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ICT and productivity growth within value chains

Liu, Chuan; Saam, Marianne - 2019

(ICT)? We analyze this question based on a growth accounting approach at the level of final output. This approach traces … better products have become available to final users, in particular consumers, as a result of the diffusion of ICT. A main … result is that more than half of the productivity gains related to ICT capital deepening for manufactured goods are …

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Internal Migration, Regional Labour Market Dynamics and Implications for German East-West Disparities – Results from a Panel VAR

Alecke, Björn; Mitze, Timo; Untiedt, Gerhard - 2009

This paper analyses the causal linkages between regional labour market variables and internal migration flows among German states between 1991-2006. We adopt a Panel VAR approach to identify the feedback effects among the variables and analyse the dynamic properties of the system through...

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The relationship between political instability and economic growth in advanced economies: Empirical evidence from a panel VAR and a dynamic panel FE-IV analysis

Dirks, Maximilian; Schmidt, Torsten - 2023

This paper analyzes the relationship between political instability and economic growth in advanced economies. Using a panel of 34 advanced economies from 1996 to 2020, we first employ a panel VAR estimated via System GMM, which allows us to explore the endogenous relationship between economic...

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Internal Migration, Regional Labour Market Dynamics and Implications for German East-West Disparities – Results from a Panel VAR

Alecke, Björn; Mitze, Timo; Untiedt, Gerhard - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

This paper analyses the causal linkages between regional labour market variables and internal migration flows among German states between 1991–2006. We adopt a Panel VAR approach to identify the feedback effects among the variables and analyse the dynamic properties of the system through...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005178232

Regional bank efficiency and its effect on regional growth in 'normal' and 'bad' times

Belke, Ansgar; Haskamp, Ulrich; Setzer, Ralph - 2015

The financial crisis affected regions in Europe in a different magnitude. This is why we examine whether regions which incorporate banks with a higher intermediation quality grow faster in 'normal' times and are more resilient in 'bad' ones. For this purpose, we measure the intermediation...

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Technological change, energy, environment and economic growth in Japan

Besstremyannaya, Galina; Dasher, Richard; Golovan, Sergei - 2019

A considerable amount of research has shown that a carbon tax combined with research subsidies may be regarded as optimal policy for encouraging the spread of low-carbon technologies for the benefit of society. The paper exploits the macroeconomic approach of endogenous growth models with...

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Economic integration and growth at the margin: A space-time incremental impact analysis

Mitze, Timo; Breidenbach, Philipp - 2018

We use the case of EU enlargement in 2004 to investigate the impact of economic integration on regional income growth. Being particularly interested in studying the effects 'at the margin', we track the relative performance of regions adjacent to both sides of the integration border vis-à-vis...

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Are doctors better health ministers?

Pilny, Adam; Rösel, Felix - 2020

Appointing or electing professionals to be public officials is a double-edged sword. Experts can use their rich knowledge to implement reforms, but they can also favor their own profession. In this study, we compare physician-trained state health ministers to ministers of other professions in...

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The complex regional effects of macro-institutional shocks: Evidence from EU economic integration over three decades

Mitze, Timo; Breidenbach, Philipp - 2023

We use four subsequent EU enlargement waves over three decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s) to assess the regional effects of macro-institutional changes. Our focus is set on EU internal border regions which are specifically exposed to international integration, but it remains unclear how they benefit...

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Regional employment effects of the Hartz-reforms

Hörnig, Lukas - 2023

Between 2003 and 2005, the German government passed an unprecedented package of labor market reforms, commonly known as the Hartz-reforms. This led to a "labor market miracle" with sharply declining unemployment rates. This paper examines these reforms at the regional level and provides a...

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