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Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Florax, Raymond J. … - 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. … - 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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Economic growth and the volatility of foreign aid

Chervin, Michal; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - 2009

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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Growth effects of fiscal policies : a comparative analysis in a multi-country context

Brons, Martijn; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Nijkamp, Peter - 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, David B.; Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, … - 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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The empirical economic growth literature

Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Groot, Henri L. F. de; … - 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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Fertile soil for structural funds?

Ederveen, Sjef; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Nahuis, Richard - 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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Agriculture, transportation and the timing of urbanization : global analysis at the grid cell level

Motamed, Mesbah J.; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Masters, … - 2014

This paper addresses the timing of a location's historical transition from rural to urban activity. We test whether urbanization occurs sooner in places with higher agricultural potential and comparatively lower transport costs, using worldwide data that divide the earth's surface at half-degree...

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Economic Development and Growth in the World Economy

Castro, Rui - In: Review of Economic Dynamics 8 (2005) 1, pp. 195-230

This paper investigates whether technological shocks, constructed to be consistent with the observed cross-country income dispersion, are also capable of accounting for development regularities related to capital accumulation. This question is approached via a quantitative theoretical analysis...

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India's Mysterious Manufacturing Miracle

Bollard, Albert; Klenow, Peter; Sharma, Gunjam - In: Review of Economic Dynamics 16 (2013) 1, pp. 59-85

Using data on formal manufacturing plants in India, we report a large but imprecise speedup in productivity growth starting in the early 1990s (e.g., 1993-2007 compared to 1980-1992). We trace it to productivity growth within large plants (200 workers or more), as opposed to reallocation across...

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