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This paper reassesses the wage curve applying regional price deflators, whereas in the literature only uniform national price levels are generally used in wage curve regressions. Existing estimates for the unemployment elasticities vary across countries but lie mostly in the neighborhood of −0.1. Using the data for the 49 US states over the 2008–2015 period and 16 Polish NUTS2 regions over the 2000–2015 period, we test the impact of regional prices on the wage curve employing a variety of approaches. We confirm the existence of wage curves for both countries. Following the theory of monopsonistic competition, this inverse relationship stems from the costs faced by both firms and workers. However, the elasticity of local unemployment and spatial spillovers decreases significantly if regional price deflators are applied. This is due to the fact that there exists a negative relationship between regional prices and unemployment.
Bartlomiej Rokicki; Uwe Blien; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings; Phan Thi Hong Van. Is There a Wage Curve with Regional Real Wages? An analysis for the US and Poland. Economic Modelling 2021, 102, 105582 .
AMA StyleBartlomiej Rokicki, Uwe Blien, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Phan Thi Hong Van. Is There a Wage Curve with Regional Real Wages? An analysis for the US and Poland. Economic Modelling. 2021; 102 ():105582.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartlomiej Rokicki; Uwe Blien; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings; Phan Thi Hong Van. 2021. "Is There a Wage Curve with Regional Real Wages? An analysis for the US and Poland." Economic Modelling 102, no. : 105582.
Bartlomiej Rokicki; Oliver Fritz; Jonathan M. Horridge; Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. Survey-based versus algorithm-based multi-regional input–output tables within the CGE framework – the case of Austria. Economic Systems Research 2020, 1 -22.
AMA StyleBartlomiej Rokicki, Oliver Fritz, Jonathan M. Horridge, Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. Survey-based versus algorithm-based multi-regional input–output tables within the CGE framework – the case of Austria. Economic Systems Research. 2020; ():1-22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartlomiej Rokicki; Oliver Fritz; Jonathan M. Horridge; Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. 2020. "Survey-based versus algorithm-based multi-regional input–output tables within the CGE framework – the case of Austria." Economic Systems Research , no. : 1-22.
Since its EU accession, Poland has invested strongly in the development of fast road transport network. As a result, the total length of modern, high-speed roads has increased from around 500 km in 2005 to over 3000 km in 2015. Yet, while the positive impact of transport infrastructure investment on overall accessibility is unquestionable there are no studies that assess its influence on economic development of particular regions. This paper applies a regional dynamic CGE model to measure the effects of big transport infrastructure investments in Polish NUTS2 regions. We use data on both investment spending and accessibility improvement (expressed as a reduction in transport margins) in order to distinguish between possible short and long term impacts. We find that there exist significant disparities in the impact between regions with high share of major road infrastructure investment undertaken by private investors and the ones that relied fully on public funding. In the case of the former, the lack of analyzed investment would lead to relatively significant decrease in real GDP or average employment. In the case of the latter, the impact of major road infrastructure investment is almost negligible.
Bartlomiej Rokicki; Eduardo A. Haddad; Jonathan M. Horridge; Marcin Stępniak. Accessibility in the regional CGE framework: the effects of major transport infrastructure investments in Poland. Transportation 2020, 1 -26.
AMA StyleBartlomiej Rokicki, Eduardo A. Haddad, Jonathan M. Horridge, Marcin Stępniak. Accessibility in the regional CGE framework: the effects of major transport infrastructure investments in Poland. Transportation. 2020; ():1-26.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartlomiej Rokicki; Eduardo A. Haddad; Jonathan M. Horridge; Marcin Stępniak. 2020. "Accessibility in the regional CGE framework: the effects of major transport infrastructure investments in Poland." Transportation , no. : 1-26.
