Where do we stand in the transition process toward a circular economy? How can this transition process be promoted? To investigate these questions, we develop a concept for empirically measuring the transition process along a company’s value chain and distinguish between 27 circular...

This paper quantifies the causal effect of capital status on road network integration of U.S.micro/metropolitan statistical areas. Road network integration is defined using a class of measurements that evaluate how well a location is connected to all other locations through the National Highway...

This paper quantifies the causal effect of capital status on road network integration of U.S.micro/metropolitan statistical areas. Road network integration is defined using a class of measurements that evaluate how well a location is connected to all other locations through the National Highway...

This paper analyzes the growth of Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the PRC between 1992 and 2013 by focusing on the night-light radiance — a measure of economic activity — of connected subcity places that we refer to as a natural city. This paper documents the rapid growth of natural cities...