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Is there convergence of Russia's regions? : exploring the empirical evidence : 1995-2010
Lehmann, Hartmut; Silvagni, Maria Giulia - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730869
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The Impact of Local Decentralization on Economic Growth : Evidence from U.S. Counties
Hammond, George W. - 2009
We analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on U.S. county population, employment, and real income growth. Our findings suggest that government organization matters for local economic growth, but that the impacts vary by government unit and by economic indicator. We find that single-purpose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153508
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Regional club convergence : evidence from U.S. metropolitan-level data
Arif, Imran - In: Applied economics 54 (2022) 43, pp. 4979-4990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013411079
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Past Dominations, Current Institutions and the Italian Regional Economic Performance
Di Liberto, Adriana - 2015
We study the connection between economic performance and the quality of government institutions for the sample of 103 Italian NUTS3 regions, including new measures of institutional performance calculated using data on the provision of different areas of public services. In order to address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029621
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The contribution of universities to growth : empirical evidence for Italy
Carree, Martin Anthony; Della Malva, Antonio; … - 2011 - Version: October 21, 2011
New entrepreneurial ventures may represent a viable and effective mechanism to transform academic knowledge into regional economic growth. We test this notion for the Italian provinces between 2001 and 2006. We evaluate three outputs of academic activities: teaching, research and Intellectual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011735131
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Incentive effects of fiscal equalization : has Russian style improved?
Frejnkman, Lev M.; Cholodilin, Konstantin Arkadʹevič; … - 2009
The effects of inter-government fiscal arrangements on variation in regional economic growth are analyzed for Russia, a country with large cross-regional differences and considerable fiscal redistribution. Moreover, fiscal reforms implemented in the first half of 2000s, which followed to some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003863070
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The quality and quantity of bank intermediation and economic growth : evidence from Asia Pacific
Fu, Xiaoqing; Lin, Yongjia; Molyneux, Philip - In: Applied economics 50 (2018) 41, pp. 4427-4446
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012061174
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Does economic growth and energy consumption drive environmental degradation in China's 31 provinces? : new evidence from a spatial econometric perspective
Zhang, Wen-Wen; Sharp, Basil M. H.; Xu, Shi-Chun - In: Applied economics 51 (2019) 42, pp. 4658-4671
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012197058
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Short-run regional forecasts : spatial models through varying cross-sectional and temporal dimensions
Mayor-Fernández, Matías; Patuelli, Roberto - 2012
In any economic analysis, regions or municipalities should not be regarded as isolated spatial units, but rather as highly interrelated small open economies. These spatial interrelations must be considered also when the aim is to forecast economic variables. For example, policy makers need...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731365
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China's catch-up to the US economy : decomposing TFP though investment-specific technology and human capital
Luckstead, Jeff; Seung Mo Choi; Devadoss, Stephen; … - In: Applied economics 46 (2014) 31/33, pp. 3995-4007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419810