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Regional inequalities and regional policies in Colombia: the experience of the last two decades
Galvis, Luis; Meisel, Adolfo - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Colombia has one of the worst income distributions in the world. This finding is a matter of concern since abundant empirical evidence at the international level shows a negative relationship between economic growth and inequality. This paper seeks to review the economic growth and the evolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740528
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The impact of knowledge spillovers on regional total factor productivity. New empirical evidence from selected European countries
Puskarova, Paula; Piribauer, Philipp - European Regional Science Association - 2014
This paper aims to identify the contribution of knowledge capital and its determinant - human capital - to total factor productivity differences among regions within a regression framework in general and the impact of their spillovers on regional total factor productivity in particular. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075933
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Income Inequality in Brazil : An analysis for the period 1994 ? 2010
Gomes, Alexandre; Gazonato, Mariana; Reis, Raphael - European Regional Science Association - 2014
investigates the hypothesis of absolute and conditional convergence of income among the Brazilian states from 1994 to 2010. The … the second step we test the convergence hypothesis to corroborate the existence of absolute and conditional convergence … among Brazilian regions. The speed of convergence is estimated by neoclassical model. The model of absolute convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075957
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075963
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Coherence of the EU cohesion policy and national regional policy: the case of the Czech Republic
Novosák, Jiøí - European Regional Science Association - 2014
There is a high research and political interest in regional disparities now. Regional disparities are at the heart of … policies at various spatial levels are formulated in order to reduce the problems arising from large regional disparities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131950
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The settlements of the North: sustainable development or disappearance (case of Yakutia)
Gavrilyeva, Tuyara - European Regional Science Association - 2014
disparities. There was created a database for the 2006/2007 and 2010/2012. It includes 389 settlements of Yakutia. Analysis of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075845
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Greater Paris: A Plan for a Global City
Bourdeau-Lepage, Lise - European Regional Science Association - 2014
Over the last decade or so, the debate on the planning and development of the Paris (Île-de-France) region has revolved around two little words: "Grand Paris", or Greater Paris. Despite existing political and scientific controversies surrounding the future of the capital region, three major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145548
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Regional Private Investment and Sustainability of Economic Growth in India
Jagannath, Mallick - European Regional Science Association - 2013
The regional imbalance is one of the major hindrances for sustainability of economic growth of Indian economy. The persistence of imbalanced regional growth poses a serious threat to the economic growth and development, and creates economic, social and political tension among the states in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740276
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Wages, Rents, Unemployment, and the Quality of Life
Wrede, Matthias - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Combining a spatial equilibrium model with a search-matching unemployment model, this paper analyzes the willingness to pay for regional amenities and the regional quality of life when wages, rents, and unemployment risk compensate for local amenities and disamenities. The results are compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740287
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Space and nonlinearities in local multiplier analysis
Magrini, Stefano; Gerolimetto, Margherita - European Regional Science Association - 2013
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740288