Territorial cohesion and improvement of accessibility can be considered the main goals that are at the core of the EU Cohesion Policy. Yet, while there exists an abundant literature on the impact of transport infrastructure investment on the overall accessibility level, very few studies try to verify the possible link between accessibility and regional economic development. This issue seems to be particularly interesting in the case of the EU's New Member States that have experienced a big push to develop their transportation networks in the last decade. Hence, in the present paper we apply the potential accessibility indicator for Poland in order to verify the general productivity effects of major transport infrastructure investments between 2004 and 2014. We find that accessibility improvement seems to be weakly but positively correlated with growth in regional employment. However, the impact on the growth of regional production is not statistically significant. We also find that, once nonlinearity is assumed, accessibility improvement does not have a statistically significant impact on urban areas. At the same time it is in fact negatively correlated with output growth in the case of rural areas.
Bartlomiej Rokicki; Marcin Stępniak. Major transport infrastructure investment and regional economic development – An accessibility-based approach. Journal of Transport Geography 2018, 72, 36 -49.
AMA StyleBartlomiej Rokicki, Marcin Stępniak. Major transport infrastructure investment and regional economic development – An accessibility-based approach. Journal of Transport Geography. 2018; 72 ():36-49.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartlomiej Rokicki; Marcin Stępniak. 2018. "Major transport infrastructure investment and regional economic development – An accessibility-based approach." Journal of Transport Geography 72, no. : 36-49.
This paper analyzes regional price differentials in Poland at the NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 levels. It applies unique raw-price data and calculates regional purchasing power parity (PPP) deflators for the 16 NUTS-2 regions. It then estimates PPP deflators for the 66 NUTS-3-level regions by applying the multiple imputation approach. Finally, it verifies whether these are intra- or interregional price inequalities that have a greater influence on the overall price inequality level. It is found that the price levels are significantly higher than the average in the better-developed regions and lower in the lagging ones. It is also found that it is the intra- rather than the interregion differentials that influence more the overall inequality level.
Bartlomiej Rokicki; Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. Regional price deflators in Poland: evidence from NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions. Spatial Economic Analysis 2018, 14, 88 -105.
AMA StyleBartlomiej Rokicki, Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. Regional price deflators in Poland: evidence from NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions. Spatial Economic Analysis. 2018; 14 (1):88-105.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartlomiej Rokicki; Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. 2018. "Regional price deflators in Poland: evidence from NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions." Spatial Economic Analysis 14, no. 1: 88-105.
In this paper we study empirically the relationship between EU structural interventions and individual wages in Poland by employing the augmented NEG wage equation. Our analysis is based on the Labour Force Survey data compiled by the Polish Central Statistical Office for the period 2004–2009 that corresponds to the first EU financial 2004–2006 framework for Poland that was implemented until 2009. Using annual data on about 10,000 Polish workers in 16 regions, we find that a significant fraction of inter-individual differences in terms of return to labour can be explained by the EU funds variable. In addition, we also confirm that geography of market access as well as individual characteristics account are important in explaining spatial wage disparities in Poland.
Andrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. EU structural interventions and individual wages in Poland: Empirical evidence for 2004-2006 financial framework. Regional Science Policy & Practice 2017, 9, 201 -216.
AMA StyleAndrzej Cieślik, Bartłomiej Rokicki. EU structural interventions and individual wages in Poland: Empirical evidence for 2004-2006 financial framework. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 2017; 9 (3):201-216.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. 2017. "EU structural interventions and individual wages in Poland: Empirical evidence for 2004-2006 financial framework." Regional Science Policy & Practice 9, no. 3: 201-216.
The impact of European Union accession on regional income convergence within the Visegrad countries. Regional Studies. This paper applies regional dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to simulate the growth of regional per-capita income within the Visegrad group of countries. It shows how regional income differentials would evolve in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia if they did not join the European Union. We find that all regions would grow at a slower pace without European Union membership and that the European Union structural policies play a key role here. Finally, we prove the impact of accession on the evolution of regional income inequalities, although its magnitude differs significantly between countries.
