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On the specification of regression models with spatial dependence - an application of the accessibility concept
Andersson, Martin; Gråsjö, Urban - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2006
Using the taxonomy by Anselin (2003), this paper investigates how the inclusion of spatially discounted variables on the ‘right-hand-side’ (RHS) in empirical spatial models affects the extent of spatial autocorrelation. The basic proposition is that the inclusion of inputs external to the...
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Which Types of Relatedness Matter in Regional Growth? - Industry, occupation and education.
Wixe, Sofia; Andersson, Martin - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013
This paper provides a conceptual discussion of relatedness, which suggests a focus on individuals as a complement to firms and industries. The empirical relevance of the main arguments are tested by estimating the effects of related and unrelated variety in education and occupation among...
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A Further Examination of the Export-Led Growth Hypothesis
Dreger, Christian; Herzer, Dierk - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
This paper challenges the common view that exports generally contribute more to GDP growth than a pure change in export volume, as the export-led growth hypothesis predicts. Applying panel cointegration techniques to a production function with non-export GDP as the dependent variable, we find...
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On the Relevance of Exports for Regional Output Growth in China
Dreger, Christian; Zhang, Yanqun - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
Despite high economic growth during the last decades, China is still vulnerable to shocks arising from industrial states. The advanced economies determine Chinese export performance, with subsequent effects on output growth. Using a production function approach, this paper examines to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896202
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Does Euro Area Membership Affect the Relation between GDP Growth and Public Debt?
Dreger, Christian; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
We analyse the relationship between the debt to GDP ratio and real per capita GDP growth for the euro area members by distinguishing between periods of sustainable and non-sustainable debt. Thresholds are theory-based and depend on the macroeconomic framework. If the interest rate exceeds...
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Creative Destruction and Productivity – entrepreneurship by type, sector and sequence
Andersson, Martin; Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Thulin, Per - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2011
Schumpeter claimed the entrepreneur to be instrumental for creative destruction and industrial dynamics. Entrepreneurial entry serves to transform and revitalize industries, thereby enhancing their competiveness. This paper investigates if entry of new firms influences productivity amongst...
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Spatial Density and Productivity – an analysis on one-by-one kilometer squares
Andersson, Martin; Klaesson, Johan; P Larsson, Johan - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2011
This paper reassesses the relationship between density and productivity by using detailed geo-coded data on wages and employment in Sweden. The contribution is empirical and builds on an analysis of spatial units of exactly the same size in terms of geographic surface. The data divide Sweden...
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European Regional Convergence in a Human Capital Augmented Solow Model
Eckey, Hans-Friedrich; Dreger, Christian; Türck, Matthias - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
In this paper, the process of productivity convergence is investigated for the enlarged European Union using regional … control for spatial effects. All specifications confirm the presence of convergence with an annual speed between 3 and 3 … in the speed of convergence across the regions, where a higher speed is striking in particular in France and the UK …
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Economic Convergence and Rent-Seeking in Iran
Dreger, Christian; Rahmani, Teymur; Eckey, Hans-Friedrich - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
The neoclassical growth model predicts convergence of productivity or per capita output levels across regions. If … participation in the labor force is constant, convergence of per capita income is implied. We investigate this hypothesis for the … support absolute ß-convergence across Iran's provinces and provide some evidence on the adverse effect of rent seeking on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963853
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Sources of Persistence in Regional Start-Up Rates - evidence from Sweden
Andersson, Martin; Koster, Sierdjan - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2009
The relationship between start-up rates and regional economic development has been studied rather extensively in recent years. Dynamics in start-up rates have however received considerably less attention. In this paper we analyze the persistence of start-up rates across Swedish regions over a...
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