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Convergence in government spending components in EU15 : a spatial econometric perspective

Maleševic Perović, Lena; Golem, Silvia; Mihaljević … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 18 (2016) 42, pp. 240-254

This paper contributes to the empirical literature on convergence by applying convergence model to components of …, we extend the traditional convergence model to allow for spatial correlation between countries in the sample, by … Education. More precisely, half-life convergence for Defence occurs in 6.37 years, for Health in 3.11 years and for Education in …

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An assessment of the first round impact of innovation industries on Europe's regional economies

Otoiu, Adrian; Bere, Ramona; Silvestru, Cătălin - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 19 (2017) 44, pp. 289-301

This paper attempts to give an economic perspective of the impact of the innovation industries. The estimation method used is that of panel data modelling, based on data from regions from European countries, including countries from Central and Eastern Europe, for which exploratory analysis was...

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EU cohesion policy on the ground : analyzing small-scale effects using satellite data

Bachtrögler, Julia; Dolls, Mathias; Krolage, Carla; … - 2022

We present a novel approach for analyzing the effects of EU cohesion policy on local economic activity. For all municipalities in the border area of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, we collect project-level data on EU funding in the period between 2007 and 2013. Using night light emission...

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The convergent evolution of Romania's Gross Domestic Product in relation to the average macro-economic result of the European Union countries

Necula, Raluca; Stoian, Mirela; Drăghici, Manea - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 18 (2016) 43, pp. 575-591

the Europe 2020 Strategy. As provided in the Convergence Programme 2014-2020, this objective entails a series of steps … are calculated, using linear and quadratic functions, the Gross Domestic Product GDP trends, and, with the convergence …

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Market potential and border effects in Europe

Pfaffermayr, Michael; Huber, Peter; Wolfmayr, Yvonne - 2004

We estimate a linear approximation of the market potential function derived in geography and trade models. Using a spatial econometric estimation approach, border effects can be identified by a differential impact of neighboring regions' purchasing power, depending on whether two regions are...

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Socio-economic and macro-financial determinants and spatial effects on European private health insurance markets

Mureșan, Gabriela Mihaela; Dragoş, Cristian Mihai; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 23 (2021) 56, pp. 290-307

There is a great variation in the development of private health insurance (PHI) between European countries. Using data provided by Insurance Europe, World Bank and Standard and Poor's for 30 European countries, our research investigates the main factors influencing the size of these markets. In...

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Government support of science and the impact of the crisis : the case of the EU countries

Tvrdon, Michal; Verner, Tomas - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 24 (2022) 16, pp. 989-1000

The paper investigates government R&D spending during the business cycle. When analyzing this expenditure, it is important to mention two opposing aspects: on the one hand, government spending on R&D can be seen as a stimulus measure for the government to mitigate the effects of the recession on...

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The relative importance of labour market reforms to economic growth

Aiginger, Karl - 2003

Insufficiently flexible labour markets combined with high welfare costs are often thought to be the main cause of unsatisfactory growth in Europe. This paper uses the OECD data on regulation of the product and labour market to confirm the difference in the extent of regulation between US and...

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A three tier strategy for successful European countries in the nineties

Aiginger, Karl - 2003

The economic performance of European countries was in general disappointing in the nineties. However, country difference increased, as it was that in some European countries economic growth and productivity accelerated or could match US rates. This paper uses a broad set of performance...

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Resilience of the European Union economies : an analysis of the granger causality at the level of the gross domestic product

Păunică, Mihai; Manole, Alexandru; Motofei, Cătălina; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 23 (2021) 15, pp. 914-933

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one of the most important indicators that reflects the evolution and resilience of national economies. The importance of this macroeconomic indicator is growing in the current economic context, context in which international studies start to emphasize the...

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