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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 …

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Public Capital in the 21st Century : As Productive as Ever?

de Jong, Jasper - 2017

The global financial crisis and the euro area sovereign debt crisis that followed induced a rapid deterioration in the fiscal positions of countries across the globe. In the ensuing fiscal adjustment process, public investments were severely reduced in many countries. How harmful is this for...

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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...

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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...

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Taxation, infrastructure, and endogenous trade costs in new economic geography

Gruber, Stefan; Marattin, Luigi - 2009

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Revealing incentives for vertical integration in the presence of glocal policies

Giannoccolo, Pierpaolo; Vergari, Cecilia - 2015

Local and regional policy makers are acquiring an increasingly active role in affecting firms' specialization decisions that in turn influence firms' vertical organization. We analyse the relation between vertical integration incentives and trade liberalization in the presence of glocal...

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Till labor cost do us part : on the long run convergence of EMU countries

Pancotto, Francesca; Pericoli, Filippo Maria - 2011

A sustainable long-run pattern in the relative competitiveness of euro area countries is a key factor for the survivorship of the monetary union. We analyze the issue focussing on unit labor cost dynamics using cointegration analysis for the whole economy and for the manufacturing sector...

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Finance and Income Inequality : A Review and New Evidence

de Haan, Jakob - 2016

Using a panel fixed effects model for a sample of 121 countries covering 1975-2005, we examine how financial development, financial liberalization and banking crises are related to income inequality. In contrast with most previous work, our results suggest that all finance variables increase...

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Did growth and reforms increase citizens' support for the transition?

Golinelli, Roberto; Rovelli, Riccardo - 2011

How did post-communist transformations affect people's perceptions of their economic and political systems? We model a pseudo-panel with 89 country-year clusters, based on 13 countries observed between 1991 and 2004, to identify the macro and institutional drivers of the public opinion. Our main...

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The Italian geography of regional resilience : the role of cooperative firms

Costa, Michele; Delbono, Flavio - 2021

We investigate the economic resilience of the Italian regions between 2008 and 2019. We then calculate some indices of resistance as well as recovery for both real GDP per capita and employment. We show that during (and after) recessions such indices follow different patterns and the Southern...

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