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Regionale Unterschiede in China: Konvergenz noch zu schwach

Kholodilin, Konstantin A.; Girardin, Eric - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 25, pp. 11-14

Im Verlauf der rasanten wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung Chinas haben sich enorme regionale Unterschiede herausgebildet. In der leistungsstärksten Provinz (Shanghai) war das Pro-Kopf-Einkommen 2007 fast zehnmal so hoch wie in der wirtschaftlich schwächsten Provinz (Guizhou). Eine Verringerung der...

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Regional inequality and convergence in Europe, 1995 - 2005

Melchior, Arne - 2008

The paper presents new results on within-country regional inequality in per capita income for 36 countries during 1995-2005; focusing on Europe but with some non-European countries included for comparison. In 23 of the 36 countries there was a significant increase in regional inequality during the...

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Earthquakes and economic growth

Fisker, Peter Simonsen - 2012

This study explores the economic consequences of earthquakes. In particular, it is investigated how exposure to earthquakes affects economic growth both across and within countries. The key result of the empirical analysis is that while there are no observable effects at the country level,...

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Resurgence of Selective Industrial Policy: What Turkey Needs

Yilmaz, Gokhan - 2011

first motivation is to discuss overall industrial policy developments in Turkey since 1980s. Secondly, we aim to recommend … feasible selective industrial policies for Turkey to support structural transformation. Thirdly, we comment on new Industrial … Policy Strategy in Turkey. In that respect, our three basic research questions are, firstly, "is there still any meaningful …

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The balance of payments as a constraint on Turkey's growth, 1960 - 2004

Pacaci Elitok, Secil; Campbell, Al - 2008

The aim of this study is to test the existence of balance of a payments constraint on the long run economic growth of the Turkish economy. The balance of payments constrained growth (BPCG) model which was developed by Thirlwall (1979) and extended by Thirlwall and Hussain (1982) is tested over...

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Convergence in GDP per Capita in the Euro Area and the EU at the Time of COVID-19

Licchetta, Mirko; Mattozzi, Giovanni - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 1, pp. 43-51

This paper investigates determinants of convergence in GDP per capita in the euro area and the EU between 1995 and 2021. It finds that the COVID-19 crisis temporarily slowed convergence but the estimated negative impact is significantly smaller than during the global financial crisis. Diverging...

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Spatial Disparities in Economic Structural Change in Central and Eastern Europe During Integration

Szakálné Kanó, Izabella; Vas, Zsófia; Lengyel, Imre; … - In: Intereconomics 60 (2025) 2, pp. 126-134

Understanding the structural change in catching-up regions and the spatial distribution of economic sectors is essential for designing comprehensive policy strategies to promote balanced economic development. This study examines the economic restructuring of the 11 central and eastern European...

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Do regional house prices converge? Evidence from a major developing economy

Ganioğlu, Aytül; Seven, Ünal - In: Central Bank Review (CBR) 21 (2021) 1, pp. 17-24

This paper analyzes the long-run convergence of regional house prices in a major developing country, Turkey. Using a … do not converge across 26 regions of Turkey. Results reveal that the regions can be grouped into seven convergence clubs …

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Heterogeneous convergence

Young, Andrew T.; Higgins, Matthew J.; Levy, Daniel - 2013

We use U.S. county-level data to estimate convergence rates for 22 individual states. We find significant heterogeneity. E.g., the California estimate is 19.9 percent and the New York estimate is 3.3 percent. Convergence rates are essentially uncorrelated with income levels.

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Human capital, economic growth, and regional inequality in China

Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - 2008

We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth patterns can be understood as a function of several interrelated factors, which include investment in physical capital, human capital, and infrastructure capital; the infusion...

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