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Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004

This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …

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A Meta-Analysis of Beta-Convergence: The Legendary Two-Percent

Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005

The topic of convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. Empirical studies of … convergence differ widely in their theoretical backgrounds, empirical specifications and in their treatment of cross …-sectional heterogeneity. Despite these differences, a rate of convergence of about 2% has been found under a variety of different conditions …

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Global Aging and Economic Convergence: A Real Option or Still a Case of Science Fiction?

Dalen, Hendrik P. van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

How does global aging affect the convergence in global economic development? Both the developing and developed world …

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Economic Growth and the Volatility of Foreign Aid

Chervin, Michal; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2010

Foreign aid’s effectiveness in promoting economic growth remains mired in controversy.We examine the impact of the volatility of aid on economic growth, controlling for the level of aid. A four-year panel analysis is conducted encompassing 155 countries over the period 1966-2001. We find that...

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The Empirical Economic Growth Literature

Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Heijungs, … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

The empirical economic growth literature is criticized for its lack ofrobustness. For different definitions of robustness, conclusions vary from 'almost everycorrelation is fragile' to 'a substantial number of explanatory variables are robust.' Were-analyze the empirical results of the economic...

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Growth Effects of Fiscal Policies - A Comparative Analysis in a Multi-Country Context

Brons, Martijn; Groot, Henri L.F.M. de; Nijkamp, Peter - Tinbergen Instituut - 1999

The potential interactions among fiscal policies, investments and economicgrowth are complex and manifold.In this paper, we will perform a systematic comparative analysis of the variouseconomic insights that arecurrently available on these complex relationships, both theoretically (by aselective...

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Impeded Industrial Restructuring: The Growth Penalty

Audretsch, D.B.; Carree, M.A.; Stel, A.J. van; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2000

This paper documents that a process of industrial restructuring has been transforming the developed economies, where large corporations are accounting for less economic activity and small firms are accounting for a greatershare of economic activity. Not all countries, however, are experiencing...

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Fertile Soil for Structural Funds?

Ederveen, Sjef; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Nahuis, Richard - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

Structural funds are the most intensively used policy instrument by the EuropeanUnion to promote economic growth in its member states and to speed up the process ofconvergence. This paper empirically explores the effectiveness of European Structural Fundsby means of a panel data analysis for 13...

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Interaction of Regional Population and Employment

Vermeulen, Wouter; Ommeren, Jos van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004

We investigate the interaction of regional population and employment in a simu1taneousmodel, allowing for interregional commuting. The proposed dynamic specificationdistinguishes between short-run and equilibrium adjustment effects and it encompassesthe lagged-adjustment specification that is...

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Knowledge Spillovers and Economic Growth

Stel, André van; Nieuwenhuijsen, Henry - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

The importance of knowledge spillovers for achieving innovation and economic growth is widely recognized. It is not straightforward which type of spillovers is most effective: intra-sectoral spillovers or inter-sectoral spillovers. We investigate this controversy using a model of regional...

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