Nonlinear regional economic dynamics: continuous-time specification, estimation and stability analysis
This paper presents an innovative approach to the study of regional economic dynamics within a nonlinear continuous-time econometric frameworka generalized specification of the LotkaVolterra system of equations. This specification, which accounts for interdependent behavior of three industrial sectors and spillover effects of activities in neighboring regions, is employed in an analysis of five Italian regions between 1980 and 2003. For these regions, we report estimation results, characterize the varying systems dynamics, analyze the models local and global stability properties, and determine via sensitivity analyses which structural features appear to exert the greatest influence on these properties.
continuous-time econometrics regional dynamics generalized lotkavolterra system local and global stability analysis o18 o41 c31 c33 c61 c62