Mark Horridge; Bartlomiej Rokicki. The impact of European Union accession on regional income convergence within the Visegrad countries. Regional Studies 2017, 52, 503 -515.
AMA StyleMark Horridge, Bartlomiej Rokicki. The impact of European Union accession on regional income convergence within the Visegrad countries. Regional Studies. 2017; 52 (4):503-515.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMark Horridge; Bartlomiej Rokicki. 2017. "The impact of European Union accession on regional income convergence within the Visegrad countries." Regional Studies 52, no. 4: 503-515.
Highlights•We reassess regional convergence within particular country using per capita income deflated by regional price deflators.•We find that regional income disparities decrease significantly once we account for regional price differences.•Regional price deflators influence also the results of convergence analysis.•The results are similar both for Polish NUTS2 regions and US states, hence we believe that our findings are universal.•The use of regional price deflators may have important policy implications, particularly in Europe. AbstractThis paper applies regional price deflators for Polish NUTS2 regions and US states in order to reassess regional income convergence within particular country. We find that the regional income disparities decrease significantly once we account for regional price differentials. Moreover, we prove that the application of regional price deflators has significant impact on the results of both σ and β-convergence analysis. They also influence the conclusions concerning the magnitude of spatial spillovers. The above results can have important policy implications, in particular concerning the EU Cohesion Policy financial allocations and the assessment of policy effectiveness.
Bartlomiej Rokicki; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings. Regional convergence within particular country — An approach based on the regional price deflators. Economic Modelling 2016, 57, 171 -179.
AMA StyleBartlomiej Rokicki, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings. Regional convergence within particular country — An approach based on the regional price deflators. Economic Modelling. 2016; 57 ():171-179.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartlomiej Rokicki; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings. 2016. "Regional convergence within particular country — An approach based on the regional price deflators." Economic Modelling 57, no. : 171-179.
In this article, we study wage determinants in Poland by employing the augmented NEG wage equation that controls for individual worker characteristics. Our analysis is based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Polish Central Statistical Office (CSO) for the period 1999–2009. Using annual data on about 10,000 Polish workers in 16 regions, we find that a significant fraction of inter-individual wage differences can be explained by the geography of access to markets.
Andrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. Individual wages and regional market potential. Economics of Transition 2016, 24, 661 -682.
AMA StyleAndrzej Cieślik, Bartłomiej Rokicki. Individual wages and regional market potential. Economics of Transition. 2016; 24 (4):661-682.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. 2016. "Individual wages and regional market potential." Economics of Transition 24, no. 4: 661-682.
This paper reconsiders the Brazilian wage curve using individual data from the National Household Survey at 27 Federative Units over the period 2002–2009. We find evidence in favor of the Brazilian wage curve with an unemployment elasticity of −0.08. We also find that males in Brazil are significantly more responsive to local unemployment rates (−0.13) than their female counterparts. In fact, we find that the unemployment elasticity for women is statistically insignificant. Applying gender-specific unemployment rates, the elasticity for men decreases to −0.09, while the elasticity for women remains statistically insignificant. This paper also finds that the estimates for Brazilian wage curve are completely different for the case of formal and informal workers.
Badi H. Baltagi; Bartlomiej Rokicki; Kênia Barreiro de Souza. The Brazilian wage curve: new evidence from the National Household Survey. Empirical Economics 2016, 53, 267 -286.
AMA StyleBadi H. Baltagi, Bartlomiej Rokicki, Kênia Barreiro de Souza. The Brazilian wage curve: new evidence from the National Household Survey. Empirical Economics. 2016; 53 (1):267-286.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBadi H. Baltagi; Bartlomiej Rokicki; Kênia Barreiro de Souza. 2016. "The Brazilian wage curve: new evidence from the National Household Survey." Empirical Economics 53, no. 1: 267-286.
