• Agglomeration externalities and 1981-2006 regional growth in Brazil 

  Matlaba, Valente José; Holmes, Mark J.; McCann, Philip; Poot, Jacques (University of Waikato, 2012-06)

  This paper focuses on manufacturing employment growth across the 26 states of Brazil. We employ the Glaeser et al. (1992) approach to identify the role played by knowledge externalities in growth and convergence. To assess ...

  

• Agglomeration externalities, innovation and regional growth: Theoretical perspectives and meta-analysis 

  de Groot, Henri L. F.; Poot, Jacques; Smit, Martijn J. (2008-02)

  Technological change and innovation and are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally-connected knowledge-driven economy, the relevance of agglomeration forces that rely on proximity continues to ...

  

• Attracting global talent and then what? Overeducated immigrants in the United States 

  Beckhusen, Julia; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Poot, Jacques; Waldorf, Brigitte S. (Wiley, 2013)

  This research assesses the prevalence and determinants of job–education mismatches among male immigrants in the United States between 1980 and 2009. The results suggest that educational attainment levels do not match ...

• A century of the evolution of the urban system in Brazil 

  Matlaba, Valente José; Holmes, Mark J.; McCann, Philip; Poot, Jacques (2011-06)

  In this paper, we study the hitherto unexplored evolution of the size distribution of 185 urban areas in Brazil between 1907 and 2008. We find that the power law parameter of the size distribution of the 100 largest urban ...

  

• Changes in social security eligibility and the international mobility of New Zealand citizens in Australia 

  Poot, Jacques; Sanderson, Lynda Margaret (University of Waikato, Population Studies Centre, 2007-06)

  This paper is concerned with the international mobility of New Zealanders who migrate to Australia. One in ten New Zealand citizens lives in Australia and their settlement and subsequent mobility is important from demographic, ...

  

• The two-way relationship between international migration and institutional quality in the migration and development nexus 

  Tran, Ngoc Thi Minh (The University of Waikato, 2018)

  The two-way relationship between international migration and institutional quality is at the core of migration and development interconnections. Migration decisions are shaped by various types of institutions, and subsequently ...

  

• Innovation and Growth: Theoretical Models and Analytical Simulations of Spatial, Clustering and Competition Effects 

  Bond-Smith, Steven Craig (University of Waikato, 2014)

  This thesis expands upon endogenous growth theory to incorporate a more detailed understanding of innovation. The similarities in modelling techniques between endogenous growth theory and the New Economic Geography (NEG) ...

  

• Selected Econometric Models of Social Capital Formation in New Zealand 

  Roskruge, Matthew James (University of Waikato, 2013)

  This thesis examines the factors contributing to the formation of social capital in New Zealand from three distinct angles. Each of these angles concerns a form of geographically referenced investment, either by individuals ...

  

• Regional Socio-Economic Transformation in Brazil 

  Matlaba, Valente José (University of Waikato, 2012)

  The regional income disparities in Brazil are well-known. Since the 1930s, such income disparities have declined only slightly. This thesis combines traditional economic theory with insights from regional science and ...

  

• International Engagement and Performance of New Zealand Firms 

  Sanderson, Lynda Margaret (University of Waikato, 2011)

  This thesis examines the determinants and consequences of international engagement by New Zealand firms, with a particular focus on the relationship between international activities and firm performance. The thesis is ...

  

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