A spatial dynamic panel data approach is adopted to study regional growth convergence in the US economy. In the neoclassical growth model, regions and countries are assumed to be independent from each other, which may not be valid in the real world. We introduce technological spillovers into the...

This paper empirically examines the international spillover of economic growth through bilateral trade. We extend the Solow growth model with a spatial autoregressive term and a spatial time lag term, and estimate such a model with a sample of 26 OECD countries over the period 1971–2005. We...

Exchange rate arrangements and trade are inherently connected. Exchange rate volatility has a significant impact on trade volumes, and trading partners thus could affect each other’s exchange rate regime choice. This spatial effect among trading partners has been overlooked in empirical...

Sollte das Engagement ausländischer Investoren, insbesondere Staatsfonds, in Deutschland kontrolliert werden? Ergänzend zu den im ifo Schnelldienst 17/2007 veröffentlichten Beiträgen stellt Thomas Mirow, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, seine Argumente vor. Er verweist darauf, dass...

Die Entscheidung der USA im März dieses Jahres, der amerikanischen Stahlindustrie umfassenden Schutz zu gewähren, hat zu einer tief gehenden Verstimmung in den transatlantischen Handelsbeziehungen geführt. Die EU reagierte mit der Ankündigung eines WTO-Überprüfungsverfahren und mit...

Theory and policy experienced a number of essential changes. Starting in 19th century from deliberations on factor endowments and trade, as a consequence of new and hardly envisioned trade patterns in the 20th century. While theory was rather quick in taking up these new developments, policy...

"Western Europe has welcomed its new members by shutting the door in the face of the workers coming from the East and making their road to EMU more difficult. Two years down the road of enlargement, some countries are now liberalizing worker flows. Indeed, as shown in this paper, these...