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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342567
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Public Infrastructure Investment, Output Dynamics, and Balanced Budget Fiscal Rules
Duarte Bom, P.R.; Ligthart, J.E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011
We study the dynamic output and welfare effects of public infrastructure investment under a balanced budget fiscal rule, using an overlapping generations model of a small open economy. The government finances public investment by employing distortionary labor taxes. We find a negative short-run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011090750
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Output Dynamics, Technology, and Public Investment
Duarte Bom, P.R.; Heijdra, B.J.; Ligthart, J.E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2010
The paper studies the dynamic output effects of public infrastructure investment in a small open economy. We develop an overlapping generations model that includes a production externality of public capital and a wealth effect on labor supply. Public capital enters the firm's production function...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011090760
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Cross-country convergence in a general Lotka-Volterra model
Ditzen, Jan - In: Spatial economic analysis : the journal of the Regional … 13 (2018) 2, pp. 191-211
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011870739
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Trends in the relation between regional convergence and economic growth in EU
Albu, Lucian-Liviu - 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between regional convergence inside of countries in EU and … the correlation between the convergence process and economic growth we focused, as it is usually used in specialised … literature to analyse the real convergence, on the dynamics of GDP per capita expressed in case of EU by PPS (Purchasing Power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866850
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Do fiscal transfers foster regional economic growth?
Mose, Naftaly - In: Financial internet quarterly 17 (2021) 1, pp. 19-27
Fiscal transfer development across the world today has been in part driven by assertions of a supposed ‘economic dividend’ linked with the devolved financial spending. There is, however, little empirical evidence to validate these assertions in Kenya. It is against this background that this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012588921
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Do Fiscal Transfers Foster Regional Economic Growth?
Mose, Naftaly - 2021
Fiscal transfer development across the world today has been in part driven by assertions of a supposed ‘economic dividend’ linked with the devolved financial spending. There is, however, little empirical evidence to validate these assertions in Kenya. It is against this background that this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013212842
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Economic Growth, Convergence and Innovation in the EU Regions
Paas, Tiiu - 2012
convergence in Europe. The empirical part of the study bases on the regional GDP pc and innovation indicators on the EU-27 NUTS2 … analysis method, three composite indicators of regional innovation capacity are extracted. Estimating convergence equations, we … regional income convergence is a policy target, additional policy measures beside innovation activities should be effectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096316
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The role of fiscal transfers for regional economic convergence in Europe
Checherita-Westphal, Cristina; Nickel, Christiane; … - 2009
-capita output convergence across a large sample of European regions during the period 1995-2005. We find that net fiscal transfers …. -- Fiscal policy, convergence ; regional economic growth ; regional migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003832335
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Regional fiscal equalization in Germany : a simultaneous equation approach to assess the economic effects of fiscal policy
Eberle, Jonathan - 2019
Regional fiscal equalization in Germany aims to reduce fiscal disparities by allocating financial resources to less promising regions in order to support the supply of public goods. This paper aims to analyse secondary economic effects of regional fiscal equalization on several economic in- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011981106