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...

Der wirtschaftliche Entwicklungsstand von Regionen hängt nicht nur von ihrer eigenen Leistungsfähigkeit ab, sondern aufgrund räumlicher Überschwappeffekte auch von jener angrenzender Wirtschaftsräume. Positive Spillovers (Lieferverflechtungen, Nutzung der Infrastruktur in Nachbarregionen u....

When job search takes place across labour markets, the standard flow approach to labour market analysis fails to uncover the effectiveness at which workers are matched to available jobs. A spatially augmented matching function is backed by a spatial search model with endogenous search intensity....

The convergence of German regions represents a politically explosive question. Different studies examined convergence processes of Germany. We derive equations to estimate the convergence speed on basis of a Solow model, to which human capital is added. The geographically weighted regression...

The indicators get different weights, when they are summarised to one figure. This weighting scheme is problematic for different reasons. On the one hand, the used transformations of the variables are non-permissible. On the other hand, the weighting of the indicators is not meaningful, because...

Functional delineated labour market regions are needed for regional economic analyses. In dependence of the definition of regions economic regions in space can be seen as rich or poor areas. In addition to this statistical and econometric reasons argue for using functional labour market regions....

In EU countries, knowledge on spatial disparities in overall price level is extremely scarce. When interregional price disparities are large, however, nominal income measures fail to assess prosperity and the catch-up processes of regions. Despite its importance for regional policy, no official...

More recently, there has been a renewed interest in cluster policies for supporting industrial and regional development. By virtue of the linkage between growth and innovation, R&D intensive industries play a crucial role in cluster development strategies. Empirical cluster research has to...

Econometric analysis of convergence processes across countries or regions usually refers to a transition period between an arbitrary chosen starting year and a fictitious steady state. Panel unit root tests and panel cointegration techniques have proved to belong to powerful econometric tools if...