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Is Migration Important for Regional Convergence? Comparative Evidence for Norwegian and Swedish Counties, 1980-2000

Østbye, Stein; Westerlund, Olle - In: Regional Studies 41 (2007) 7, pp. 901-915

Østbye S. and Westerlund O. (2007) Is migration important for regional convergence? Comparative evidence for Norwegian … and Swedish counties, 1980-2000 Regional Studies 41, 901-915. Regional convergence studies have relied on net migration … justified and, despite Sweden and Norway being similar in many ways, migration has very different effects on convergence in …

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Solow and the states: New evidence

Yamarik, Steven - In: Regional Studies 40 (2006) 6, pp. 571-582

convergence in state-level growth rates is found. Second, the rate of convergence and capital share are inversely related …. Moreover, numerical computations show that the estimated values for the convergence rate and capital share are consistent with … fortes preuves en faveur de la convergence des taux de croissance sur le plan des etats. Dans un deuxieme temps, le taux de …

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Social capital, economic growth and regional development

Iyer, Sriya; Kitson, Michael; Toh, Bernard - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1015-1040

Iyer S., Kitson M. and Toh B. (2005) Social capital, economic growth and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1015-1040. This paper examines the relationships between social capital, economic performance and regional development, and it stresses the complexity and variability across space...

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Determinants of Regional Economic Growth by Quantile

regstdpo-Cuaresma, Jesus; Foster, Neil; Stehrer, Robert - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 6, pp. 809-826

regstdpo-Cuaresma J., Foster N. and Stehrer R. Determinants of regional economic growth by quantile, Regional Studies. The robustness of growth determinants across European Union regions is analysed using quantile regression. Using Bayesian model averaging (BMA) on the class of quantile...

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Globalization and Competitive Strategies in European Vulnerable Regions

Affuso, Antonio; Capello, Roberta; Fratesi, Ugo - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 5, pp. 657-675

Affuso A., Capello R. and Fratesi U. Globalization and competitive strategies in European vulnerable regions, Regional Studies. This paper highlights the role played by structural economic features and industrial competitive strategies in the performance of a group of European regions, defined...

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Uncovering the Factors behind Comparative Regional Economic Performance: A Multi-regional Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Approach

Giesecke, James; Madden, John - In: Regional Studies 44 (2010) 10, pp. 1329-1349

Giesecke J. A. and Madden J. R. Uncovering the factors behind comparative regional economic performance: a multi-regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) approach, Regional Studies. Recently, a new method has emerged for uncovering the factors driving regional growth disparities. The method...

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Do Local Factors Explain Local Employment Growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971-2001

Shearmur, Richard; Polese, Mario - In: Regional Studies 41 (2007) 4, pp. 453-471

Shearmur R. and Polese M. (2007) Do local factors explain local employment growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971-2001, Regional Studies 41, 453-471. Why does employment grow in one region and not in another? This basic question underpins a substantial proportion of research in regional science and...

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Effects of New Business Formation on Regional Development over Time

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 8, pp. 961-975

Fritsch M. and Mueller P. (2004) Effects of new business formation on regional development over time, Regional Studies38, 961-975. In the analysis of the impact of new business formation on regional employment change, considerable time lags were identified. The structure and extent of these time...

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What do we know about geographical knowledge spillovers and regional growth?: A survey of the literature

Doring, Thomas; Schnellenbach, Jan - In: Regional Studies 40 (2006) 3, pp. 375-395

Doring T. and Schnellenbach J. (2006) What do we know about geographical knowledge spillovers and regional growth?: a survey of the literature, Regional Studies 40, 375-395. Modern (endogenous) growth theory tells us that knowledge is crucial for the sustained growth of high-income economies....

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Using spatial econometrics to analyse local growth in Sweden

Lundberg, Johan - In: Regional Studies 40 (2006) 3, pp. 303-316

hypothesis of conditional convergence is also tested. A positive correlation is found between net migration rates in neighbouring … evidence in favour of the hypothesis of conditional convergence. Instead, the results predict conditional divergence between … quelleconque est influence par le taux de croissance des municipalites environnantes. On teste aussi l'hypothese de convergence …

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