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Income convergence : an analysis for the Brazilian States between 1994 - 2010

Gomes, Alexandre; Gazonato, Mariana; Reis, Raphael - 2014

investigates the hypothesis of absolute and conditional convergence of income among the Brazilian states from 1994 to 2010. The … the second step we test the convergence hypothesis to corroborate the existence of absolute and conditional convergence … among Brazilian regions. The speed of convergence is estimated by neoclassical model. The model of absolute convergence …

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Convergence in Spanish provinces

Montañés, Antonio; Olmos, Lorena; Reyes García, Marcelo - 2013 - Work in progress

This paper analyses to what extent the Spanish provinces have shown a convergence process since 1980 to nowadays. The … exitence of a unique convergence process between them. Rather, we can observe the existence of differentiated clubs up to 2007 …

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Natural disasters, growth and institutions : a tale of two earthquakes

Barone, Guglielmo; Mocetti, Sauro - 2013

We examine the impact of natural disasters on economic growth by applying a synthetic control approach. In contrast to previous literature, we adopt a within-country perspective, which allows us to use richer and more comparable data and to better define the geographic area hit by the disaster....

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Accumulation of education and regional income growth : limited human capital effects in Norway

Rattsø, Jørn; Stokke, Hildegunn Ekroll - 2011 - Date: February 1, 2011

Accumulation of education and geographic concentration of educated people in cities are expected to generate urban income growth. New economic geography predicts income divergence across regions. We investigate the dynamic process of accumulating tertiary education and regional income growth in...

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The effects of knowledge and innovation on regional growth : nonparametric evidence

Sanso-Navarro, Marcos; Vera-Cabello, María - 2014

This paper deals with the relationship between knowledge, innovation and regional growth. The study is carried out through the application of nonparametric estimation methods to European data at NUTS2 level. We provide evidence that the share of innovative ...firms plays a more relevant role in...

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Municipal fragmentation and economic performance in OECD TL2 regions

Bartolini, David - 2015

The present work looks at the relationship between institutional structure and economic performance at the regional level. The work focuses on one particular aspect, the number of municipalities in a given region (municipal fragmentation) and the impact on regional development measured as GDP...

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A new regional balance : regional specialization and growth : an analysis of spatial divergence in Northern Europe

Cornett, Andreas P. - 2015 - Extended abstract

Changing pattern of global specialization and trade has affected the regional economic landscape in Europe significantly during the last decades, often even more than endogenous factors or policy measures. After a period of conversion, processes of diversion has reentered the scene, particularly...

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Dependence of spatial effects on the level of regional aggregation, weights matrix, and estimation method

Bukina, Tatiana V.; Demidova, Olʹga Anatolʹevna; … - 2015

Researchers have repeatedly noted that the results in spatial-econometric studies depend significantly on the level of regional aggregation (Jacobs-Crisioni et al., 2014; Kang et al., 2014, Baltagi, Li, 2014). Currently, hierarchical models can contribute a lot to the studies of spatial effects...

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Evaluation tool for wider economic effects of railway investments : making computable general equilibrium model results accessible

Kinnunen, Jouko; Metsäranta, Heikki; Törmä, Hannu; … - 2015

Transport sector has a long tradition of using the principles of practical cost benefit analysis (CBA) in project appraisal that analyses the primary impacts of transport investments. The standard transport project assessment is necessary but not sufficient for the estimation of the wider...

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The EU funding contribution to regional growth and regeneration in Romania : a focus on the North-East Region : 54th Congress of European Regional Science Association, August 26-29...

Constantin, Daniela-Luminita; Goschin, Zizi; Ileanu, Bogdan - 2014 - Draft

Romania's communist regime used forced industrialization and urbanization policies as a solution for speeding-up the pace of development in the lagging areas, which resulted in reducing regional disparities. However, after 1989 there areas were the first that suffered the hardships of economic...

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