In this paper we extend the agglomeration model of Ciccone (2002) to the level of industry. We then test this model using panel data for six sectors on regional level data for 27 EU member states. Our results for the aggregate economy confirm the estimates of Ciccone (2002). For our full sample...

This paper develops a Schumpeterian model of international specialization and catching-up. In a previous version of the model we looked at the impact on international trade specialization when different patterns of technological catching-up are followed. One of these is a Gerschenkron pattern at...

Employment and unemployment in the Western Balkans an assessment (by A. Iara and H. Vidovic, pp. 1-10) Keywords labour market, employment, Western Balkans Countries covered SEE Topics Labour and Migration Skills and the performance of exports (by R. Stehrer; pp. 11-14) Keywords export...

Patterns of new member states’ international trade in intermediate products (by Robert Stehrer; pp. 1-6) Keywords intermediate products, international trade Countries covered New EU Member States Topics International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI Productivity of imports in the transition...

Using public policy instruments to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has become standard in most countries, irrespective of their level of development, geographical location or industrial structure. Against this background the paper analyses the suitability of various public policies to...

In this paper we study the effects of high-tech capital, foreign direct investment flows and outsourcing on demand for labour differentiated by educational attainment levels in the manufacturing industries for two groups of countries over the period 1995-2004. These two groups of countries...

A major international transmission channel of productivity increases is trade in intermediate products and services. This paper analyses international rent spillovers at the industry level and for the first time investigates effects from the service sector in this international framework. The...

Abstract Trade in goods and services is likely to be an important channel for international knowledge diffusion. This paper considers the extent of R&D spillovers through intermediate inputs for a sample of up to 40 developed and developing countries. Results suggest that such spillovers are...