Robust Correlates of County-Level Growth in the U.S

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Robust Correlates of County-Level Growth in the U.S

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Higgins, Matthew
Young, Andrew
Levy, Daniel

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Higgins et al. (2006) report several statistically significant partial correlates with U.S. per capita income growth. However, Levine and Renelt (1992) demonstrate that such correlations are hardly ever robust to changing the combination of conditioning variables included. We ask whether the same is true for the variables identified as important by Higgins et al. Using the extreme bounds analysis of Levine and Renelt, we find that the majority of the partial correlations can be accepted as robust. The variables associated with those partial correlations stand solidly as variables of interest for future studies of U.S. growth.

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- Matthew J. Higgins & Daniel Levy & Andrew T. Young, 2007. "Robust Correlates of County-Level Growth in the U.S," Emory Economics 0708, Department of Economics, Emory University (Atlanta). [Downloadable!]

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O40 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
R11 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Analysis of Growth, Development, and Changes
O51 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada
H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
O47 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
O18 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
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Matthew J. Higgins & Daniel Levy & Andrew T. Young, 2008. "Federal, State, and Local Governments: Evaluating their Separate Roles in US Growth," Emory Economics 0801, Department of Economics, Emory University (Atlanta). [Downloadable!]
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- Matthew J. Higgins & Daniel Levy & Andrew T. Young, 2006. "Federal, State, and Local Governments: Evaluating their Separate Roles in US Growth," Emory Economics 0614, Department of Economics, Emory University (Atlanta). [Downloadable!]
- Higgins, Matthew & Young, Andrew & Levy, Daniel, 2006. "Federal, State, and Local Governments: Evaluating their Separate Roles in US Growth," MPRA Paper 1014, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
- Higgins, Matthew & Young, Andrew & Levy, Daniel, 2009. "Federal, State, and Local Governments: Evaluating their Separate Roles in US Growth," MPRA Paper 13094, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
- Matthew Higgins & Andrew Young & Daniel Levy, 2009. "Federal, state, and local governments: evaluating their separate roles in US growth," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 139(3), pages 493-507, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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