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Working Papers

2015

1. Impact Evaluation of Investments in the Appalachian Region: A Reappraisal
   Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University View citations (1)

2014

2. On the Finite Sample Properties of Pre-Test Estimators of Spatial Models
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University (2013) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article On the finite sample properties of pre-test estimators of spatial models, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2013

3. A J-Test for Panel Models with Fixed Effects, Spatial and Time
   Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University
4. Comparing Implementations of Estimation Methods for Spatial Econometrics
   Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Comparing Implementations of Estimation Methods for Spatial Econometrics, Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics (2015) View citations (116) (2015)
5. Efficient GMM Estimation of a Cliff and Ord Panel Data Model with Random Effects
   Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Efficient GMM Estimation of a Cliff and Ord Panel Data Model with Random Effects, Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
6. Impact Estimates for Static Spatial Panel Data Models in R
   Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Impact estimates for static spatial panel data models in R, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2012

7. Comparing estimation methods for spatial econometrics
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
8. Estimation of Spatial Models with Endogenous Weighting Matrices and an Application to a Demand Model for Cigarettes
   Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Estimation of spatial models with endogenous weighting matrices, and an application to a demand model for cigarettes, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (81) (2014)

2009

9. The distributional effects of NAFTA in Mexico: evidence from a panel of municipalities
   2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article The distributional effects of NAFTA in Mexico: Evidence from a panel of municipalities, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (14) (2012)

2008

10. Does evidence on regional economic convergence depend on the estimation strategy ? Outcomes from analysis of a set of NUTS-2 regions
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Does Evidence on Regional Economic Convergence Depend on the Estimation Strategy? Outcomes from Analysis of a Set of NUTS2 EU Regions, Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (34) (2008)

2006

11. Analyzing Intra-Distribution Dynamics: A Reappraisal
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (13)
12. The cross-country effects of EU holidays on domestic GDP's
    ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY)

2005

13. Convergence in per-capita GDP across European regions using panel data models extended to spatial autocorrelation effects
    ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY) View citations (29)
    Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2004) View citations (21)
14. The relationship between Regional Growth and Regional Inequality in EU and transition countries - a Spatial Econometric Approach
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (6)
15. Using Spatial Panel Data in Modelling Regional Growth and Convergence
    ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY) View citations (41)

2004

16. Vector-Autoregression Approach to Forecast Italian Imports
    ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY) View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Spillover effects in spatial models: Generalizations and extensions
   Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60, (3), 425-442 View citations (4)

2018

2. Impact Evaluation of Investments in the Appalachian Region
   International Regional Science Review, 2018, 41, (6), 601-629 View citations (3)
3. Important overlooked IVs in spatial models
   Empirical Economics, 2018, 55, (1), 69-83 View citations (2)

2016

4. A J test for dynamic panel model with fixed effects, and nonparametric spatial and time dependence
   Empirical Economics, 2016, 51, (4), 1581-1605
5. An Extension of the J‐Test to a Spatial Panel Data Framework
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2016, 31, (2), 387-402 View citations (8)

2015

6. Comparing Implementations of Estimation Methods for Spatial Econometrics
   Journal of Statistical Software, 2015, 063, (i18) View citations (116)
   See also Working Paper Comparing Implementations of Estimation Methods for Spatial Econometrics, Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2014

7. Estimation of spatial models with endogenous weighting matrices, and an application to a demand model for cigarettes
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 46, (C), 140-149 View citations (81)
   See also Working Paper Estimation of Spatial Models with Endogenous Weighting Matrices and an Application to a Demand Model for Cigarettes, Working Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
8. Impact estimates for static spatial panel data models in R
   Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2014, 7, (3), 213-223 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Impact Estimates for Static Spatial Panel Data Models in R, Working Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
9. On the finite sample properties of pre-test estimators of spatial models
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 46, (C), 103-115 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper On the Finite Sample Properties of Pre-Test Estimators of Spatial Models, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
10. Special Issue on Spatial Econometrics: An Editorial Note
    The Review of Regional Studies, 2014, 44, (3), 221-222

2013

11. Efficient GMM Estimation of a Cliff and Ord Panel Data Model with Random Effects
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2013, 8, (3), 370-388 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Efficient GMM Estimation of a Cliff and Ord Panel Data Model with Random Effects, Working Papers (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2012

12. On model specification and parameter space definitions in higher order spatial econometric models
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (1-2), 211-220 View citations (66)
13. Specialization, R&D and productivity growth: evidence from EU regions
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2012, 49, (1), 35-51 View citations (15)
14. The distributional effects of NAFTA in Mexico: Evidence from a panel of municipalities
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (1-2), 286-302 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The distributional effects of NAFTA in Mexico: evidence from a panel of municipalities, 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
15. The welfare benefit of a home’s location: an empirical comparison of spatial and non-spatial model estimates
    Journal of Geographical Systems, 2012, 14, (3), 319-356 View citations (10)
16. splm: Spatial Panel Data Models in R
    Journal of Statistical Software, 2012, 047, (i01) View citations (165)

2011

17. An extension of Kelejian's J-test for non-nested spatial models
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2011, 41, (3), 281-292 View citations (37)
18. Spatial Approaches to Panel Data in Agricultural Economics: A Climate Change Application
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (3), 14 View citations (11)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (3), 325-338 (2011) View citations (11)

2010

19. The Journey to Safety: Conflict-Driven Migration Flows in Colombia
    International Regional Science Review, 2010, 33, (2), 157-180 View citations (28)
20. sphet: Spatial Models with Heteroskedastic Innovations in R
    Journal of Statistical Software, 2010, 035, (i01) View citations (73)

2009

21. A new class of spatial concentration measures
    Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2009, 53, (12), 4471-4481 View citations (13)
22. Service industry and cumulative growth in the regions of Europe
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2009, 21, (4), 333-349 View citations (12)

2008

23. Does Evidence on Regional Economic Convergence Depend on the Estimation Strategy? Outcomes from Analysis of a Set of NUTS2 EU Regions
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2008, 3, (2), 209-224 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Does evidence on regional economic convergence depend on the estimation strategy ? Outcomes from analysis of a set of NUTS-2 regions, Post-Print (2008) View citations (30) (2008)
24. The European Regional Growth Process Revisited
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2008, 3, (1), 7-25 View citations (25)

2007

25. Convergence in per-capita gdp across Eu-Nuts2 regions using panel data models extended to spatial autocorrelations effects
    Statistica, 2007, 67, (2), 157-172 View citations (4)
26. Nonlinear regional economic dynamics: continuous-time specification, estimation and stability analysis
    Journal of Geographical Systems, 2007, 9, (4), 311-344 View citations (5)