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Regional Clusters of Innovative Activity in Europe: Are Social Capital and Geographical Proximity the Key Determinants?
de Dominicis, Laura; Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; de Groot, … - 2011
Finding proper policy instruments to promote productivity growth features prominently on the Lisbon agenda and is central in many national as well as European policy debates. In view of the increased mobility of high-skilled workers in Europe, ongoing globalization and increased interregional...
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Productivity effects of an exogenous improvement in transport infrastructure: accessibility and the Great Belt Bridge
De Borger, Bruno L.; Mulalic, Ismir; Rouwendal, Jan - 2019
Most studies of the effects of transport infrastructure on the performance of individual firms have focused on marginal expansions of the rail or highway network over time. In this paper, we study the short-run effects of a large discrete shock in the quality of transport infrastructure, viz....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114818
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Space and Growth
Abreu, Maria; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - 2004
This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial factors. An important distinction in this literature is the one between absolute and relative location. The literature on absolute location predominantly uses non-spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325168
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Misspecification in Linear Spatial Regression Models
Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Nijkamp, Peter - 2003
Spatial effects are endemic in models based on spatially referenced data. The increased awareness of the relevance of spatial interactions, spatial externalities and networking effects among actors, evoked the area of spatial econometrics. Spatial econometrics focuses on the specification and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325035
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Spatial Patterns of Technology Diffusion: An Empirical Analysis using TFP
Abreu, Maria; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - 2004
In this paper we employ techniques developed in spatial econometrics to analyse spatial patterns of technology diffusion, to detect clusters and to estimate theoretical models that incorporate space explicitly. These techniques correct for misspecifications resulting from the omission of spatial...
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Agglomeration, Innovation and Regional Development: Theoretical Perspectives and Meta-Analysis
de Groot, Henri L.F.; Poot, Jacques; Smit, Martijn J. - 2007
-connected knowledge-driven economy, the relevance of agglomeration forces that rely on proximity continues to increase, paradoxically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325386
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The Educational Bias in Commuting Patterns: Micro-Evidence for the Netherlands
Groot, Stefan P.T.; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Veneri, Paolo - 2012
This study analyses the relation between education and commuting behaviour of Dutch workers. Results show that, ceteris paribus, higher educated workers commute further, both in terms of distance and time. In addition, higher educated workers are more frequent users of public transport and of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326155
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Unravelling urban advantages - A meta-analysis of agglomeration economies
Donovan, Stuart; de Graaff, Thomas; de Groot, Henri; … - 2021
A large body of literature considers the productive advantages of cities, or "agglomeration economies". Most empirical … studies report positive agglomeration economies, although large variation exists in the magnitude of estimates. We use a meta …, we find agglomeration elasticities are likely to lie in the range 2.7–6.4%. Our findings confirm the controls enabled by …
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Import competition and domestic transport costs
Caragliu, Andrea; Gerritse, Michiel - 2022
With China's 2001 WTO accession, trade costs between the US and China fell sharply, but the transport costs of Chinese imports within the US remained sizable. We argue that domestic transport costs shield local labor markets from globalization. Using a shift-share design for industry-level...
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Heterogeneity in Manufacturing Growth Risk
Opschoor, Daan; van Dijk, Dick; Franses, Philip Hans - 2021
We analyze output growth risk with respect to financial conditions across U.S. manufacturing industries. Using a multi-level quantile regression approach, we find strong heterogeneity in growth risk, particularly between the more vulnerable durable goods sector and the more resilient nondurable...
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