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SPATIAL AND SECTORAL PRODUCTIVITY CONVERGENCE BETWEEN EUROPEAN REGIONS, 1975-2000

Gallo, Julie Le; Dall'erba, Sandy - EconWPA - 2005

to the concepts of ƒã- and ƒÒ-convergence and emphasizes the importance of including spatial effects and a disaggregated … analysis at a sectoral level. We detect a significant -convergence only in aggregate labor productivity and in the services … sectors among peripheral regions. We also show that omitting spatial effects leads to biased measures of -convergence. We then …

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REGIONAL CONVERGENCE AND THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL FUNDS OVER 1989-1999: A SPATIAL ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Dall'erba, Sandy; Gallo, Julie Le - EconWPA - 2003

This paper estimates the impact of structural funds on the convergence process between 145 European regions over 1989 …, we first apply spatial econometrics on a conditional beta-convergence model; second, we simulate their impact on the …

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Spatial econometric analysis of the evolution of the European regional convergence process, 1980-1999

Gallo, Julie Le; Dall'erba, Sandy - EconWPA - 2003

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Capitale sociale e sviluppo economico

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2003

Negli anni novanta si è diffusa nelle scienze sociali l’idea che la crescita non sia determinata soltanto da fattori di carattere economico, quali il capitale naturale, il capitale fisico e il capitale umano, ma anche dal tessuto sociale e istituzionale dell’economia. Gli aspetti della...

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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...

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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

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Evaluating the temporal and the spatial heterogeneity of the European convergence process, 1980-1999

Gallo, Julie Le; Dall'erba, Sandy - EconWPA - 2004

heterogeneity and spatial autocorrelation in beta-convergence models. Based on a sample of 145 European regions over the 1980 …-period, indicating the formation of a convergence club between the peripheral regions of the European Union. …

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The Contribution of Economic Geography to GDP Per Capita

Boulhol, Hervé; Serres, Alain de; Molnár, Margit - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

This paper examines how much of the dispersion in economic performance across OECD countries can be accounted for by economic geography factors. More specifically, two aspects of economic geography are examined, namely the proximity to areas of dense economic activity and endowments in natural...

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Have Developed Countries Escaped the Curse of Distance?

Boulhol, Hervé; Serres, Alain de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

There is widespread evidence that a better access to markets contributes to raising income levels. However, no quantification of the impact of distance to markets has been made on the basis of a sample restricted to advanced — and therefore more homogeneous — countries. This paper applies...

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