Abstract
This paper introduces the appropriate econometric methodology and statistical tests to evaluate the spatial and sectoral stability of the labour productivity convergence process of 145 European regions over 1975-2000. Our results display significant σ-convergence only in aggregate labour productivity and in the services sectors among peripheral regions. We also show that omitting spatial effects leads to biased measures of σ-convergence. We then estimate a pooled β-convergence model including spatial autocorrelation and sectoral differentiation. Spatial and sectoral stability tests reveal which sectors display a convergence process and in which regime they are located.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 505-525 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Papers of the Regional Science Association |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
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Keywords
- Convergence
- Labour productivity
- Sectoral approach
- Spatial econometrics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Geography, Planning and Development
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Spatial and sectoral productivity convergence between European regions, 1975-2000. / Le Gallo, Julie; Dall Erba, Sandy.
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