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Fritsch, Michael; Kubliņa, Sandra - 2016

This paper investigates the effect of related and unrelated variety on regional growth in West Germany. In particular, we analyze the role of regional absorptive capacity and new business formation for these effects. We find that West German regions benefit from both types of varieties. The...

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Growth dynamics in regional systems of technological activities : a SVAR approach

Duschl, Matthias; Brenner, Thomas - 2013

This paper analyses the causal relationships in regional technological systems within a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) framework. Applying a data-driven identification strategy based on Independent Component Analysis, it shows how the regional growth dynamics of economic, research,...

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Sectoral diversification as insurance against economic instability

Kluge, Jan - 2015

This paper examines the extent to which sectoral diversification can act as an insurance mechanism against fluctuations in regional gross value added growth rates. I apply portfolio theory to the growth-instability properties of German districts. Furthermore, I define a comprehensive...

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The regional effects of professional sports franchises : causal evidence from four European football leagues

Brachert, Matthias - 2018

We use the locational pattern of clubs in four major professional football leagues in Europe to test the causal effect of changes in premier league membership on regional employment and output growth at the NUTS 3 level. We rely on the relegation mode of the classical round-robin tournament in...

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Kaldor's 1970 regional growth model revisited

Thirlwall, Anthony P. - 2013

Kaldor's 1970 paper 'The Case for Regional Policies' was republished in the sixtieth anniversary volume of the Scottish Journal of Political Economy. This paper reflects on the model after more than forty years, and argues that even though it has been criticised for its deterministic nature, it...

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Regional disparities in per capital income in India : convergence or divergence?

Cherodian, Rowan; Thirlwall, Anthony P. - 2013

2010/11) by estimating cross section equations for unconditional and conditional beta (β) convergence and sigma (σ …) convergence across thirty two regions (twenty-eight States and four Union Territories). There is no evidence of unconditional … convergence, but weak evidence of conditional convergence controlling for population growth; credit growth; male literacy; the …

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Entrepreneurship in the long-run : empirical evidence and historical mechanisms

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2022

We review and discuss research on the development of regional entrepreneurship over time. A particular focus is on the long-term persistence of regional levels of entrepreneurship, its explanation, and its meaning for economic development. What is the state of empirical research in this field,...

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Schumpeterian growth with technological interdependence: An application to US states

Deeken, Tim - 2015

In this paper, the Schumpeterian growth model developed by Ertur and Koch (2011) that includes spatial interactions between units of observation working via R&D spillovers is presented in detail. The implications of this model and three additional growth models with and without spatial...

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Regionale Produktionsfunktionen mit Spillover-Effekten für Deutschland

Eckey, Hans-Friedrich; Kosfeld, Reinhold; Türck, Matthias - 2004

Gegenstand dieses Artikels ist die Berechnung einer Translog-Produktionsfunktion für Gesamtdeutschland, die mit der endogenen Wachstumstheorie theoretisch fundiert wird. Die räumlich-ökonometrische Schätzung zeigt, dass die einbezogenen Produktionsfaktoren einen signifikanten positiven...

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Deutsche Innovationsregionen

Eckey, Hans-Friedrich; Türck, Matthias - 2005

Mit der fortschreitenden Ausrichtung der Regionalpolitik auf innovative Netzwerke gewinnt die Abgrenzung von Innovationsregionen - Regionen, die die Informationsverflechtungen im Raum widerspiegeln - an Bedeutung. Die räumlich-ökonometrische Schätzung einer aus der endogenen Wachstumstheorie...

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