Problems related to labor migration on a large scale in South-North as well as in East-West direction are high on the agenda. This papers presents an endogenous growth model for two regions with human capital formation as the engine of growth. The model is used to analyze the growth (rate)...

An aging labor force is often associated with a decreasing innovative performance on aggregate, firm or individual level. Using a regional knowledge production function to explain patenting activity in German districts, we propose to include the effect of age in a twofold specification: First,...

An aging labor force is often associated with a decreasing innovative performance on aggregate, firm or individual level. Using a regional knowledge production function to explain patenting activity in German districts, we propose to include the effect of age in a twofold specification: First,...

Problems related to labor migration on a large scale in South-North as well as in East-West direction are high on the agenda. This papers presents an endogenous growth model for two regions with human capital formation as the engine of growth. The model is used to analyze the growth (rate)...