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Agglomeration, Innovation and Regional Development : Theoretical Perspectives and Meta-Analysis
de Groot, Henri L. F.; Poot, Jacques; Smit, Martijn - 2014
Innovation and technological change are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally-connected knowledge-driven economy, the relevance of agglomeration forces that rely on proximity continues to increase, paradoxically despite declining real costs of information, communication...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014048250
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Sectoral Energy- and Labour-Productivity Convergence
Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2004
This paper provides an empirical analysis of energy- and labour-productivity convergence at a detailed sectoral level … for 14 OECD countries, covering the period 1970-1997. A fã-convergence analysis shows that the development of cross …-country variation in productivity performance depends on the level of aggregation. Both patterns of convergence as well as divergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325188
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International Comparisons of Sectoral Energy- and Labour-Productivity Performance: Stylised Facts and Decomposition of Trends
Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2004
This paper addresses the interplay between economic growth, energy use, change in sectoral composition and technological change, by exploring trends in energy- and labour productivity development for 14 OECD countries and four sectors over the period 1970-1997. A cross-country decomposition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325213
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Decoupling Economic Growth and Energy Use. An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis for 10 Manufacturing Sectors
Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2004
This paper provides an empirical analysis of decoupling economic growth and energy use and its various determinants by exploring trends in energy- and labour productivity across 10 manufacturing sectors and 14 OECD countries for the period 1970-1997. We explicitly aim to trace back aggregate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325244
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Global Aging and Economic Convergence: A Real Option or Still a Case of Science Fiction?
van Dalen, Hendrik P. - 2007
How does global aging affect the convergence in global economic development? Both the developing and developed world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325303
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Structural Change and Convergence of Energy Intensity across OECD Countries, 1970-2005
Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2012
aggregate energy intensity dynamics. A convergence analysis reveals that only after 1995 cross-country variation in aggregate … convergence in Services. Moreover, we find evidence for the hypothesis that across sectors lagging countries are catching-up with … leading countries, with rates of convergence on average being higher in Services than in Manufacturing. Aggregate convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326376
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Economic Growth and the Volatility of Foreign Aid
Chervin, Michal; van Wijnbergen, Sweder - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325781
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Growth and Inequality : A Meta-Analysis
de Dominicis, Laura; de Groot, Henri L. F.; Florax, … - 2006
In recent years there has been a growing interest in the impact of inequality on economic growth. Both theoretical and empirical approaches have produced ambiguous results on sign and size of this relationship. Although there is a considerable part of the literature that considers inequality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014056718
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The Impact of Monetary Policy on Economic Activity - Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Ridhwan, Masagus M.; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Nijkamp, Peter - 2010
This paper presents the findings a meta-analysis identifying the causes of variation in the impact of monetary policies on economic development. The sample of observations included in our meta-analysis is drawn from primary studies that uniformly employ Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325708
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The Impact of Monetary Policy on Economic Activity - Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Ridhwan, Masagus M.; de Groot, Henri L. F.; Nijkamp, Peter - 2010
This paper presents the findings a meta-analysis identifying the causes of variation in the impact of monetary policies on economic development. The sample of observations included in our meta-analysis is drawn from primary studies that uniformly employ Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195891