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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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Schumpeterian growth with technological interdependence : an application to US states
Deeken, Tim - 2015
In this paper, the Schumpeterian growth model developed by Ertur and Koch (2011) that includes spatial interactions between units of observation working via R&D spillovers is presented in detail. The implications of this model and three additional growth models with and without spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379935
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Is regional innovative activity path-dependent? : an empirical analysis for Germany
Bode, Eckhardt - 2001
Based on a standard idea-based model of endogenous growth we test the hypothesis that regional innovative activity is path-dependent, and investigate the geographical scope of knowledge spillovers. Using data for West-German regions, two alternative indicators of the stock of knowledge are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011477128
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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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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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Regional disparities and innovations in Europe
Paas, Tiiu; Vahi, Triin - 2012
convergence in Europe. The empirical part of the study bases on the regional GDP pc and innovation indicators on the EU-27 NUTS2 … additional 20% are country specific factors. Estimating convergence equations, we noticed that regional innovations tend to … increase inter-regional differences, at least during the short-run period. Thus, if regional income convergence is a policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522577
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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