This paper explores the effects of intra-regional agglomeration and interregional networking on the productivity of R&D across EU regions. The paper is based on the spatial econometric modelling framework presented in Varga (2000), and further develops a methodology for estimating the dynamic...

Using data for EU-27 NUTS 2 regions and major cities, we evaluate empirically the role of urban growth spillovers as a determinant of income dynamics at the regional level. We go beyond the empirically well documented static relationship between national income and productivity in urban...

This article studies path dependent regional structural change using a quantitative framework. Based on an inter-relatedness indicator, the degree to which local skill-bases exist and force local economies onto a path-dependent development trajectory is studied. The main question is into which...

Regions are exposed to intensive competition to provide the most attractive location conditions for firms and their employees. Therefore, regional employment development depends to a decisive degree on the attractiveness of locations both on the supply and the demand side. This paper gives an...

We use US county level data (3,058 observations) from 1970 to 1998 to explore the relationship between economic growth and the extent of government employment at three levels: federal, state and local. We find that increases in federal, state and local government employments are all negatively...

In this paper we investigate the process of convergence/divergence across Indian states. After surveying the main economic reforms implemented during the last decades in the Indian Union, we conduct an econometric study of the determinants of economic growth in the neoclassical frame of the...

Il paper analizza la relazione tra mutamento socio-politico locale e sviluppo economico in seguito alle trasformazioni politiche che hanno investito il Veneto. La nostra attenzione è concentrata sulle trasformazioni di medio e breve periodo nel distretto industriale di Thiene. Per rispondere al...

It is well-known that Italy has two distinguishing characteristics closely intertwined with each other and unusual for an advanced country: a persisting specialization in traditional industries and deep internal disparities. The Italian "anomaly" is rooted in the predominance of clusters of...

En el informe presentamos los principales resultados de la investigación multidisciplinaria en un territorio formado por cuatro municipios del estado mexicano de Yucatán para responder las dos preguntas básicas del Programa Dinámicas Territoriales Rurales (PDTR): ¿cuáles han sido los...

The article is focused on the application of multivariety classification techniques for assessing the business environment of selected European Union regions. The theoretical part deals with the issue of identifying the factors, which boost the attractiveness of regions for possible investors....