Spatial Dependence and Economic Growth: Evidence from a Panel of Countries

María Teresa Ramírez-Giraldo; Ana María Loboguerrero

Borradores de Economia

Number:

206

Published:

Monday, 1 April 2002

Classification JEL:

O40, O57, C21

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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