In this paper we examine the relationship between average wages and market potential across Polish 16 NUTS 2 administrative units during the 1995–2009 period to study the effects of increased international market access using the new economic geography approach. In particular, we estimate the relationship between average regional wages and the market-potential function derived from the modified Helpman-Hanson theoretical model. We demonstrate that both before and after Poland's entry into the European Union the regional economic potential is positively related to the regional level of wages. The magnitude of the estimated parameters on the market potential after Poland's entry into the EU is lower compared to the estimates obtained for the period before the entry but the difference does not seem significant.
Andrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. European Integration and Spatial Wage Structure in Poland. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 2015, 107, 435 -453.
AMA StyleAndrzej Cieślik, Bartłomiej Rokicki. European Integration and Spatial Wage Structure in Poland. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 2015; 107 (4):435-453.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. 2015. "European Integration and Spatial Wage Structure in Poland." Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 107, no. 4: 435-453.
The goal of this chapter is an empirical verification of the hypothesis concerning the real wage equalization among different regions in the case of transition countries. In particular, we focus on Polish NUTS2 regions and for the first time, we apply regional PPP deflators in order to prove whether they may influence the results of the convergence analysis. The issues concerning the evolution of regional labor market disparities within Central and Eastern European countries have been thoroughly discussed in many papers. Still, most of them have focused on the persisting differences in the regional unemployment rates. At the same time, the dispersion of wages across different locations and its evolution over time has been considered as one of the possible factors influencing spatial unemployment rate differentials. Less attention was though paid to the analysis of regional wage equalization process per se. Up to now, the existing studies were based on wage data expressed either in current prices or constant ones but with price deflators calculated at the level of state. Here, we find that the application of regional PPP deflators significantly decreases the overall level of wage disparities across Polish regions (as compared to nominal wages). Nevertheless, it does not significantly change the overall pattern of their evolution. Hence, there is a tendency toward regional real wage divergence rather than equalization.
Bartłomiej Rokicki. Regional Price Indices and Real Wage Equalization in Poland. Social Exclusion 2015, 353 -370.
AMA StyleBartłomiej Rokicki. Regional Price Indices and Real Wage Equalization in Poland. Social Exclusion. 2015; ():353-370.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartłomiej Rokicki. 2015. "Regional Price Indices and Real Wage Equalization in Poland." Social Exclusion , no. : 353-370.
This paper reconsiders the Polish wage curve using individual data from the Polish Labor Force Survey (LFS) at the 16 NUTS2 level allowing for spatial spillovers between regions. In addition it estimates the total and gender-specific regional unemployment rate elasticities on individual wages. The paper finds significant spatial unemployment spillovers across Polish regions. In addition, it finds that the results for the Polish wage curve are sensitive to genderspecific regional unemployment rates. This is especially true for women.
Badi Baltagi; Bartlomiej Rokicki. The Spatial Polish Wage Curve with Gender Effects: Evidence from the Polish Labor Survey. 2014, 1 .
AMA StyleBadi Baltagi, Bartlomiej Rokicki. The Spatial Polish Wage Curve with Gender Effects: Evidence from the Polish Labor Survey. . 2014; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBadi Baltagi; Bartlomiej Rokicki. 2014. "The Spatial Polish Wage Curve with Gender Effects: Evidence from the Polish Labor Survey." , no. : 1.
In this paper, we test empirically for the increasing returns-based agglomeration and investigate the impact of the economic integration with the European Union on regional wage inequalities in Poland. In our study, we use the wage data for 16 Polish regions over the period of 1995-2009. Our results are consistent with the predictions of the core-periphery models of the New Economic Geography. In particular, we find that wages decrease as one moves away from the Mazowiecki capital region, as well as from the border with Germany.
Andrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. Regional Structure of Wages in Poland Over the Period 1995-2009. Equilibrium 2013, 8, 65 -78.
