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Space and Growth
Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Tinbergen Institute - 2004
This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144476
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Space and Growth
Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004
This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256152
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Growth and Technological Leadership in US Industries: A Spatial Econometric Analysis at the State Level, 1963-1997
Pede, Valerien O.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Groot, Henri … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2007
government, and including a combined sector of totals. The results indicate that none of the sectors exhibits ó-convergence, but … they all show strong evidence of â-convergence with a convergence club pattern that is apparent for the wholesale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038953
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A Meta-Analysis of Beta-Convergence: The Legendary Two-Percent
Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Tinbergen Institute - 2005
The topic of convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. Empirical studies of … convergence differ widely in their theoretical backgrounds, empirical specifications and in their treatment of cross …-sectional heterogeneity. Despite these differences, a rate of convergence of about 2% has been found under a variety of different conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144527
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A Meta-Analysis of Beta-Convergence: The Legendary Two-Percent
Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005
The topic of convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. Empirical studies of … convergence differ widely in their theoretical backgrounds, empirical specifications and in their treatment of cross …-sectional heterogeneity. Despite these differences, a rate of convergence of about 2% has been found under a variety of different conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255754
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Bohemians, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth
Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
An emerging literature on the geography of bohemians argues that a region's lifestyle and cultural amenities explain, at least partly, the unequal distribution of highly qualified people across space, which in turn, explains geographic disparities in economic growth. However, to date, there has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005007665
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Regional Growth Regimes Revisited - The Case of West Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005588042
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The Effects of New Business Formation on Regional Development over Time
Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
In our analysis of the impact of new business formation on regional employment change we identified considerable time lags. We investigated the structure and extent of these time lags by applying the Almon lag model and found that new firms can have both a positive and a negative effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252212
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Bohemians, human capital and regional economic growth
Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2009
An emerging literature on the geography of bohemians argues that a region’s lifestyle and cultural amenities explain, at least partly, the unequal distribution of highly qualified people across space, which in turn, explains geographic disparities in economic growth. However, to date, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008578172
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The Effect of Regional Entrepreneurship Culture on Economic Development - Evidence for Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2014
We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship in the mid-1920s have higher start-up rates about 80...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764861