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Agglomeration, Spatial Interaction and Convergence in the EU

Bräuninger, Michael; Niebuhr, Annekatrin - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2005

We investigate the convergence process among EU regions between 1980-2002 taking into account the effects of spatial …

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Convergence and the effects of spatial interaction

Niebuhr, Annekatrin - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2000

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the issue of income convergence has received considerable attention in economic … scarce. The present paper is an attempt to provide additional information on the spatial aspect of convergence. Spatial … econometric methods are used to investigate regional convergence in West Germany. The results indicate that spatial interaction is …

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Spatial dependence of regional unemployment in the European Union

Niebuhr, Annekatrin - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2002

The findings of recent studies on adjustment processes suggest that regional labour markets in the EU and the US differ significantly. Low wage flexibility and limited labour mobility in European countries involve persistent unemployment differentials across regions. However, the spatial...

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EU enlargement and convergence: Does market access matter?

Niebuhr, Annekatrin; Schlitte, Friso - 2008

in the EU. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of the most recent EU enlargement on convergence among … significantly alter the findings of our convergence analysis. …

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The determinants of regional disparities in skill segregation: Evidence from a cross section of German regions

Schlitte, Friso; Böttcher, Fabian; Niebuhr, Annekatrin; … - 2010

Increasing inequality in qualification specific employment prospects characterises labour markets in most highly developed countries. Theoretical models suggest that in-plant skill segregation might matter for the polarisation of employment and wages. According to these models production...

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Migration and innovation: Does cultural diversity matter for regional R&D activity?

Niebuhr, Annekatrin - 2006

Recent theoretical research deals with economic costs and benefits of cultural diversity related to immigration. However, empirical evidence regarding the impact of cultural diversity on economic performance is still scarce. This paper investigates the significance of cultural diversity of the...

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The Effect of New Business Formation on Regional Development over Time: The Case of Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2006

We investigate the effects of new business formation on employment change in German regions. A special focus is on the lag-structure of this effect and on differences between regions. The different phases of the effects of new business formation on regional development are relatively pronounced...

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The Persistence of Regional New Business Formation-Activity over Time - Assessing the Potential of Policy Promotion Programs

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2005

We investigate regional differences in the level and the development of regional new business formation activity. There is a pronounced variance of start-up rates across the regions. The level of regional new firm formation is rather path-dependent so that changes are relatively small. The main...

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Spatial structural change - evidence and prospects

Bade, Franz-Josef; Niebuhr, Annekatrin; Schönert, Matthias - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2000

Main topics of the following analysis are the development of spatial structure and the question whether the economic disparities between agglomerations and peripheral areas will con- or diverge. Frequently, economic disparities are measured by per capita i ncome. Because of the relationship...

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Threshold effects and regional economic growth - evidence from West Germany

Funke, Michael; Niebuhr, Annekatrin - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2001

We study an overlapping generations model of human capital accumulation with threshold effects using regional data for West Germany. Our basic goal is to shed light on the growth of West German regions. The paper finds that the relative income distribution appears to be stratifying into a...

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