Baskaran T, Feld LP, Necker S (2017)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
Book Volume: 51
Pages Range: 1815-1825
Journal Issue: 12
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1255318
Depressing dependence? Transfers and economic growth in the German states, 1975–2005. Regional Studies. Most countries pay substantial intergovernmental transfers to poor regions with the aim of achieving regional convergence. Consequently, transfers should have a positive effect on economic growth. However, it is equally possible that transfers perpetuate underdevelopment. This paper studies empirically the effect of intergovernmental transfers on economic growth with a panel of West German states over the period 1975–2005. The findings suggest that transfers do not foster economic growth, presumably because the recipients use them to subsidize declining industries.
APA:
Baskaran, T., Feld, L.P., & Necker, S. (2017). Depressing dependence? Transfers and economic growth in the German states, 1975–2005. Regional Studies, 51(12), 1815-1825. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1255318
MLA:
Baskaran, Thushyanthan, Lars P. Feld, and Sarah Necker. "Depressing dependence? Transfers and economic growth in the German states, 1975–2005." Regional Studies 51.12 (2017): 1815-1825.
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