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The causal economic effects of Olympic Games on host regions
Firgo, Matthias - 2019
This paper studies the effects of hosting Olympic Games on the regional economy in the short- and long-run. For identification, runners-up in the Olympic bidding process are used to construct the counterfactual for Olympic host regions. In the short-run, hosting Summer Olympics boosts regional...
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EU cohesion policy on the ground : analyzing small-scale effects using satellite data
Bachtrögler, Julia; Dolls, Mathias; Krolage, Carla; … - 2022
We present a novel approach for analyzing the effects of EU cohesion policy on local economic activity. For all municipalities in the border area of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, we collect project-level data on EU funding in the period between 2007 and 2013. Using night light emission...
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Testing for panel cointegration using common correlated effects estimators
Banerjee, Anindya; Carrion i Silvestre, Josep Lluís - 2017
Spurious regression analysis in panel data when the time series are cross-section dependent is analyzed in the paper. We show that consistent estimation of the long-run average parameter is possible once we control for cross-section dependence using cross-section averages in the spirit of the...
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Regional spillovers in financial dollarization
Neanidis, Kyriakos C.; Savva, Christos S. - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011897701
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Market potential and border effects in Europe
Pfaffermayr, Michael; Huber, Peter; Wolfmayr, Yvonne - 2004
We estimate a linear approximation of the market potential function derived in geography and trade models. Using a spatial econometric estimation approach, border effects can be identified by a differential impact of neighboring regions' purchasing power, depending on whether two regions are...
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Klima- und umweltrelevante öffentliche Ausgaben in Österreich
Köppl, Angela; Schleicher, Stefan P.; … - 2023
Der öffentliche Sektor als Produzent und Konsument von Gütern und Dienstleistungen spielt für Fortschritte in Hinblick auf die ökologische Entwicklung eines Landes eine wichtige Rolle. Das Working Paper beschäftigt sich mit der Erfassung der ökologisch relevanten öffentlichen Ausgaben in...
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Convergence in structure and productivity in European manufacturing?
Gugler, Klaus; Pfaffermayr, Michael - 2000
We find very fast convergence in productivity for the 99 3-digit European industries over the 1985-1998 period …. According to our estimates half of any productivity gap is closed on average in 10 years. The speed of convergence is much … higher than obtained previously in the literature. Convergence in industrial structure is, however, much slower than …
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Catching-up in Europe : the experiences of Portugal, Spain and Greece in the nineties
Aiginger, Karl - 2003
performance to indicators of cost, regulation and investment into future growth. The convergence process is different in speed … than in the EU. Convergence had been strong in the sixties, disappointing and very different for the three countries in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494163
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Fiscal decentralisation and regional development in transition countries
Jackson, Marvin - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001666423
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The impact of Bank and Non-Bank financial institutions on local economic growth in China
Cheng, Xiaoqiang (contributor); Degryse, Hans (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003386416