Regional Policy Spillovers: the National Impact of Demand-Side Policy in an Interregional Model of the UK Economy

Michelle Gilmartin, David Learmonth, Peter McGregor, Kim Swales, Karen Turner

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Abstract

UK regional policy has been advocated as a means of reducing regional disparities and stimulating national growth. However, there is limited understanding of the interregional and national effects of such a policy. This paper uses an interregional computable general equilibrium model to identify the national impact of a policy-induced regional demand shock under alternative labour market closures. Our simulation results suggest that regional policy operating solely on the demand side has significant national impacts. Furthermore, the effects on the non-target region are particularly sensitive to the treatment of the regional labour market.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationGlasgow
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
Number of pages58
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameStrathclyde Discussion Papers in Economics
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
Volume11-28

Keywords

  • regional CGE modelling
  • migration
  • regional development policy

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