Agglomeration, Spatial Interaction and Convergence in the EU

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We investigate the convergence process among EU regions between 1980-2002 taking into account the effects of spatial heterogeneity and spatial spillover effects. The spatial regimes model allows for different steady-state growth paths. In contrast to previous analyses, the regimes in this paper refer to spatial categories, i.e. we assume that agglomerations, urbanised and rural regions are characterised by group-specific steadystates. Moreover, the regression analysis considers the effects of interaction among neighbouring regions, possibly leading to a spatial dependence of regional growth rates. We check whether spatial dependence is caused by spatial spillovers or based on country effects.

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• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: HWWA Discussion Paper ; No. 322

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Economywide Country Studies: Europe ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
• Thema: Convergence ; agglomeration ; European Union ; spatial econometrics ; quantile regression ; Entwicklungskonvergenz ; Räumliche Interaktion ; Regionales Wachstum ; EU-Staaten

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Bräuninger, Michael ; Niebuhr, Annekatrin
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA)
• (wo): Hamburg
• (wann): 2005

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• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19307