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Econometric evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy: a survey

Hagen, Tobias; Mohl, Philipp - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the EU and to support convergence between the levels of development of … the various European regions. Investigating the impact of European Cohesion Policy on economic growth and convergence is a …

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Regional Income Convergence in the Enlarged Europe, 1995-2000: A Spatial Econometric Perspective

Fischer, Manfred M.; Stirböck, Claudia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004

This paper adopts a spatial econometric perspective to analyse regional convergence of per capita income in Europe in … with reality of empirical dynamics. The two-club spatial error convergence model with groupwise heteroskedasticity is found … data provide much support for unconditional ß-convergence in Europe. The second is that the usual convergence conclusions …

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Does EU Cohesion Policy Promote Growth? Evidence from Regional Data and Alternative Econometric Approaches

Mohl, Philipp; Hagen, Tobias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

This paper analyses the growth e®ects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of 124 NUTS-1 / NUTS-2 regions over the time period 1995-2005. We extend the current literature with regard to at least three aspects: First of all, we extend the time period of investigation, using...

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Regional Stabilization by Fiscal Equalization? Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Germany

Büttner, Thiess - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999

In the context of EMU fiscal equalization schemes have been proposed as a means to stabilize regions against asymmetric shocks. A theoretical analysis shows that besides reducing the cross-sectional income variance the redistributive element of fiscal equalization causes incentive effects for...

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Spatial model selection and spatial knowledge spillovers: a regional view of Germany

Klarl, Torben - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

The aim of this paper is to introduce a new model selection mechanism for cross sectional spatial models. This method is more flexible than the approach proposed by Florax et al. (2003) since it controls for spatial dependence as well as for spatial heterogeneity. In particular, Bayesian and...

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A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Regional Specialisation Patterns Across EU Regions

Stirböck, Claudia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004

This paper conducts a spatial econometric analysis of the determinants of regional specialisation patterns. Spatial autocorrelation is present, but is mostly due to spatial error autocorrelation. Spatial interaction due to economic interdependencies is only evident for some few labour-intensive...

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Consumer welfare and unobserved heterogeneity in discrete choice models: The value of alpine road tunnels

Cerquera Dussán, Daniel; Ullrich, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

We investigate the sensitivity of consumer surplus estimates to parametric assumptions on individual preference heterogeneity in a discrete choice framework. We compare results from a parametric random coefficients logit model and a recently proposed nonparametric sieve estimator. In particular,...

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Entry and competition in freight transport: the case of a prospective transalpine rail link between France and Italy

Prady, Delphine; Ullrich, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

We analyze the expected effects of building a rail tunnel between Lyon and Turin on i) the market shares of the established and the new suppliers, and ii) consumer surplus. The prospective project consists of a 53km rail tunnel providing freight shippers with a new alpine path. We calibrate an...

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Total costs and budgetary effects of adaptation to climate change: An assessment for the European Union

Osberghaus, Daniel; Reif, Christiane - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

Adaptation to climate change is gaining increasing relevance in the public debate of climate policy. However, detailed and regionalised cost estimates as a basis for cost-benefit-analyses are rare. We compose available cost estimates for adaptation in Europe, and in particular Germany, Finland...

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Public Sector Centralization and Productivity Growth: Reviewing the German Experience

Stegarescu, Dan; Büttner, Thiess; Behnisch, Alexej - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002

The paper examines the role of the vertical structure of the public sector for economic growth in Germany in a long?term perspective. A theoretical model shows that, due to spillover effects of public service provision across lower level governments, federal government activities could have...

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