Bayesian Model Averaging in the Studies on Economic Growth in the EU Regions – Application of the gretl BMA package

Błażejowski, Marcin and Gazda, Jakub and Kwiatkowski, Jacek (2016): Bayesian Model Averaging in the Studies on Economic Growth in the EU Regions – Application of the gretl BMA package. Published in: Economics and Sociology , Vol. 9, No. 4 (November 2016): pp. 168-175.

Abstract

Economic growth is again one of the most important economic issues in literature since the 1980s. This paper falls into the mainstream of regional studies on economic growth and it tries to answer the recurring question: what are the determinants of economic growth at regional level. The objective of this article is to diagnose the determinants of economic growth among European regions on the basis of Bayesian methods applied to gretl software.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: economic growth, Bayesian methods, gretl software
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General > C11 - Bayesian Analysis: General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth ; Aggregate Productivity ; Cross-Country Output Convergence; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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