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Toward inclusive growth : is there regional convergence in social welfare?

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Tselios, Vassilis - In: International regional science review 38 (2015) 1, pp. 30-60

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State rescaling and economic convergence

Mykhnenko, Vlad; Wolff, Manuel - In: Regional studies : official journal of the Regional … 53 (2019) 4, pp. 462-477

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The effects of knowledge and innovation on regional growth : nonparametric evidence

Sanso-Navarro, Marcos; Vera-Cabello, María - 2014

This paper deals with the relationship between knowledge, innovation and regional growth. The study is carried out through the application of nonparametric estimation methods to European data at NUTS2 level. We provide evidence that the share of innovative ...firms plays a more relevant role in...

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Municipal fragmentation and economic performance in OECD TL2 regions

Bartolini, David - 2015

The present work looks at the relationship between institutional structure and economic performance at the regional level. The work focuses on one particular aspect, the number of municipalities in a given region (municipal fragmentation) and the impact on regional development measured as GDP...

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Regional convergence and R&D investment : applied investigation in Portugal : ERSA 55th Congress : World renaissance: changing roles for people and places : Lisbon, Portugal 25-28...

Guerreiro, Gertrudes Saudés; Guerreiro, António - 2015

R&D investments are seen has having an enormous potential impact on the competitive position of regions and perhaps on regional convergence (or divergence) too. The aim of the paper is to study both the localization of R&D investments and regional income distribution among the NUTs 3 regions of...

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A new regional balance : regional specialization and growth : an analysis of spatial divergence in Northern Europe

Cornett, Andreas P. - 2015 - Extended abstract

Changing pattern of global specialization and trade has affected the regional economic landscape in Europe … main focus in this paper is on the Northern part of Europe to avoid the direct economic impacts of the European debt crisis … explanations and well as to provide empirical evidence based on data from Northern Europe. Who are the winners or losers in this …

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Dependence of spatial effects on the level of regional aggregation, weights matrix, and estimation method

Bukina, Tatiana V.; Demidova, Olʹga Anatolʹevna; … - 2015

Researchers have repeatedly noted that the results in spatial-econometric studies depend significantly on the level of regional aggregation (Jacobs-Crisioni et al., 2014; Kang et al., 2014, Baltagi, Li, 2014). Currently, hierarchical models can contribute a lot to the studies of spatial effects...

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Evaluation tool for wider economic effects of railway investments : making computable general equilibrium model results accessible

Kinnunen, Jouko; Metsäranta, Heikki; Törmä, Hannu; … - 2015

Transport sector has a long tradition of using the principles of practical cost benefit analysis (CBA) in project appraisal that analyses the primary impacts of transport investments. The standard transport project assessment is necessary but not sufficient for the estimation of the wider...

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The EU funding contribution to regional growth and regeneration in Romania : a focus on the North-East Region : 54th Congress of European Regional Science Association, August 26-29...

Constantin, Daniela-Luminita; Goschin, Zizi; Ileanu, Bogdan - 2014 - Draft

Romania's communist regime used forced industrialization and urbanization policies as a solution for speeding-up the pace of development in the lagging areas, which resulted in reducing regional disparities. However, after 1989 there areas were the first that suffered the hardships of economic...

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The impact of structural and macroeconomic factors on regional productivity

D'Costa, Sabine; Garcilazo, Enrique; Oliveira-Martins, … - 2012

We aim to understand the impact of nation-wide structural policies such as product market regulation and employment protection legislation and that of macroeconomic factors such as trade exposure, inflation and the level of government debt on the economic growth of regions in the OECD. In...

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