A STATISTICAL APPROACH OF THE SPATIAL-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF A PHENOMENON USING A RO-EU COMPOSITE INDEX

Elisabeta Jaba (), Alina Botezat and Christiana Brigitte Balan
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Elisabeta Jaba: AL.I. Cuza" University Iasi, Romania
Christiana Brigitte Balan: AL.I. Cuza" University Iasi, Romania

Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2010, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: This study aims at presenting a new computation index, which simultaneously measures the time and space variation of the various economic indices. The elaboration method of the space-time index is based on a matrix construct, the time and space variation of the analyzed economic index being represented via a system of vectors in plane. The practical application of the compound index is exemplified by employing the data on the growth rate of the GDP/inhabitant, calculated for two spatial entities: Romania and the European Union, for the period 1999-2008. The obtained findings confirm the fact that the proposed space-time index is a good analysis tool for the measurement of the time and space variation related to the various economic indices, as well as for testing the economic convergence for discrete time moments.

Keywords: space-time index; convergence; economic shock. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C10 C14 E27 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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