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Yamarik, Steven - In: Regional Studies 40 (2006) 6, pp. 571-582

convergence in state-level growth rates is found. Second, the rate of convergence and capital share are inversely related …. Moreover, numerical computations show that the estimated values for the convergence rate and capital share are consistent with … fortes preuves en faveur de la convergence des taux de croissance sur le plan des etats. Dans un deuxieme temps, le taux de …

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Is Migration Important for Regional Convergence? Comparative Evidence for Norwegian and Swedish Counties, 1980-2000

Østbye, Stein; Westerlund, Olle - In: Regional Studies 41 (2007) 7, pp. 901-915

Østbye S. and Westerlund O. (2007) Is migration important for regional convergence? Comparative evidence for Norwegian … and Swedish counties, 1980-2000 Regional Studies 41, 901-915. Regional convergence studies have relied on net migration … justified and, despite Sweden and Norway being similar in many ways, migration has very different effects on convergence in …

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Moonshot : Public R&D and Growth

Kantor, Shawn Everett; Whalley, Alexander T. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We estimate the long-term effect of public R&D on growth in manufacturing by analyzing new data from the Cold War era Space Race. We develop a novel empirical strategy that leverages US-Soviet rivalry in space technology to isolate windfall R&D spending. Our results demonstrate that public R&D...

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Urban-Biased Growth : A Macroeconomic Analysis

Eckert, Fabian; Ganapati, Sharat; Walsh, Conor - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Since 1980, US wage growth has been fastest in large cities. Empirically, we show that most of this urban-biased growth reflects wage growth at large Business Services firms, which are also the most intensive users of information and communications technology (ICT) capital in the US economy. We...

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Social capital, economic growth and regional development

Iyer, Sriya; Kitson, Michael; Toh, Bernard - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1015-1040

Iyer S., Kitson M. and Toh B. (2005) Social capital, economic growth and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1015-1040. This paper examines the relationships between social capital, economic performance and regional development, and it stresses the complexity and variability across space...

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All Clear for Takeoff : Evidence from Airports on the Effects of Infrastructure Privatization

Howell, Sabrina T.; Jang, Yeejin; Kim, Hyeik; Weisbach, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Infrastructure assets have undergone substantial privatization in recent decades. How do different types of owners target and manage these assets? And does the contract form--control rights (concession) vs. outright ownership (sale)--matter? We explore these questions in the context of global...

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Determinants of Regional Economic Growth by Quantile

regstdpo-Cuaresma, Jesus; Foster, Neil; Stehrer, Robert - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 6, pp. 809-826

regstdpo-Cuaresma J., Foster N. and Stehrer R. Determinants of regional economic growth by quantile, Regional Studies. The robustness of growth determinants across European Union regions is analysed using quantile regression. Using Bayesian model averaging (BMA) on the class of quantile...

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Globalization and Competitive Strategies in European Vulnerable Regions

Affuso, Antonio; Capello, Roberta; Fratesi, Ugo - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 5, pp. 657-675

Affuso A., Capello R. and Fratesi U. Globalization and competitive strategies in European vulnerable regions, Regional Studies. This paper highlights the role played by structural economic features and industrial competitive strategies in the performance of a group of European regions, defined...

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Broadband Internet Access, Economic Growth, and Wellbeing

Johnson, Kathryn R.; Persico, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Between 2000 and 2008, access to high-speed, broadband internet grew significantly in the United States, but there is debate on whether access to high-speed internet improves or harms wellbeing. We find that a ten percent increase in the proportion of county residents with access to broadband...

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Mechanics of Spatial Growth

Cai, Sheng; Caliendo, Lorenzo; Parro, Fernando; Xiang, Wei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We develop a dynamic spatial growth model to explore the role of trade and internal migration in the process of spatial development and aggregate growth. Growth is shaped by the best global and local ideas that contribute to the local stock of knowledge. Global ideas diffuse more to locations...

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