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Assessing agglomeration economies in a spatial framework with endogenous regressors
Artis, Michael J; Miguélez, Ernest; Moreno, Rosina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper is concerned with the influence of agglomeration economies on economic outcomes across British regions. The concentration of economic activity in one place can foster economic performance due to the reduction in transportation costs, the ready availability of customers and suppliers,...
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The Origins of Spatial Interaction
Keller, Wolfgang; Shiue, Carol Hua - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Geography shapes economic outcomes in a major way. This Paper uses spatial empirical methods to detect and analyse trade patterns in a historical dataset on Chinese rice prices. Our results suggest that spatial features were important for the expansion of interregional trade. Geography dictates,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661903
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The European Commission - Appointment, Preferences and Institutional Relations
Napel, Stefan; Widgrén, Mika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
The paper analyses the appointment of the European Commission as a strategic game between members of the EU's Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. The focal equilibrium results in Commissioners that duplicate policy preferences of national Council representatives. Different internal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136464
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Political Conflict and Power-Sharing in the Origins of Modern Colombia
Mazzuca, Sebastián L; Robinson, James A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
representation (PR), was the desire of the Conservative and Liberal parties to come up with a way of credibly dividing power to avoid … problem with majoritarian electoral institutions was that they did not allocate power in a way which matched the support of … with the rising support for socialism and the desire to divide power more broadly. Our findings shed new light on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114374
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Towards a Legal Theory of Finance
Pistor, Katharina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
where the survival of the system is at stake; that is, at its core. Here, power becomes salient. This helps explain why …
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