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Centripetal Forces in China's Economic Take-Off

Dayal-Gulati, Anuradha; Husain, Aasim - 2021

have increased the rate of convergence in per capita incomes across China's provinces. However, the pattern of FDI, which …

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Regional Growth Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Arizala, Francisco - 2019

This paper documents the steady increase in intraregional trade in sub-Saharan Africa since 1980, links this rise to important growth spillovers in the region, and identifies the main source countries and those most vulnerable to the economic conditions of others. Estimates show that in the...

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Regional Disparities, Growth, and Inclusiveness

Spatafora, Nicola; Floerkemeier, Holger; Venables, … - 2021

We discuss regional disparities in economic performance and living standards. We first set out some key facts, and provide a conceptual framework to help analyze whether such disparities are efficient, or instead reflect market and/or policy failures. We examine whether policy attempts to reduce...

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Measuring subnational economic complexity : an application with Spanish data

Pérez-Balsalobre, Santiago; Llano Verduras, Carlos; … - 2019

predictors of future GDP growth. These findings shed light on the determinants of regional convergence patterns. …

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Estimating road transport costs between EU regions

Persyn, Damiaan; Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge; Barbero, Javier - 2019

Transport costs are a crucial element of any spatial economic model. Surprisingly, good transport cost estimates at a detailed spatial level for the EU are not readily available. In this paper we address this issue by estimating a novel dataset of road freight transport costs for goods for the...

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The determinants and dynamics of regional convergence in the EU

Arvanitopoulos, Theodoros; Lazarou, Nicholas-Joseph - 2023

In this study, we employ the pairwise stochastic convergence approach to identify the pairs of NUTS2 regions for all 28 … stochastic convergence trajectories to assess the role of first nature geography, which is defined by variations in physical …, in causing economic growth convergence patterns. We find that western and northern parts of Europe have higher pairwise …

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The impact of Cohesion Policy 2007-2015 in EU regions : simulations with the RHOMOLO Interregional Dynamic General Equilibrium Model

Di Comite, Francesco; Lecca, Patrizio; Monfort, Philippe; … - 2018

In this paper we assess the system-wide economic impact of the key financial instruments adopted by the European Union for the implementation of the regional policy: The Structural funds and The Cohesion Funds. We take a bottom-up approach by aggregating the 86 categories of expenditures defined...

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The RHOMOLO economic impact assessment of the R&I and Low-Carbon ERDF Investment programme in Apulia, Italy

Di Comite, Francesco; Diukanova, Olga; Mandras, Giovanni; … - 2018

In this note we present the economic impact assessment of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for thematic objectives TO1 "Research and innovation" and TO4 "Low-carbon economy" in the region of Apulia, Italy. The results are based on the RHOMOLO-IO demand multiplier analysis and on...

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A scenario analysis of the 2021-2027 European Cohesion Policy in Bulgaria and its regions

Crucitti, Francesca; Lazarou, Nicholas-Joseph; Monfort, … - 2021

We employ the spatial dynamic general equilibrium model RHOMOLO to estimate the economic impact of the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy in Bulgarian NUTS-2 regions and analyse the implications for growth and development in Bulgaria. The main investment areas covered by the policy fall into the...

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A cohesion policy analysis for Romania towards the 2021-2027 programming period

Crucitti, Francesca; Lazarou, Nicholas-Joseph; Monfort, … - 2022

We present an analysis on cohesion policy investments in the regions of Romania using the spatial dynamic general equilibrium model RHOMOLO in order to provide useful insights on the 2021-2027 programmes and their implications for growth and development. The analysis is based on a hypothetical...

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