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Empirical analysis of differential spillover effects within a growth equilibrium framework: Urban–rural versus rural–rural linkages
Author(s) -
Feng Siyi,
Patton Myles
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12226
Subject(s) - spillover effect , economic geography , differential (mechanical device) , rural area , rural economics , general equilibrium theory , economics , geography , rural development , agriculture , political science , microeconomics , archaeology , law , engineering , aerospace engineering
The employment and population growth equilibrium model is extended to allow for differentiated linkages between rural and urban regions and among rural regions. The model is applied to examine the regional disparities within the rural economy of Northern Ireland between 2001 and 2007. To represent the theoretical idea of commuter shed, commuting data are used to construct the spatial weighting matrix. The results reveal positive rural–urban but negative rural‐rural linkages, suggesting that rural regions benefit from economic growth in urban regions but compete with each other. The direct and indirect spillover effects are shown using simulation examples.