right across the chart. It passes through (0.4, 96.47) and (0.8, 97.95). Note: All numerical values are approximated.Digital economy and regulatory quality (by region). Note: Digital economy (DE1): pc adoption in businesses. Source: Authors’ elaboration on ISTAT data