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Spatio-temporal Analysis of Regional Systems: A Multiregional Spatial Vector Autoregressive Model for Spain
RAMAJO, JULIAN; MARQUEZ, MIGUEL A.; HEWINGS, GEOFFREY J.D. - European Regional Science Association - 2013
This paper contributes to the recent literature in spatial econometrics that focuses on space-time data modeling implementing a multi-location time-series statistical framework to analyze a regional system. Therefore, taking as a point of departure the Global Vector Autoregression approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740435
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A retrospective study on the regional benefits and spillover effects of high-speed broadband networks : evidence from German counties
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Gugler, Klaus - 2019 - This version: May 2019
There is still hardly any empirical evidence on how divergent broadband technologies, and, by extension, bandwidth levels, influence GDP growth, or on the extent of spatial externalities at a regional level. Our study aims to assess the economic benefits of high-speed broadband networks within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012029109
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Theory and empirics of horizontal and spatial integration of local communal services
Czako, Katalin; Poreisz, Veronika - European Regional Science Association - 2013
There are three parts of our paper. Firstly, it gives an overview about the goals and factors which affect the integration of local communal services. Horizontal integration means joining the various individual service providers, such as water supply and sewage, communal waste, district heating,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145512
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Interregional Inequality and Federal Expenditures and Transfers in Russia
Torbenko, Alexander - European Regional Science Association - 2014
The paper considers the influence of federal government expenditures and transfers on interregional convergence in … period in Russian regions there existed un- conditional beta-convergence, poor regions grew faster than rich ones. This …. Comparing our results to the results of previous research the process of interregional convergence in Russia can be seen. In the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075963
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A century of regional inequalities in Brazil
Magalhães, João Carlos Ramos; Alves, Pedro Jorge Holanda - 2022
leapfrogging over richer municipalities, from 1920 to 1970. Although the coefficients confirmed a long-term convergence trend in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014428797
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After Crisis Scenarios for CEECs: A simulation through the MASST3 model
Capello, Roberta; Caragliu, Andrea - European Regional Science Association - 2014
social cohesion scenario displays less effectiveness in fostering convergence processes. These results may drive future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075886
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Economic growth outlooks in sub-federal development strategies: prospects and constraints
Melnikova, Larisa - European Regional Science Association - 2014
Inconsistencies in targeting and forecasting during the process of strategic planning in regions?subjects of Russian federation is atopic of the paper presented. It presents the results of analysis of regional strategies of long-term socio-economic development performed for federal subjects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011076049
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Regional convergence and economic performance : a case study of the West German Laender
Buscher, Herbert S. - 1999
In the paper we analyze the convergence process of the West German Laender from 1970 to 1995 using descriptive tools as … convergence was insufficient in the sense that no gains have been achieved with respect to a stronger harmonization of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428207
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ELR-led economic development : a plan for Tunisia
Kaboub, Fadhel (contributor) - 2007
This paper establishes the financial feasibility of an employer-of-last-resort (ELR) program in a small developing country like Tunisia. It argues that an ELR-led economic development policy is vastly superior to the traditional import substitution industrialization (ISI), export-led, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003727005
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Regional stabilization by fiscal equalization? : Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence from Germany
Büttner, Thiess - 1999
In the context of EMU fiscal equalization schemes have been proposed as a means to stabilize regions against asymmetric shocks. A theoretical analysis shows that besides reducing the cross-sectional income variance the redistributive element of fiscal equalization causes incentive effects for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428245