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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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Going NUTS: The Effect of EU Structural Funds on Regional Performance

Becker, Sascha O.; Egger, Peter H; Fenge, Robert; von, … - Department of Economics, University of Stirling - 2008

The European Union (EU) provides grants to disadvantaged regions of member states to allow them to catch up with the EU average. Under the Objective 1 scheme, NUTS2 regions with a GDP per capita level below 75% of the EU average qualify for structural funds transfers from the central EU budget....

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Geographical Concentration, Entrepreneurship and Regional Growth: Evidence from Regional Data in Sweden, 1975-99

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Borgman, Benny - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 8, pp. 929-947

Braunerhjelm P. and Borgman B. (2004) Geographical concentration, entrepreneurship and regional growth: evidence from regional data in Sweden, 1975-99, Regional Studies38, 929-947. This paper implements Swedish data cross-tabulated on 143 industries (four-digit level) and 70 labour market...

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Penetrating the "Knowledge Filter" in Regional Economies

Plummer, Lawrence A.; Acs, Zoltan J. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004

New knowledge in the form of products, processes and organizations leads to opportunities that can be exploited commercially. However, converting new ideas into economic growth requires turning new knowledge into economic knowledge that constitutes a commercial opportunity. Acs, Audretsch,...

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A spatially filtered mixture of β-convergence regressions for EU regions, 1980–2002

Battisti, Michele; Vaio, Gianfranco Di - In: Empirical Economics 34 (2008) 1, pp. 105-121

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Uncovering the Factors behind Comparative Regional Economic Performance: A Dynamic CGE Approach

Giesecke, James A; Madden, John R - Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), … - 2006

Recently a new method has emerged for uncovering the factors driving regional disparities in growth performance. The method involves historical analysis with a multiregional computable general equilibrium model. This paper has three main aims. The first is to demonstrate the capacity of the CGE...

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A spatial econometric analysis of the regional growth and volatility in Europe

Falk, Martin; Sinabell, Franz - In: Empirica 36 (2009) 2, pp. 193-207

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Regional convergence and the causal impact of migration on regional growth rates

Kirdar, Murat; Saracoglu, Sirin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

convergence in per capita income levels and that migration has a negative causal impact on regional growth rates. Although the …

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Migration and Regional Convergence: An Empirical Investigation for Turkey

Kirdar, Murat; Saracoglu, Sirin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

convergence in per capita income levels and that migration has a negative causal impact on regional growth rates. Although the …

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