In this study we examine the impact of large-scale natural disasters on economic
development. A major obstacle in exploring this relationship is the poor data quality on GDP …

There is a growing appreciation for the value and impact of the informal economy on the
lives and livelihood of many in developing economies. A key question for researchers has …

A recently developed stochastic frontier production function methodology is used to estimate
econometrically how technical efficiency, technological progress, and returns to scale …

Using a stochastic frontier production function at the raion (county) level of aggregation,
Rostov Oblast rural economy's formal economic growth 2009–2013 is analyzed in …

Using a spatial dynamic panel, the long-run industrial sector convergence rate across
Mexico's states is found to be 2%. The model is a system-General Method of Moments with …

We use satellite nightlights to measure economic activity in México and discrepancies
between estimated an official GDP in order to identify the nonregistered economy. Our work …

The paper empirically examines municipality convergence within Mexico's southern Oaxaca
region. We find municipalities are converging more rapidly than the “iron law” of 2% with up …

In this paper, we estimate the technical efficiency of Mexican states using stochastic
production frontier models. The empirical section uses panel data over the period 1988 …

The impact of electricity consumption on aggregate regional Mexican industrial labor
productivity is examined using a stochastic production function. Electricity consumption is …

Purpose–Has the Mexican inter-regional growth and convergence experience also occurred
within single regions? Using the important southern region of Veracruz, the purpose of this …