The Trade-Off between Aggregate National Efficiency and Interregional Equity: Some Recent Empirical Evidence

Hewings, Geoffrey J. D.

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“…Development of more developed areas would be a source of additional growth, while reduction of the regional dispersion in unemployment would improve the tradeoff between unemployment and wage inflation for the country as a whole (Archibald, 1972). Measures to reduce regional disparities will not be a luxury to be afforded when things are otherwise going well in the country (Hewings, 1978). Moreover, a more equitable income distribution may also have a positive effect on economic growth.…”

Section: Overview Of Theory and Empirical Studies: Convergence And Thmentioning

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Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Gezici

Hewings

2004

Rev Urban & Reg Develop

145

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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 of interregional disparities in terms of “convergence” and performance of peripheral regions in Turkey by considering GDP per capita over the 1980‐97 period. As a result of σ and β convergence (absolute and conditional) analyses, following Barro and Sala‐i‐Martin (1995), there is no evidence for convergence across both provinces and the functional regions in Turkey from 1980 to 1997. Moreover, a high level of the spatial dependence was revealed. Therefore, the level of regional GDP per capita growth was highly related to the neighbors and disparities are still obvious between the east and west of Turkey. Most of the new dynamic areas are also located in the west. Notwithstanding policies for “Priority Provinces in Development” (PPD), the findings of the convergence analysis indicates that PPDs do not grow faster than core‐developed provinces. Moreover, the majority of them remained as poor regions with their neighbors. While the PPDs share similar features compare to the developed provinces, they are differentiated in terms of their performance.

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Section: Overview Of Theory and Empirical Studies: Convergence And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Gezici

Hewings

2004

Rev Urban & Reg Develop

145

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“…A related theme has been the search for reasons why variations in regional cyclical sensitivity occur. In part, this reflects a shift in how the regional problem is understood from being solely related to the economic performance of the urban system in general (11). Following earlier work of Thirlwall (23), it has been argued by a number of analysts that economic regional problems are, in part, the result of !ess prosperous regions bearing, disproportionately, the burden of higher unemployment in times of national recession and not responding quickly enough to economic stimulus in times of economic boom.…”

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Factors influencing the space-time lags of regional economic adjustment

Clark

1981

Ann Reg Sci

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Studies of the relationship between national and regional fluctuations have often found evidence of consistent space-time lags in regional economic adjustment. Some researchers have argued that depressed and peripheral regions take longer to adjust to national fluctuations than more central and prosperous regions. In this paper, a series of hypotheses are suggested to account for variations in space-time economic adjustments at the local level. The spatial and temporal transmission of market outcomes, uncertainty and the role of money are shown to be particularly important determinants of adjustment regardless of industrial location patterns. Emphasis is placed on inventory adjustments and unanticipated changes in sales by firms operating under conditions of imperfect competition. Following Hicks, the model is dependent upon fix-price quantity adjustment assumptions and is primarily short-run oriented.

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“…BRECHLING, 1967;BASSETT and HAGGETT, 1981;and HEWINGS, 1978, analyzed cycles in the United Kingdom and concluded that regional amplitudes were significantly different from the national average. HARRIS and THIRLWALL, 1968, studied cyclical unemployment patterns in Britain and found that intra-industry differences were more important than industry mix in explaining regional variations during recessions.…”

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Regional variations in industrial performance

Strong

1983

Regional Studies

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STRONG J. S. (1983) Regional variations in industrial performance, Reg. Studies 17, 429-444. Regional differences in cycle experience are wider than would be expected on the basis of industrial composition alone. Spatial variations in economic performance within four industries are examined and found to be of considerable magnitude and persistence. Localized demand and productivity differentials are shown to be important determinants of these variations, particularly for mature industries. The interaction between regional and industrial distributions is shown to have important implications for sectoral policies and for regionally-oriented stabilization policy.Regional cycles Business cycles Industrial policy Regional economics Industry studies STRONGJ. S. (1983) Variations r6gionales de la performance de l'industrie, Reg. Studies 17, 429-444. Les 6carts r6gionaux des cycles sont plus larges que l'on ne s'attendrait ~ partir de la seule structure industrielle. On examine les variations spatiales de la performance 6conomique de quatre industries et il s'61~ve que celles-l~ sont d'une ampleur et d'une persistance non-n6gligeables. On d6montre l'importance de la demande localis6e et des &arts de productivit6 dans la d6termination de ces variations-l~l, notamment pour les industries en pleine maturit6. En outre on d6montre les retomb6es importantes de l'interaction des distributions r6gionale et industrielle ~ la lois pour les politiques visant les secteurs et pour la politique de stabilisation centr6e sur les r6gions.

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The Trade-Off between Aggregate National Efficiency and Interregional Equity: Some Recent Empirical Evidence

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Factors influencing the space-time lags of regional economic adjustment

Regional variations in industrial performance

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