within regions. Using multiplicative interaction models and regionally aggregated microeconomic data for more than 100 … Western Europe has an effect on within regional interpersonal inequality. Second, whether this potential relationship is …

Unemployment in Europe is a worrying phenomenon not so much because it hits 18 million people, but because it almost … - with the only exception of France and Spain - some regions enjoy full employment, while others have a very high …

This paper delves into the factors which determine the attractiveness of regions in Europe for migrants. Contrary to … the literature on the US which has increasingly focused on the role of amenities, existing research in Europe tends to … analyzing net migration data for 133 European regions between 1990 and 2006. Our results show that, in addition to economic …

In this paper we investigate the impact of local quality of government on the attractiveness of European regions to … migrants. The analysis is based on panel data estimations of 254 regions for the period between 1995 and 2009. Different … effectiveness, on the ability of European regions to attract future residents. …

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is …. Innovative areas in China, rather than generate knowledge spillovers, seem to produce strong backwash effects. In India, by …

We estimate the effect on economic development of China's industrial policy, in particular, the establishment of …

Over the last millennium, the clan and the city have been the locus of cooperation in China and Europe respectively …

United States. It analyses to what extent regional employment dynamics are common to all regions in Europe and to all states …The paper investigates regional labour markets dynamics in Europe and compares the results to those obtained for the … to all EEC regions. Next, the paper studies the adjustment mechanisms that a typical region specific shock triggers. It …

Innovation is a crucial driver of urban and regional economic success. Innovative cities and regions tend to grow … population surveys for European regions and US Cities, the paper finds, after controlling for other potential factors, good … evidence of a link between innovation and inequality in European regions, but only limited evidence of such a relationship in …