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Is regional innovative activity path-dependent? An empirical analysis for Germany

Bode, Eckhardt - 2001

Based on a standard idea-based model of endogenous growth we test the hypothesis that regional innovative activity is path-dependent, and investigate the geographical scope of knowledge spillovers. Using data for West-German regions, two alternative indicators of the stock of knowledge are...

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Paying off populism: How regional policies affect voting behavior

Gold, Robert; Lehr, Jakob - 2024

This paper shows that regional policies can decrease populist support. We focus on the "development objective" (Objective-1) of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), meant to support lagging-behind regions. For causal inference, we exploit three sources of quasi-exogenous variation in a...

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African Development: Beyond Income Convergence

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012

indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …

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The Comparative Economics of Catch-Up in Output per worker, total factor productivity and technological gain in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ssozi, John; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015

the beta catch-up and sigma convergence to compare dispersions in output per worker, total factor productivity and ….70% per annum with corresponding time to full catch-up of 25.38 years and 26.01 years respectively. Third, we find sigma-convergence …

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Markov or not Markov - this should be a question

Bickenbach, Frank; Bode, Eckhardt - 2001

Although it is well known that Markov process theory, frequently applied in the literature on income convergence …

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Relevance of Wagner's hypothesis in achieving sustainable development agenda in Nigeria

Oseni, Isiaq O.; Adekunle, Ibrahim A. - 2020

Policy ambiguity in the form of non-directional and non-purposeful use of state resources has made sustainable growth outcomes a mirage in Nigeria. Recent economic crisis prompted the debate on how increased government spending induces sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. This paper examines...

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Spatial effects of foreign direct investment in US states

Bode, Eckhardt; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Waldkirch, Andreas - 2009

This paper estimates the aggregate productivity effects of Marshallian externalities generated by foreign direct investments (FDI) in the US. In contrast to earlier work, this paper puts special emphasis on controlling for Marshallian externalities and other intra- and inter-regional spillovers...

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Testing Nonlinear New Economic Geography Models

Bode, Eckhardt; Mutl, Jan - 2010

We test a New Economic Geography (NEG) model for U.S. counties, employing a new strategy that allows us to bring the full NEG model to the data, and to assess selected elements of this model separately. We find no empirical support for the full NEG model. Regional wages in the U.S. do not...

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Financial development and human capital thresholds for the infrastructure development-industrialization nexus in Africa

Nkemgha, Guivis Zeufack; Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; … - 2022

Examining the value-added link between infrastructure and industrialization is fundamental to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, which consists of building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. The objectives of...

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The Dynamic Effects of Public Capital: VAR Evidence for 22 OECD Countries

Kamps, Christophe - 2004

The issue of whether government capital is productive has received a great deal of recent attention. Yet, empirical analyses of public capital productivity have been limited to a small sample of countries for which official capital stock estimates are available. Building on a new database that...

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