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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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Knowledge flows, knowledge externalities and regional economic development

Karlsson, Charlie; Gråsjö, Urban - Institutionen för Industriell Ekonomi, Blekinge … - 2012

New knowledge generated by an economic agent in a region will tend over time to flow to other economic agents in the same region but also to economic agents in other regions. It is quite common in the literature to use the concept of knowledge spillovers for such knowledge flows, irrespective of...

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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...

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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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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...

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Anonymous social influence

Foerster, Manuel; Grabisch, Michel; Rusinowska, Agnieszka - HAL - 2013

and sufficient condition for convergence to consensus and characterize outcomes where the society ends up polarized. Our …

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Penetrating the "Knowledge Filter" in Regional Economies

Plummer, Lawrence A.; Acs, Zoltan J. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004

New knowledge in the form of products, processes and organizations leads to opportunities that can be exploited commercially. However, converting new ideas into economic growth requires turning new knowledge into economic knowledge that constitutes a commercial opportunity. Acs, Audretsch,...

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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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