Essays about: "Spatial econometrics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Spatial econometrics.

1. 1. Regional Inequality and Spatial Dependence in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Samuel Malmström Arfwedson; [2023]
   Keywords : Regional inequality; convergence; spatial dependence; spatial econometrics; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Regional inequality is a growing concern in developed countries, as country-level convergence may obscure increasing disparities within countries. This thesis aims to address this concern by examining the dynamics of regional convergence in Sweden from 1980-2022. READ MORE

3. 2. Testing the regional convergence in China : A spatial panel analysis

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Yaao Pang; [2020]
   Keywords : Regional convergence; spatial panel model; spatial econometrics;

   Abstract : This paper tests the regional convergence of GDP per capita across 27 Chinese provinces during the period 1961-2018 with considering the spatial interactions. First, this study only finds a slight divergence over the entire period. READ MORE

4. 3. Is there Spatial Dependence in Grading between Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mikael Jonasson; Melissa Ryberg; [2017-07-28]
   Keywords : Spatial dependence; Grade inflation; Spatial Durbin model; Spatial weight matrix;

   Abstract : This paper suggests that there is spatial dependence in grade inflation between upper secondary schools in Sweden by providing evidence of grade inflation in the courses of Swedish and Mathematics. The findings indicate that if neighboring schools inflate their grades by roughly 10 percent, the own schools grade inflation will increase by roughly 1. READ MORE

5. 4. Education and Development : A spatial-econometric approach on spatial change and permanence in southern Brazil

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Vinícius Floriani Martins; [2016]
   Keywords : education; development; exploratory spatial data analysis; spatial econometrics; path dependence; Brazil; Paraná.;

   Abstract : The Brazilian state of Paraná exhibits a violent geography of inequality and duality, hosting both the most developed city in the country, internationally recognized by its urban and environmental innovations, and southern Brazil’s most concentrated cluster of poverty and underdevelopment. Over the course of the past decades, the state underwent a major economic transformation, modernizing and increasing its industrial structure and shifting to the service sector with a larger participation of the knowledge economy. READ MORE

6. 5. Diffusion of popular uprisings across countries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Hugo Brändström; Axel Lindberg; [2014]
   Keywords : Diffusion; Popular uprisings; Revolutions; Spatial econometrics; Africa;

   Abstract : A common but unsubstantiated notion is that popular uprising, like those witnessed during the Arab Spring, diffuse across countries. To date, academic research centres on intrastate determinants of political unrest, largely neglecting international considerations. READ MORE