A spatial Mankiw-Romer-Weil model: Theory and evidence

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    Abstract

    This paper presents a theoretical growth model that extends the
    Mankiw-Romer-Weil [MRW] model by accounting for technological
    interdependence among regional economies. Interdependence is assumed to work
    through spatial externalities caused by disembodied knowledge diffusion. The
    transition from theory to econometrics leads to a reduced-form empirical spatial
    Durbin model specification that explains the variation in regional levels of per
    worker output at steady state. A system of 198 regions across 22 European
    countries over the period from 1995 to 2004 is used to empirically test the model.
    Testing is performed by assessing the importance of cross-region technological
    interdependence, and measuring direct and indirect (spillover) effects of the MRW
    determinants on regional output.
    OriginalspracheEnglisch
    ErscheinungsortVienna
    HerausgeberWU Vienna University of Economics and Business
    PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Juli 2009

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