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In this paper I extend the use of space as the organizing framework from the physical space to a socio-economic one and, based on an established institutional space, I conduct a cross-country analysis of institutions and economic performance from a spatial econometric perspective. While my results corroborate previous findings on the institutional dimensions of economic development, I am able to provide precise insights as to the spatial dimensions of national per capita GDP growth rates as well as new evidence on the role of spatial effects in the formal econometric analysis of cross-country growth performance. This paper is important in that it represents the first detailed evidence in the two aspects aforementioned.
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I would like to thank Arthur Getis for his invaluable help throughout my research period. I would also like to thank Tschangho John Kim and anonymous referees for their very constructive critiques and valuable comments on earlier drafts of this article. I do, however, retain responsibility for any remaining errors and misrepresentations. This research is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Received: December 2003/Accepted: April 2004
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Ying, L.G. From physical to general spaces: A spatial econometric analysis of cross-country economic growth and institutions. Ann Reg Sci 39, 393–418 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-004-0213-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-004-0213-x