This chapter reviews some of the major econometric models, approaches and issues related
to the spatial dimensions of economic convergence and inequality. Key themes concern the …

Using a dynamic spatial framework, this paper investigates how foreign direct investment
(FDI), foreign aid and remittances impact the economic growth of 53 A frican and 34 L atin A …

A large amount of literature on China's energy intensity seldom considers the regional
differences of energy intensity inside China and the spatial effects. Based on spatial …

The financial crisis and recession that began in 2007 brought a sharp increase in the
number of bank failures in the United States. This article investigates characteristics of banks …

The aim of this study is to test the environment Kuznets curve (EKC) and pollution haven
(PH) hypotheses in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). An important methodological point that has …

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) can home to tumor sites and promote tumor
growth. The effects of hMSC on tumor growth are controversial and involvement of hMSC in …

We analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on US county population, employment, and
real income growth. Our findings suggest that government organization matters for local …

In this paper we examine long-run house price convergence across US states using a novel
econometric approach advocated by Pesaran (2007) and Pesaran et al.(2009). Our …

Although several contributions have studied the effect of related variety on the economic
performance of firms and regions, its influence on regional resilience—that is, regions' …

ABSTRACT The Spatial Econometrics Association appeared on the scene only five years
ago during a time of unprecedented expansion of research activities in the field. This paper …