Commuting effects in Okun's Law among British areas: Evidence from spatial panel econometrics

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作者
Palombi, Silvia [1 ]
Perman, Roger [1 ]
Tavera, Christophe [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Econ, 130 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0GE, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Univ Rennes 1, 7 Pl Hocher, F-35065 Rennes, France
关键词
R11; C31; J64; Unemployment; output growth; commuting; spatial econometrics; panel data; AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL; MOMENTS ESTIMATOR; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE; COEFFICIENT; HYSTERESIS; ROBUSTNESS; GROWTH; WAGES;
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10.1111/pirs.12166
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F [经济];
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摘要
This paper examines Okun's Law using a spatial panel approach on NUTS 3 data for Great Britain over the period 1985-2011. The basic specification used as a starting point for the spatial analysis is the relationship between real output growth and unemployment rate changes. This is extended to incorporate spatial lags, to test for the presence of commuting effects, and to accommodate spatial residuals dependence. We estimate various spatial panel models, controlling for heterogeneity across areas, and find consistent evidence of a significant Okun's coefficient. Results also show that spillover effects from labour mobility and interregional linkages matter and have important implications for the validity of the empirical law. Resumen Este articulo explora la Ley de Okun mediante el uso de un enfoque de panel de datos espaciales de nivel NUTS 3 de Gran Bretana durante el periodo 1985-2011. La especificacion basica empleada como punto de partida para el analisis espacial es la relacion entre el crecimiento de la produccion real y los cambios en la tasa de desempleo. Esta se amplio para incorporar retardos espaciales con los que poner a prueba la presencia de efectos de desplazamiento al trabajo, y para dar cabida a la dependencia de residuos espaciales. Se estimaron diferentes modelos de panel espacial en los que se controlo la heterogeneidad entre areas, y se encontraron pruebas robustas de un coeficiente de Okun significativo. Los resultados muestran tambien la importancia de los efectos de spillover derivados de la movilidad laboral y los vinculos interregionales y tienen implicaciones importantes para la validez de la ley empirica. ?? ????1985???2011?????NUTS3???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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