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South-North convergence from a new perspective
Hübler, Michael - 2013
-North convergence based on North-South technology diffusion through intermediate goods trade is guaranteed if the knowledge effect … dominates the productivity effect. Moreover, a larger Southern market expands the area of convergence and can prevent divergence … convergence is desirable for both, the South and the North. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010204037
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Regional convergence and economic performance : a case study of the West German Laender
Buscher, Herbert S.; Felder, Johannes; Steiner, Viktor - 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/10011442407
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Which indicators of absorptive capacity enhance import-induced South-North convergence in labor intensities?
Hübler, Michael; Glas, Alexander - 2013
-North labor intensities (South-North convergence) for 31 industrialized source and eight emerging recipient countries. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010211953
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An integrated assessment model with endogenous growth
Hübler, Michael; Baumstark, Lavinia; Leimbach, Marian; … - 2012
We introduce endogenous directed technical change into numerical integrated climate and development policy assessment. We distinguish expenditures on innovation (R&D) and imitation (international technology spillovers) and consider the role of capital investment in creating and implementing new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009656602
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Econometric evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy : a survey
Hagen, Tobias; Mohl, Philipp - 2009
. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the EU and to support convergence between the levels of development of … the various European regions. Investigating the impact of European Cohesion Policy on economic growth and convergence is a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003881569
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Subnational border reforms and economic development in Africa
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Blesse, Sebastian - 2019 - This version: 14/05/2019
Arbitrarily designed borders have been identified by a recent literature as an important reason why sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the poorest regions on the globe. Accordingly, border changes may be a way to promote growth on the African continent. In this paper, we study the effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012006627
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Using surveys of business perceptions as a guide to growth-enhancing fiscal reforms
Misch, Florian; Gemmell, Norman; Kneller, Richard - 2013
This paper assesses the merits of using surveys of business perceptions of growth constraints as a guide to growth-enhancing fiscal policy reforms. Using endogenous growth models in which the government levies an income tax to provide public inputs to the production of private firms, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009721399
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The long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth : evidence from quantitative case studies
Kleis, Mischa; Moessinger, Marc-Daniel - 2016
We contribute to the literature on the long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth by applying a novel method for quantitative case studies. Relying on a qualitative (narrative) definition of fiscal consolidations based on an examination of historical policy documents and using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490895
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What does ex-post evidence tell us about the output effects of future tax reforms?
Kneller, Richard; Misch, Florian - 2011
This paper reviews the existing evidence on the effects of tax reforms on output levels and growth over the short and long run from different strands of the literature. It develops and applies criteria to evaluate the usefulness of ex-post estimates to predict the effects of tax reforms ex-ante....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008938016
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The long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth : evidence from quantitative case studies
Kleis, Mischa; Moessinger, Marc-Daniel - 2016 - This version: November 2016
We contribute to the literature on the long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth by applying a novel method for quantitative case studies. Relying on a qualitative (narrative) definition of fiscal consolidations based on an examination of historical policy documents and using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576967