This paper assesses the existence of knowledge externalities in the form of creative human capital spillovers that affect firm innovative performance. Relying on a large sample of Italian manufacturing firms, a knowledge production function is estimated and the residuals regressed on regional...

After a period of growing disconnectedness of regional markets following the 1992 price liberalization in Russia, a process of improvement in market integration started since about 1994. This paper analyzes the spatial pattern of goods market integration in the country in 1994-2000,...

This paper deals with the location decisions of manufacturing firms in Spain. We analyse how agglomeration economies and transport accessibility influence the location decisions of firms at municipality level and in three industries. The main empirical contributions of this paper are the...

The objective of this paper is to analyse the environmental impacts of a regional economy (Aragon, Spain) by way of its atmospheric emissions. Our starting point is the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix with Environmental Accounts for this region. We calculated environmental indicators...

This paper addresses the development of a statistical model for spatial data collected over time, such as real estate data. A spatio-temporal autoregressive (STAR) model, based on spatial and temporal weight matrices, is proposed. The spatial and temporal weight matrices are used to develop...

This paper examines regional differences in the effect of user fee removal in rural areas of Zambia on the use of health institutions for delivery. The analysis uses quarterly longitudinal data covering 2003q1-2008q4. When unobserved heterogeneity, spatial dependence and quantitative supply-side...

In spatial discrete choice models the spatial dependent structure adds complexity in the estimation of parameters. Appropriate general method of moments (GMM) estimation needs inverses of n-by-n matrices and an optimization complexity of the moment conditions for moderate to large samples makes...

The emphasis today has taken the phenomenon of socioeconomicdevelopment planning, through implementation of measures to promote employment,promotion of business and/or revitalization of local resources, requires areference model with goals, a structure and operational means well defined. Onthis...

The eighties saw the emergence of a new conception of economic and social development in Spain. The locally appeared as a new tool for action and improvement over the territory. More than twenty years of operating the same, this note reflects on the evolution and current configuration of this...