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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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Land reform, poverty reduction and growth : evidence from India
Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1998
In recent times there has been a renewed interest in relationships between redistribution, growth and welfare. Land reforms have been central to strategies to improve the asset base of the poor in developing countries thought their effectiveness has been hindered by political constraints on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746031
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A Note on Partitioning Effects Estimates Over Space
Court, Christa; Lacombe, Donald - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2011
In this paper we provide an applied example for calculating the so-called effects estimates of LeSage and Pace (2009) for partitions of the impacts over space. While the partitioning of the impacts by orders of neighbors over space for the spatial autoregressive (SAR) model is a relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929338
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Minimum Wages and Teen Employment: A Spatial Panel Approach
Kalenkoski, Charlene; Lacombe, Donald - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2011
The authors employ spatial econometric techniques and Annual Averages data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 1990-2004 to examine how changes in the minimum wage affect teen employment. Spatial econometric techniques account for the fact that employment is correlated across states....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929359
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A Note on Partitioning Effects Estimates Over Space
Court, Christa; Lacombe, Donald - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2011
In this paper we provide an applied example for calculating the so-called effects estimates of LeSage and Pace (2009) for partitions of the impacts over space. While the partitioning of the impacts by orders of neighbors over space for the spatial autoregressive (SAR) model is a relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778449
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Minimum Wages and Teen Employment: A Spatial Panel Approach
Kalenkoski, Charlene; Lacombe, Donald - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2011
The authors employ spatial econometric techniques and Annual Averages data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 1990-2004 to examine how changes in the minimum wage affect teen employment. Spatial econometric techniques account for the fact that employment is correlated across states....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778456
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Without purpose and strategy?: a spatio-functional analysis of the regional allocation of public investment in Greece
Monastiriotis, Vassilis; Psycharis, Yiannis - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
We utilise a large database on public investment at the prefecture (NUTS-3) level in Greece for the period 1976-2008 to examine the spatial and functional allocation of public investment in the country. We investigate the extent to which expenditures in different types of public investment are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745865
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Regional Distribution and Spatial Impact of FDI in Greece: evidence from firm-level data
Monastiriotis, Vassilis; Jordaan, Jacob A. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
Studies on the productivity spillovers of FDI have concentrated on the national-sectoral level. As a result, little is known about the impact of FDI on absolute and relative regional economic performance. In this paper we examine this issue by relying on a unique dataset of over 20,000 Greek...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686676
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The origins of state capacity: property rights, taxation and politics
Besley, Timothy; Persson, Torsten - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Economists generally assume that the state has sufficient institutional capacity to support markets and levy taxes. This paper develops a framework where "policy choices" in market regulation and taxation are constrained by past investments in legal and fiscal capacity. It studies the economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745441