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Sectoral productivity convergence between European regions : does space matter?
Montresor, Elisa; Pecci, Francesco; Pontarollo, Nicola - 2012
The aim of our analysis is the evaluation of the total and sectoral convergence of labour productivity between 182 … adopt a β- and sígma-convergence approach along with a methodology based on Getis' spatial filters that allows decomposing … and low productivity, respectively 'core' and 'periphery'. Our results show significant sígma-convergence in aggregate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514053
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The impact of regional absorptive capacity on spatial knowledge spillovers
Caragliu, Andrea; Nijkamp, Peter - 2008
We design a conceptual framework for linking two approaches: the literature on absorptive capacity and the literature on spatial knowledge spillovers. Regions produce new knowledge, but only part of it is efficiently adopted in the economy; the share of efficiently adopted technology depends on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011377391
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What can the EMU's peripheral countries learn from regional growth?
Aiginger, Karl; Firgo, Matthias; Huber, Peter - 2013
The experiences of 259 regions in 21 European countries with within country GDP per capita and labour productivity growth suggest that variables associated with pro-active, growth oriented strategies are consistently more important predictors of successful regional development than variables...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010424528
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The Direct and Indirect (Spillover) Effects of Productive Government Spending on State Economic Growth
Atems, Bebonchu - 2018
Using data on 48 contiguous U.S. states and a spatial econometric approach, this paper examines short- and long-run effects of productive higher education and highway infrastructure spending financed by different revenue sources on state economic growth. Following the Lagrange Multiplier, Wald,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912930
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The European countries : the role of services : special session SS33, Services and the Territory: Spatial Aspects and Problems of Service Activities
Cuadrado Roura, Juan R.; Maroto Sánchez, Andrés - 2010
The relationship between economic structure and productivity growth has been a subject of increasing interest over recent decades. The innovative focus of this paper concerns the role of the service sector in this relationship at a regional level. Services play a core role in advanced economies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654183
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The Impact of Regional Absorptive Capacity on Spatial Knowledge Spillovers
Caragliu, Andrea; Nijkamp, Peter - 2008
We design a conceptual framework for linking two approaches: the literature on absorptive capacity and the literature on spatial knowledge spillovers. Regions produce new knowledge, but only part of it is efficiently adopted in the economy; the share of efficiently adopted technology depends on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325801
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Productivity, Accumulation, and Other Public Diseconomies in the Colombian Economic Growth
Ortiz, Carlos Humberto; Uribe, José Ignacio; Vivas, Harvy - 2013
The trend of economic growth in Colombia shifted from acceleration (since the 30's to the 60's) to deceleration (from the 70's to the 90's). This reversal of the Colombian economic dynamics is related to the tendency reduction of productivity gains. To obtain this result it is proposed that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014156821
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Is Infrastructure Productive? Evaluating the Effects of Specific Infrastructure Projects on Firm Productivity within New Zealand
Timmins, Jason Craig - 2006
The paper investigates the feasibility of using a variant of the spatial equilibrium model to estimate the productivity effects of a specific infrastructure project in New Zealand. Policy makers are interested in the marginal effects of infrastructure investment on productivity and an evaluation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012733363
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The Effects of Public Capital on the Productivity of the Italian Regions
Marrocu, Emanuela; Paci, Raffaele - 2007
This paper investigates on the role played by public capital in increasing the productivity levels in Italy. For the construction of the regional series for the public capital stock over the period 1996-2003, the study benefits from the use of the rich dataset on public expenditure, recently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014051046
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Public Infrastructure as a Determinant of Intertemporal and Interregional Productive Performance in China
Fu, Feng-Cheng; Vijverberg, Chu-Ping C.; Vijverberg, Wim P.M - 2021
This paper focuses on the question whether public infrastructure capital matters for labor productivity in China, both over time and across regions. It finds that public infrastructure is a significant determinant of variations in labor productivity across provinces, but the contribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319500