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Using spatial econometrics to analyse local growth in Sweden

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Johan Lundberg

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Lundberg J. (2006) Using spatial econometrics to analyse local growth in Sweden, Regional Studies 40, 303--316. The paper investigates factors that determine the average income growth and net migration rates in Swedish municipalities during 1981--99. The main issue is to test the hypothesis that conditional on a set of other possible determinants of regional growth, the growth rate in one municipality is affected by the growth rates in its neighbouring municipalities. The hypothesis of conditional convergence is also tested. A positive correlation is found between net migration rates in neighbouring municipalities, which suggests that net migration tends to 'spillover’ to neighbouring municipalities. When it comes to average income growth, the results indicate spatial dependence in the error terms during the 1980s. However, there is no clear evidence in favour of the hypothesis of conditional convergence. Instead, the results predict conditional divergence between municipalities located in the Stockholm region throughout the period and also for municipalities outside the Stockholm region during the 1990s. Lundberg J. (2006) L'économie géographique au service d'une analyse de la croissance locale en Suède, Regional Studies 40, 303--316. Cet article cherche à examiner les déterminants de la croissance du revenu moyen et du solde migratoire des municipalités suédoises de 1981 à 1999. Il s'agit principalement de tester l'hypothèse suivant: à condition qu'un autre ensemble de déterminants de la croissance régionale soit satisfait, le taux de croissance d'une municipalité quelleconque est influencé par le taux de croissance des municipalités environnantes. On teste aussi l'hypothèse de convergence conditonnelle. Il s'avère une corrélation étroite entre le solde migratoire des municipalités environnantes, ce qui laisse supposer que les flux migratoires ont tendance à envahir les municipalités environnantes. Quant à la croissance du revenu moyen, les résultats laissent indiquer une dépendance géographique des termes d'erreur pendant les années 1980. Néanmoins, rien ne prouve l'hypothèse de convergence conditionnelle. Les résultats prévoient la divergence conditionnelle des municipalités situées dans la région de Stockholm pendant toute la période et des municipalités situées en dehors de la région de Stockholm pendant les années 1990. Effets géographiques, Convergence conditionnelle, Croissance régionale, Solde migratoire Lundberg J. (2006) Räumliche Wirtschaften als Mittel zur Analyse örtlichen Wachstums in Schweden, Regional Studies 40, 303--316. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht Faktoren, die durchschnittliche Zunahme von Einkommen und Nettowanderungsraten in schwedischen Gemeinden im Zeitraum 1981--99 bestimmten. Es geht hauptsächlich darum, die Hypothese zu prüfen, daß, obschon von einer Reihe anderer möglicher bestimmender Faktoren regionalen Wachstums abhängig, die Wachstumsrate in einer Gemeinde von Wachstumsraten benachbarter Gemeinden beeinflußt wird. Der Autor untersucht auch die Hypothese bedingter Konvergenz. Es wird eine positive Beziehung zwischen Nettowanderungsraten in benachbarten Gemeinden festgestellt, was nahelegt, daß Nettowanderung dazu neigt, in benachbarte Gemeinden 'überzuschwappen’. Wenn es um durchschnittliche Einkommenszunahme geht, deuten die Ergebnisse der Untersuchung auf räumliche Einkommenabhängigkeit in den Irrtumsbegriffen der achtziger Jahre hin. Es lassen sich jedoch keine klaren Beweise zugunsten der Hypothese bedingter Konvergenz feststellen. Stattdessen sagen die Ergebnisse der Untersuchung eine bedingte Divergenz zwischen Gemeinden voraus, die sich während des gesamten Zeitraums in Gebiet von Stockholm befanden und auch für Gemeinden, die während der neunziger Jahre außerhalb der Region von Stockholm lagen. Räumliche Auswirkung, bedingte Konvergenz, regionales Wachstum, Nettowanderung Lundberg J. (2006) Datos económicos espaciales para analizar el crecimiento local en Suecia, Regional Studies 40, 303--316. En este ensayo analizamos qué factores definen el crecimiento medio de ingresos y las tasas de migración neta en los municipios suecos durante el periodo de 1981 a 1999. La cuestión principal es comprobar la hipótesis de que, dependiendo de una serie de otros posibles determinantes del crecimiento regional, la tasa de crecimiento en un municipio se ve afectada por las tasas de crecimiento de los municipios vecinos. También comprobamos la hipótesis de la convergencia condicional. Observamos una correlación positiva entre las tasas de migración neta en los municipios vecinos que indica que esta migración neta tiende a contagiarse a municipios vecinos. Cuando hablamos del crecimiento medio de ingresos, en nuestros resultados aparece una dependencia espacial en términos de errores durante los ochenta. Sin embargo, no hallamos una prueba clara a favor de la hipótesis de la convergencia condicional. Más bien nuestros resultados predicen una divergencia condicional entre los municipios ubicados en la región de Estocolmo durante este periodo y también para los municipios de la periferia durante los noventa. Efectos espaciales, Convergencia condicional, Crecimiento regional, Migración neta

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Keywords: Spatial effects; Conditional convergence; Regional growth; Net migration;

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