Despite the widespread popularity of the Solow growth model, much of the recent empirical work based on the classic … framework misrepresents a crucial feature of the model. Namely, the growth rate of technological progress, assumed to be … differentials. In addition, the commonly cited empirical result that the speed of conditional convergence is slower than predicted …

convergence and productivity growth. We deviate from the general strand of literature by not only deriving a theoretical model for … generally show improved rates of productivity growth and convergence to EU standards. We then draw from the experience of these …-round candidate countries find a high level of heterogeneity in growth rates, and a fast-paced convergence to EU standards. …

This research investigates the impact of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a … and Lee (2010), and Polity IV Project datasets. The empirical analysis shows that conditional convergence occurs among the … countries in the sample and that FDI net inflows per worker slightly increases the speed of conditional convergence. This study …

resource practices in the organizations from the Republic of Moldova and to assess the level of convergence of practices from …

Claims have been made about the role of ICTs in regional sustainability for some time. However, ICT initiatives have … realistic models of the role of ICTs in regional development? From the participatory action research we have conducted in two …

playwright. The issues of marketing and career progression are considered in a regional context. The thesis comprises the … analysis of that journey in the context of regional theatre practice in Queensland. Nicolas Bourriaud’s theory of the …-making in regional Australia. The paper establishes strategies by which the playwright, when also undertaking the role of …

conditions. This requires a consideration of the nature and causes of regional economic disparities in the UK, and how these … transmitted to the different regions. The possibility is considered that there may be regional differences in how a particular … monetary policy is translated into different financial conditions in different regions. In other words there may be a regional …

regional firm. These models are used to develop a typology of firms that attempts to explain the fit between a small firm and … its regional location. The standard theories based on "industry organization", "resources", and "dynamic capabilities …" explain much of the variation observed in the case studies , however a more complete coverage of the regional effects on the …

regional firm. These models are used to develop a typology of firms that attempts to explain the fit between a small firm and … its regional location. The standard theories based on "industry organization", "resources", and "dynamic capabilities …" explain much of the variation observed in the case studies , however a more complete coverage of the regional effects on the …