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Spatial Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in US States
Bode, Eckhardt; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Waldkirch, Andreas - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
Abstract: 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034304
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Spatial Agglomeration Dynamics
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
geography. The same economic forces influence simultaneously growth, convergence, and spatial agglomeration and clustering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136721
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Galton's Fallacy and Tests of the Convergence Hypothesis
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
Recent tests for the convergence hypothesis derive from regressing average growth rates on initial levels: a negative … initial level coefficient is interpreted as convergence. These tests turn out to be plagued by Francis Galton's classical … direct empirics used here show a tendency for divergence, rather than convergence, of cross-country incomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791236
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Cross-Country Growth Comparison: Theory to Empirics
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
This paper reviews the cross-country record of economic growth, using as organizing framework how economic theory has guided that empirical analysis. The paper argues that recent studies of economic growth - both empirical and theoretical - distinguish from previous work in three distinct ways:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792232
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Empirics for Growth and Distribution: Stratification, Polarization, and Convergence Clubs
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
peaks’ in the cross-sectional distribution, not simple patterns of convergence or divergence. The theoretical problems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792305
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Convergence Empirics Across Economies with (Some) Capital Mobility
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
study of the convergence hypothesis. The data show limited intra-distribution mobility in incomes across economies and thus …, little convergence. The analysis uncovers some `convergence club'-like dynamics, and reveals the wide diversity in growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661869
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Government Ideology in Donor and Recipient Countries: Does Political Proximity Matter for the Effectiveness of Aid?
Dreher, Axel; Minasyan, Anna; Nunnenkamp, Peter - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
Political proximity between donor and recipient governments may impair the effectiveness of aid by encouraging favoritism. By contrast, political misalignment between donor and recipient governments may render aid less effective by adding to transaction costs and giving rise to incentive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886870
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Does Aid for Education Educate Children? Evidence from Panel Data
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008
We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955631
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Sectoral aid priorities: Are donors really doing their best to achieve the millennium development goals?
Thiele, Rainer; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Dreher, Axel - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2006
We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955973
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Does Aid for Education Educate Children? Evidence from Panel Data
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2006
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of aid on education for about 100 countries over the period 1970-2005. We estimate a system of equations to test whether and to what extent the impact of sector-specific aid on educational attainment depends on (i) the extent to which aid adds to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700515