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Regional Convergence and Catch-up in India between 1960 and 1992

Trivedi, Kamakshya - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2002

This paper examines the evidence for regional convergence or catch-up in levels and growth rates of per capita income …, Re-Weighted Least Squares, and Least Trimmed Squares - establish that unconditional convergence in growth rates does not … obtain, but that there is clear and robust evidence of conditional convergence. This suggests that important differences …

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Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Recent Global Evidence

Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011

The study presents recent global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing countries, with emphasis on the role of income inequality. The focus is on the period since the early-mid-1990s when growth in these countries as a group has been relatively...

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Orsaker till och effekter av växande löneskillnader: Utbud av ny teknik och efterfrågan på kunskap

Lööf, Hans; Nabavi, Pardis - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2014

Lönespridningen bland OECD-länderna har ökat kontinuerligt under de senaste decennierna. Som förklaring anges bland annat ökad globalisering och handel, förändringar i den relativa efterfrågan och utbudet av arbetskraft samt institutionella förändringar, såsom fackföreningarnas roll...

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The Inventive, the Educated, and the Creative: How Do They Affect Metropolitan Productivity?

Lobo, José; Mellander, Charlotta; Stolarick, Kevin; … - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2012

A longstanding research tradition assumes that endogenous technological development increases regional productivity. It has been assumed that measures of regional patenting activity or human capital are an adequate way to capture the endogenous creation of new ideas that result in productivity...

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New Firm Formation and Economic Development in a Globalizing Economy

Koster, Sierdjan; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2009

This paper provides an overview of how globalization can impact on new firm formation and its consequence on regional economic development. Although there is a large body of research on new firm formation, the economic context in which new firm formation takes place has received considerably...

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Higher Education, Localization and Innovation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Andersson, Roland; John M. Quigley, John M.; … - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2005

During the past fifteen years, government policy has decentralized post-secondary education in Sweden. We investigate the economic effects of this decentralization policy on the level of innovation and its spatial distribution in the Swedish economy. We rely upon micro data on patent activity...

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Urban Regions in Europe – Preconditions and Strategies for Growth and Development in the Global Economy

Gråsjö, Urban; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2012

Nowadays it is well-established fact that urban regions and large ones in particular are crucial for promoting creativity, innovation and subsequent economic growth in the economy. There-fore, it is important to focus policies in Europe on how to improve the existing conditions of urban regions...

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Survival, Productivity and Growth of New Ventures across Locations

Lööf, Hans; Nabavi, Pardis - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

We assess the impact of the location of genuinely new ventures and spinoffs on these firms’ survival, productivity and growth. The study distinguishes between four different categories of locations: metro cities, metro regions, urban areas, and rural areas. Using a unique database covering...

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CREATIVE MILIEUS IN THE STOCKHOLM REGION

Johansson, Börje; Klaesson, Johan - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2010

This chapter intends to demonstrate that the Stockholm region is the key centre for knowledge development, innovations and intellectual creativity in Sweden. The region is an attractor for individuals with ambitions and talents in political, economic and cultural life. At the same time novel...

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