We estimate the speed of income convergence for a sample of 196 European NUTS 2 regions over the period 1985-1999. So far there is no direct estimator available for dynamic panels with strong spatial dependencies. We propose a two-step procedure, which involves first spatial filtering of the...

We estimate the speed of income convergence for a sample of 196 European NUTS 2 regions over the period 1985-1999. So far there is no direct estimator available for dynamic panels with strong spatial dependencies. We propose a two-step procedure, which involves first spatial filtering of the...

Badinger H., Muller W. G. and Tondl G. (2004) Regional convergence in the European Union, 1985- 1999: a spatial dynamic panel analysis, Reg. Studies38, 241-253. We estimate the speed of income convergence for a sample of 196 European NUTS 2 regions over the period 1985-1999. So far there is no...

Several authors have noticed poor finite sample behavior of the most widely used parametric variogram estimator by Cressie (1985). This behavior is most notable in the case that fitting is done on the collection of squared differences of observations from all point pairs, the so-called variogram...

As in any statistical test, a power analysis can help in assessing the outcomes of whether global or local spatial dependencies exist. This point was briefly addressed with respect to global Moran's , but it has not been widely used. One reason may be that the most commonly used spatial analysis...

In this paper we consider optimal design of experiments in the case of correlated observations. We use and further develop the concept of design measures introduced by Pázman & Müller (1998) for the construction of a simple, quick and elegant design algorithm. We support the construction of...

We offer an empirical, econometric analysis of the impact of migration on the EU27’s NUTS2 regions in the period 2000–2007. We find that migration had no significant impact on regional unemployment in the EU, but affected both GDP per capita and productivity. A 1 percentage point increase in...