This paper develops a simple two-region endogenous growth model in which individuals must choose where to reside and … implications of a change in government’s regional policy on individuals’ residential choice, growth, inequality and welfare. In …, we show that an increase in the amount of public infrastructure in the poor region not only increases growth and welfare …

Even a casual library search clearly indicates that empirical growth studies comprise a significant, and growing, area … identifying the basic nature of the growth process. By contrast, attempts to provide public policy directions are much less …

Beta-convergence is determined by the sign of the slope of the income growth line. The conclusion of significance … influenced by correlation between the base year and the growth rate over the period of study as well as the sample size. To …

. With the use of a standard growth model, it assesses the influence of public investment and public transfers on the rate of …This paper seeks to contribute to our understanding of the relationship between economic policy and economic growth … economic growth. It does this by using data from the 20 Italian regions between 1970 and 1995. While the results show a …

We explore the variations in regional economic growth within 26 countries relative to the OECD norm between 1998 and … 2003. This analysis sheds light on the role of regions in determining national growth patterns, while also providing a … driving such growth. In particular, this taxonomy isolates those growth factors involving region-specific assets that are …

block groups in Alabama's west-central Black Belt region. Estimates of a spatial lag model provide support for the … conditional convergence hypothesis and explain roughly 60 percent of the variation in income growth. Income growth was positively …

Government on local government expenditures, this study employs a difference model to test which local public services and …