This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed
the importance of spatial factors. An important distinction in this literature is the one between …

There is a growing interest in deriving value from user-generated comments and reviews
online. For businesses and consumers using online platforms, the reviews serve as quality …

Although interest in spatial regression models has surged in recent years, a comprehensive,
up-to-date text on these approaches does not exist. Filling this void, Introduction to Spatial …

This paper evaluates the impact of structural funds on the convergence process between
145 European regions over 1989–1999. The presence of spillover effects is investigated …

The aim of this paper is to study the space-time dynamics of European regional per capita
GDP. A sample of 138 European regions over the 1980− 1995 period provides clear …

Recent contributions to the regional science literature have considered spatial effects in
empirical growth specifications. In the case of spatial dependence, following theoretical …

The purpose of this article is to study the evolution of GDP disparities among 138 European
regions over the period from 1980 to 1995. Regional per capitaGDPcross-sectional …

The authors show that spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity matter in the
estimation of the β-convergence process among 138 European regions over the 1980 to …

The economic growth literature suggests that knowledge spillovers are subject to distance
decay effects. In this paper the main aim is to provide a theoretical framework and empirical …

The objective of this paper is to examine regional convergence and core‐periphery relations
in Turkey. The main question explores the degree to which there has been a transformation …