threshold regression technique in econometrics. In particular, we test whether regions with high population density (centers …) grow faster and have a permanently higher per capita income than regions with low population density (peripheries). We find … geography driven divergence for US states and European regions after 1980. Population density is superior in explaining …

regions. Knowledge spillovers, which are non constant over space, should influence the evolution of the region specific …

performance of a region depends not only on its own potential, but also on the development of their neighbouring regions …

is exported, but also important is what is exported. Regions with less specialization and more diversified exports …

labor between regions. This research work analyses the spatial allocation of mobile labor and firms within the NEG approach … when the region's area and therefore the usable land, distance for transportation of goods within regions as well as …

spillovers across the regions, the more income spent on services, the more limited the mobility of the labour force. …

pronounced than among US regions. Our model shows that the different patterns in labor mobility can explain actual differences in …