Urban growth drivers in a Europe of sticky people and implicit boundaries

Cheshire, Paul and Magrini, Stefano (2008) Urban growth drivers in a Europe of sticky people and implicit boundaries. Journal of Economic Geography, 9 (1). pp. 85-115. ISSN 1468-2702

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We investigate urban GDP per capita growth across the EU12 using data for functionally defined cities—rather than administrative regions. We test hypotheses on the role of human capital, EU integration and fragmentation of urban government and explore spatial dependence and mechanisms of spatial interaction. Results are acceptable on standard econometric tests without measures of spatial interaction but there is spatial dependence. If variables reflecting spatial adjustment are included, they are statistically significant and eliminate spatial dependence. Not only do the results now provide consistent estimates of parameters, but they also support relevant theoretical insights and show national borders are still significant barriers to economic adjustment. People in Europe are sticky so it is unreasonable to assume spatial disparities will disappear. Our findings also imply that cities in Europe form national rather than a single continental system.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://joeg.oxfordjournals.org/
Additional Information:	© 2008 The Authors
Divisions:	European Institute Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use
JEL classification:	H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods > H41 - Public Goods H - Public Economics > H7 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations > H73 - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R50 - General
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2010 10:24
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 23:22
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30774

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