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Space and growth

Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Florax, Raymond J. … - 2004

This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …

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Both Marshall and Jacobs were right!

Caragliu, Andrea; De Dominicisi, Laura; Groot, Henri L. … - In: Economic geography 92 (2016) 1, pp. 87-111

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A meta-analysis of beta-convergence : the legendary two-percent

Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Florax, Raymond J. … - 2005

The topic of convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. Empirical studies of … convergence differ widely in their theoretical backgrounds, empirical specifications and in their treatment of cross …-sectional heterogeneity. Despite these differences, a rate of convergence of about 2% has been found under a variety of different conditions …

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Regional clusters of innovative activity in Europe : are social capital and geographical proximity the key determinants?

Dominicis, Laura de; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; 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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Decoupling economic growth and energy use : an empirical cross-country analysis for 10 manufacturing sectors

Mulder, Peter; Groot, Henri L. F. de - 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...

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Dynamics and determinants of energy intensity in the service sector : a cross-country analysis, 1980–2005

Mulder, Peter; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Pfeiffer, Birte - 2013

We present a detailed analysis of energy intensity developments across 23 service sectors in 18 OECD countries over the period 1980-2005. We find that the shift towards a service economy has contributed to lower overall energy intensity levels in the OECD, but this contribution would have been...

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Dynamics and determinants of energy intensity in the service sector : a cross-country analysis ; 1980 - 2005

Mulder, Peter; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Pfeiffer, Birte - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 100 (2014), pp. 1-15

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Determinants of regional productivity growth in Europe : an empirical analysis

Bulavskaya, Tatyana; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Linders, … - 2011

Discussion on the possibilities for and barriers to income convergence and catch-up growth is at the heart of the … catch-up. Both convergence and divergence of productivity across regions are possible. Results show that all considered …

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Growth and inequality : a meta-analysis

Dominicis, Laura de; Groot, Henri L. F. de; 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...

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Growth effects of fiscal policies : a comparative analysis in a multi-country context

Brons, Martijn; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Nijkamp, Peter - 1999

The potential interactions among fiscal policies, investments and economicgrowth are complex and manifold.In this paper, we will perform a systematic comparative analysis of the variouseconomic insights that arecurrently available on these complex relationships, both theoretically (by aselective...

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