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Regional growth and national development: transition in Central and Eastern Europe and the regional Kuznets curve in the East and the West
Monastiriotis, Vassilis - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Regional disparities in Central and Eastern Europe rose substantially since 1990. Still, prima facie evidence of beta-convergence … convergence. In both CEE and the ‘old’ EU15, regional convergence is strongly linked to the level of national development, non …-linearly. But while in the EU15 convergence speeds-up at intermediate/high levels of development, in CEE we find divergence at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126360
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Deindustrialisation. Lessons from the StructuralOutcomes of Post-Communist Transition
Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Zalewska, Anna - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002
placing a transition country on a development path that guarantees convergence to EU employment structures. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784647
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Spatial Econometrics
LeSage, James; Pace, R. Kelley - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904055
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Myths about Beta-Convergence
Gluschenko, Konstantin - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2012
A popular methodology of studying spatial income inequality is analysis of beta-convergence (i.e. an inverse … growth theory predicts income convergence among economies (countries or regions within a country), and that beta-convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604579
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Methodologies of Analyzing Inter-Regional Income Inequality and Their Applications to Russia
Gluschenko, Konstantin - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2010
This paper provides an overview of methodologies used to analyze inter-regional income inequality,and a critical survey of empirical studies that deal with Russian regions. It discusses implications of the growth theory regarding dynamics of inter-economy income inequality. Methodologies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008606478
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Perspectivas fiscales 2014-2018
Villar, Leonardo; Forero, David; Steiner, Roberto; … - FEDESARROLLO - 2014
Desde el año 2004 el Ministerio de Hacienda publica anualmente el Marco Fiscal de Mediano Plazo (MFMP) en el cual se presentan las proyecciones oficiales sobre ingresos y gastos del gobierno central para los siguientes diez años. Como es de esperar, dichas proyecciones están sujetas a altos...
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Provisión de servicios públicos e infraestructura en zonas marginadas y no interconectadas
María, Mauricio Cárdenas Santa; Arjona, Marcela Meléndez - FEDESARROLLO - 2004
La prestación de los servicios de infraestructura en zonas aisladas y marginadas es un desafío importante en cualquier país ya que la alta dispersión de la población eleva los costos de prestación, y la baja capacidad de pago dificulta su financiamiento. En Colombia, estas dificultades se...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769558
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El marco institucional para la regulación, supervisión y el control de los servicios públicos en Colombia: propuesta para su fortalecimiento
Argáez, Carlos Caballero; Jadresic, Alejandro; Gómez, … - FEDESARROLLO - 2004
"El propósito de este documento es, precisamente, elaborar dicho diagnóstico y formular una serie de reomendaciones para logar el fortalecimiento de las instituciones encargadas de la regulación y la supervisión de las empresas proveedoras de servicios públicos en Colombia. Este...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769562
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Further Theoretical and Empirical Evidence on Money to Growth Relation
Minea, Alexandru; Rault, Christophe; Villieu, Patrick - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2008
This paper proposes a theoretical growth model where seigniorage can be used to finance productive public spending, and show the existence of nonlinear effects between seigniorage and economic growth. Empirical evidence based on panel regression techniques provides some support for these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677676
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Environmental policy and the economic downturn
Bowen, Alex; Stern, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
This paper considers how environmental policies should respond to macroeconomic downturns. It first explores the implications of the global economic downturn of 2008-09 for environmental policies, focusing in particular on the example of action against climate change. The arguments for and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744909