AMA StyleAndrzej Cieślik, Bartłomiej Rokicki. Regional Structure of Wages in Poland Over the Period 1995-2009. Equilibrium. 2013; 8 (3):65-78.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. 2013. "Regional Structure of Wages in Poland Over the Period 1995-2009." Equilibrium 8, no. 3: 65-78.
Abstrakt Artykuł dokonuje identyfikacji regionów Polski o najwyższych wartościach potencjału ekonomicznego, a następnie bada, jak na zmiany tego potencjału wpływa rozbudowa międzyregionalnej sieci drogowej. Uzyskane wyniki sugerują, że rozwój tej sieci prowadzi do zwiększenia potencjału regionów, powodując jednocześnie zwiększenie tendencji aglomeracyjnych. Skutkuje to pogłębianiem się różnic w rozwoju między województwem mazowieckim a pozostałymi regionami, co w efekcie może przeciwdziałać powstawaniu obszarów metropolitalnych na terenie innych województw.
Andrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. Rola sieci transportowej w rozwoju polskich regionów: zastosowanie modelu potencja?u ekonomicznego. Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia 2013, 44, 113 .
AMA StyleAndrzej Cieślik, Bartłomiej Rokicki. Rola sieci transportowej w rozwoju polskich regionów: zastosowanie modelu potencja?u ekonomicznego. Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia. 2013; 44 (1):113.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. 2013. "Rola sieci transportowej w rozwoju polskich regionów: zastosowanie modelu potencja?u ekonomicznego." Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia 44, no. 1: 113.
Abstrakt Artykuł dokonuje identyfikacji regionów Polski o najwyższych wartościach potencjału ekonomicznego, a następnie bada, jak na zmiany tego potencjału wpływa rozbudowa międzyregionalnej sieci drogowej. Uzyskane wyniki sugerują, że rozwój tej sieci prowadzi do zwiększenia potencjału regionów, powodując jednocześnie zwiększenie tendencji aglomeracyjnych. Skutkuje to pogłębianiem się różnic w rozwoju między województwem mazowieckim a pozostałymi regionami, co w efekcie może przeciwdziałać powstawaniu obszarów metropolitalnych na terenie innych województw.
Andrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. Rola sieci transportowej w rozwoju polskich regionów: zastosowanie modelu potencja?u ekonomicznego. Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia 2013, 44, 113 .
AMA StyleAndrzej Cieślik, Bartłomiej Rokicki. Rola sieci transportowej w rozwoju polskich regionów: zastosowanie modelu potencja?u ekonomicznego. Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia. 2013; 44 (1):113.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Cieślik; Bartłomiej Rokicki. 2013. "Rola sieci transportowej w rozwoju polskich regionów: zastosowanie modelu potencja?u ekonomicznego." Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia 44, no. 1: 113.
This paper analyzes the Polish wage curve using individual data from the Polish Labor Force Survey (LFS) at the 16 NUTS2 regions over the period 1999 - 2010. This survey does not gather information on wages of self-employed or paid family workers. After excluding the unemployed, inactive and missing observations, we are left with over 102,924 observations. We find evidence in favor of the Polish wage curve with an unemployment elasticity of -0.06. We also find that males in Poland are significantly more responsive to local unemployment rates (-0.08) than their female counterparts (-0.04). Moreover, if the lagged unemployment rate is used as an instrument for current unemployment rate, we find that the unemployment elasticity increases substantially for less experienced and temporary workers.
Badi H. Baltagi; Bartlomiej Rokicki. The Polish Wage Curve: Micro Panel Data Analysis Based on the Polish Labor Force Survey. 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleBadi H. Baltagi, Bartlomiej Rokicki. The Polish Wage Curve: Micro Panel Data Analysis Based on the Polish Labor Force Survey. . 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBadi H. Baltagi; Bartlomiej Rokicki. 2013. "The Polish Wage Curve: Micro Panel Data Analysis Based on the Polish Labor Force Survey." , no. : 1.