Modelling the folk theorem of spatial economics: a heterogeneous regional growth model

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During the last year, the research field of spatial economic has rapidly increased. There is consensus that the economic performance of a region depends not only on its own potential, but also on the development of their neighbouring regions. Knowledge spillovers, which are non constant over space, should influence the evolution of the region specific productivity. The so called folk theorem of spatial economics states, that increasing returns to scale are essential for explaining the uneven economic distri- bution of specific economic activity, which implies that knowledge spillover, agglom- eration and distribution of per capita productivity are closely linked. Thus, the aim of this paper is, to introduce a spatial regional growth model, which links first time knowledge spillover, agglomeration, distribution of per capita productivity and the grasp of spillovers. Further, it is shown in a simulation study, how different regimes of returns to scale and grasps of knowledge affect agglomeration and distribution of per capita productivity. One of key findings is, that grasp of knowledge affects dynamic distribution of per capita productivity. Moreover, the simulation study particularly finds support for the folk theorem of spatial economics.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: BGPE Discussion Paper ; No. 71

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity ; Economic Growth of Open Economies
• Thema: Spatial Economics ; Agglomeration ; Spatial knowledge spillovers ; New economic geography ; Regional growth ; Regionalökonomik ; Folk-Theorem ; Spillover-Effekt ; Agglomerationseffekt ; Neue Ökonomische Geographie ; Regionale Wachstumstheorie ; Theorie

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Klarl, Torben
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE)
• (wo): Nürnberg
• (wann): 2009

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/73397
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