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Interregional Inequality and Federal Expenditures and Transfers in Russia

Torbenko, Alexander - European Regional Science Association - 2014

The paper considers the influence of federal government expenditures and transfers on interregional convergence in … period in Russian regions there existed un- conditional beta-convergence, poor regions grew faster than rich ones. This …. Comparing our results to the results of previous research the process of interregional convergence in Russia can be seen. In the …

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Ageing and productivity growth in OECD regions : combatting the economic impact of ageing through productivity growth?

Daniele, Federica; Honiden, Taku; Lembcke, Alexander C. - 2019

OECD countries and their regions are ageing fast. In principle, the negative impact of ageing on the growth rate of per capita gross domestic product could be offset by increases in productivity. However, for many regions, productivity growth required to maintain per capita GDP levels constant...

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The spatial dimension of productivity : connecting the dots across industries, firms and places

Tsvetkova, Alexandra; Ahrend, Rudiger; … - 2020

This working paper offers a synthesis of the current knowledge on the determinants of productivity. It carefully reviews both “spatial” (e.g. agglomerations, infrastructure, geography) and “aspatial” (e.g. human capital, labour regulations, industry-level innovation and dynamism)...

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Quality of Government and the Returns of Investment: Examining the Impact of Cohesion Expenditure in European Regions

Rodriguez-Pose, Andrés; Garcilazo, Enrique - Public Governance and Territorial Development … - 2013

This paper sets out to examine the impact of the quality of local and regional governments on the returns of investment, focusing on the returns of EU structural and cohesion funds. Despite the widespread belief that the quality of government affects the returns of public investments, whether...

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Quality of governance and innovative performance in the EU Regions

Cataldo, Marco Di; Andrés RodrÃguez-Pose - European Regional Science Association - 2013

Although it has frequently been argued that the quality of institutions affects the innovative potential of a territory, the link between institutions and innovation remains a black box. This paper aims to shed light on how institutions shape innovative capacity, by focusing on how regional...

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Weather and Tourism Demand in the Summer Months across Austrian provinces

Falk, Martin - European Regional Science Association - 2014

The relationship between weather and tourism demand has been widely investigated for different locations and for different seasons. Although weather and climate conditions are widely seen as an important factor for tourism, relative little is known about their effects over a longer time period....

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