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Sigma Convergence Versus Beta Convergence : Evidence from U.S. County-Level Data
Young, Andrew T.; Higgins, Matthew John; Levy, Daniel - 2015
In this paper we outline (i) why sigma-convergence may not accompany beta-convergence, (ii) discuss evidence of beta-convergence … sigma-convergence has not occurred at the county-level across the U.S., or within the vast majority of the individual U …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014029829
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Sigma Convergence versus Beta Convergence : Evidence from U.S. County-Level Data
Young, Andrew T.; Higgins, Matthew John; Levy, Daniel - 2015
In this paper we outline (i) why sigma-convergence may not accompany beta-convergence, (ii) discuss evidence of beta-convergence … sigma-convergence cannot be detected at the county-level across the U.S., or within the large majority of the individual U …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014026226
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Evaluating the effects of Small Business Administration lending on growth
Higgins, Matthew J.; Lacombe, Donald J.; Stenard, … - In: Small business economics : an international journal 57 (2021) 1, pp. 23-45
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582552
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On the relevance of exports for regional output growth in China
Dreger, Christian; Zhang, Yanqun - 2013
Despite high economic growth during the last decades, China is still vulnerable to shocks arising from industrial states. The advanced economies determine Chinese export performance, with subsequent effects on output growth. Using a production function approach, this paper examines to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009688451
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On the relevance of exports for regional output growth in China
Dreger, Christian; Zhang, Yanqun - 2013
Despite high economic growth during the last decades, China is still vulnerable to shocks arising from industrial states. The advanced economies determine Chinese export performance, with subsequent effects on output growth. Using a production function approach, this paper examines to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691629
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On the Relevance of Exports for Regional Output Growth in China
Dreger, Christian - 2013
Despite high economic growth during the last decades, China is still vulnerable to shocks arising from industrial states. The advanced economies determine Chinese export performance, with subsequent effects on output growth. Using a production function approach, this paper examines to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088137
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Regional Disparities in the European Union: Convergence and Agglomeration
Stephan, Andreas; Happich, Michael; Geppert, Kurt - 2005
research. In this paper we examine whether there are overlapping trends of regional development in the EU: overall convergence … estimation, Markov chain analysis and cross-sectional regressions provide evidence that convergence of regional per-capita income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296348
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European regional convergence in a human capital augmented Solow model
Eckey, Hans-Friedrich (contributor);  … - 2006
In this paper, the process of productivity convergence is investigated for the enlarged European Union using regional … control for spatial effects. All specifications confirm the presence of convergence with an annual speed between 3 and 3 … in the speed of convergence across the regions, where a higher speed is striking in particular in France and the UK …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003387127
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Regional Disparities in the European Union: Convergence and Agglomeration
Geppert, Kurt; Happich, Michael; Stephan, Andreas - 2005
research. In this paper we examine whether there are overlapping trends of regional development in the EU: overall convergence … estimation, Markov chain analysis and cross-sectional regressions provide evidence that convergence of regional per-capita income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260880
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Dynamics, Space, and Regional Inequality in Provincial China : A Case Study of Guangdong Province
Liao, Felix - 2012
This paper investigates the regional inequality in one of the most developed provinces in China, Guangdong, from 1979 to 2009 and follows the multi-scale and multi-mechanism framework. We have found a new round of intensifying inequality in Guangdong since the early 2000s, which is attributed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096100