Conditional β- and σ-convergence in space: A maximum likelihood approach

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-78

  Pfaffermayr, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b IFO ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Conditional spatial and convergence; European regions; Spatial maximum likelihood estimates; Spatial Solow model; Verdoorn's model

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MODELING; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 57249084268     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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