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Spatial inequalities in Russia : dynamic and sectoral analysis
Kolomak, Evgenija A. - 2013
Russia and the rate of inter-regional divergence is rather high. The factors of the spatial concentration and the regional … disparities in Russia are population density, size and accessibility of markets, as well as the level of diversification. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011685339
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Market potential and regional disparities in Turkey
Karahasan, Burhan Can; Doğruel, Fatma; Doğruel, A. S. - 2011 -
Regional disparity is one of the important characteristics of Turkish economy. The paper focuses on the explanatory power of market potential on the regional differences in Turkey. Regional divergences in wages and employment are used as the proxies for regional differences. Empirical results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528931
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Income convergence, migration and geography : distribution analysis of regions in Norway
Rattsø, Jørn; Stokke, Hildegunn Ekroll - 2010
Empirical evidence about income convergence among regions and countries is inconclusive and it is necessary to clarify the economic and institutional conditions for convergence. We investigate movements in the income distribution among regions in an integrated market with high mobility of labor,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012653742
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Spatial inequalities in Russia : dynamic and sectorial analysis
Kolomak, Evgenija A. - In: International journal of economic policy in emerging … 6 (2013) 4, pp. 375-402
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010342800
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Geography, Economic Policy and Regional Development in China
Démurger, Sylvie; Sachs, Jeffrey D.; Woo, Wing Thye; … - 2003
Many studies of regional disparity in China have focused on the preferential policies received by the coastal provinces. We decomposed the location dummies in provincial growth regressions to obtain estimates of the effects of geography and policy on provincial growth rates in 1996-99. Their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014121945
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Geography, Economic Policy and Regional Development in China
Démurger, Sylvie; Sachs, Jeffrey D.; Woo, Wing Thye; … - 2003
Many studies of regional disparity in China have focused on the preferential policies received by the coastal provinces. We decomposed the location dummies in provincial growth regressions to obtain estimates of the effects of geography and policy on provincial growth rates in 1996?99. Their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014124450
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Grid and shake - spatial aggregation and robustness of regionally estimated elasticities
Békés, Gábor; Harasztosi, Péter - 2015
This paper proposes a simple method measuring spatial robustness of estimated coefficients and considers the role of administrative districts and regions' size. The procedure, dubbed "Grid and Shake", offers a solution for a practical empirical issue, when one compares a variables of interest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011285450
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Economic geography determinants of spatial wage disparities in South Africa : evidence from a firm-level panel
Mulumba, Sanduku; Edwards, Lawrence; Fadiran, David … - 2024
In this paper, we use the new economic geography (NEG) framework to estimate the extent to which spatial wage disparities in the South African manufacturing sector are an outcome of economic forces such as market access. To test the relationship, we use the anonymized tax data on employers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015053971
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Spatial development of Russia: Does geography matter?
Kolomak, Evgeniya - 2014
concentration over time. The results of our analysis suggest that the concentration of economic activity continues in Russia and … eastern regions of Russia. There are also sectorial peculiarities: population density and proximity to markets negatively … interregional divergence in Russia. The forces behind the agglomeration economy and regional disparities are market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399924
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Spatial evolution of economic activity in Russia: New economic geography perspective
Kolomak, Evgeniya - European Regional Science Association - 2014
concentration over time. The results of our analysis suggest that the concentration of economic activity continues in Russia and … eastern regions of Russia. There are also sectorial peculiarities: population density and proximity to markets negatively … interregional divergence in Russia. The forces behind the agglomeration economy and regional disparities are market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075790