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Public investment and regional growth and convergence: Evidence from Greece

Psycharis, Yannis; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Tselios, Vassilis - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper estimates the impact of public investment on regional economic growth and convergence at the NUTS III level … capita on regional economic growth – but not on convergence – which also generates considerable spillover effects. However …

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Public Infrastructure as a Determinant of Intertemporal and Interregional Productive Performance in China

Fu, Feng-Cheng; Vijverberg, Chu-Ping C.; Vijverberg, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper focuses on the question whether public infrastructure capital matters for labor productivity in China, both over time and across regions. It finds that public infrastructure is a significant determinant of variations in labor productivity across provinces, but the contribution of...

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Prospects for Further (South-) Eastern EU Enlargement: from Divergence to Convergence?

Gligorov, Vladimir; Holzner, Mario; Landesmann, Michael - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2003

This paper looks at the experience of South East Europe which -- for the purposes of this paper -- includes the former states of Yugoslavia except for Slovenia (i.e. Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia), Albania, and the two EU candidate countries, Bulgaria and Romania....

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Prospects for Further (South) Eastern EU Enlargement: Form Divergence to Convergence?

Gligorov, Vladimir; Holzner, Mario; Landesmann, Michael - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2003

This paper looks at the experience of South East Europe which – for the purposes of this paper – includes the former states of Yugoslavia except for Slovenia (i.e. Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia), Albania, and the two EU candidate countries, Bulgaria and...

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The Effect of Migration on Income Growth and Convergence: Meta-Analytic Evidence

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence … is more consistent with endogenous self-reinforcing growth than with neoclassical convergence. Introducing a net … migration variable in a growth regression increases the estimate of beta convergence slightly. Studies that use panel models or …

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Is There Convergence of Russia's Regions? Exploring the Empirical Evidence: 1995–2010

Lehmann, Hartmut; Silvagni, Maria Giulia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper analyzes convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia's regions during the period 1995 …-2010, when regional data are available. Using a panel regression framework we find no evidence for beta-convergence. Instead we … regional product confirm this outcome as do non-parametric estimates of convergence, namely estimates using Markov transition …

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Hansa vs Habsburg: Debt, Deficits and the Entry of Accession Countries into the Euro

Hughes Hallett, Andrew; Lewis, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Price and output level convergence between new member states and the existing EU necessarily implies inflation and … nominal criteria are suspended, the policy instruments required to achieve euro convergence are in the hands of the individual …

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Cognitive Ability, Character Skills, and Learning to Play Equilibrium: A Level-k Analysis

Gill, David; Prowse, Victoria L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

In this paper we investigate how cognitive ability and character skills influence behavior, success and the evolution of play towards Nash equilibrium in repeated strategic interactions. We study behavior in a p-beauty contest experiment and find striking differences according to cognitive...

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The CEECs in the Enlarged Europe: Convergence Patterns, Specialization and Labour Market Implications

Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2002

This paper discusses the evolution of competitiveness, industrial and trade specialization of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs). It is shown that the paths taken by the different CEECs have been quite diverse and we attempt to show that a combination of a catching-up plus trade...

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Unconditional Convergence

Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Unlike economies as a whole, manufacturing industries exhibit unconditional convergence in labor productivity. The … the period since 1990. The coefficient of unconditional convergence is estimated quite precisely and is large, at 3 …

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