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Strange, William C. (ed.) - 2019

-42 -- 4. Michael Greenstone, Richard Hornbeck and Enrico Moretti (2010), 'Identifying agglomeration spillovers: evidence from … (2012), 'The productivity advantages of large cities: distinguishing agglomeration from firm selection', Econometrica, 80 (6 … agglomeration', Review of economics and statistics, 85 (2), May, 377-93 -- 7. Mohammad Arzaghi and J. Vernon Henderson (2008 …

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Sustainable cities : diversity, economic growth and social cohesion

Janssens, Madeleine (contributor) - 2009

This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity...

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Handbook of creative cities

Mellander, Chorlotta (contributor); … - 2011

With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...

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Competition and regulation in electricity markets : an Edward Elgar research review

Eyre, Sebastian (contributor); … - 2016

Recommended readings (Machine generated): F.P. Ramsey (1927), 'A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation', Economic Journal, 37 (145), March, 47-61 -- Harold Hotelling (1938), 'The General Welfare in Relation to Problems of Taxation and of Railway and Utility Rates', Econometrica, 6 (3), July,...

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Transformational change in higher education : positioning colleges and universities for future success

d'Ambrosio, Madeleine (contributor); … - 2007

Balancing the challenges of today with the promise of tomorrow : a presidential perspective / F. King Alexander -- Strengthening the academic presidency : recommendations for presidents and governing boards / Robert M. O'Neil -- Aligning institutional vision with policymakers' and the public's...

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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue

Stabile, Donald - 2007

1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...

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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness

Jorgenson, Dale Weldeau (contributor); … - 2007

productivity in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States -- 8. Assessing Japan's industrial competitiveness by … amongst these five countries sheds new light on the industrial competitiveness of growing Asian economies compared to Japan …

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Handbook of worldwide postal reform

Campbell, James I. (contributor); … - 2008

The postal and delivery sector has been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. This Handbook brings together a number of contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal reform. The authors review the experience and plans of individual countries to...

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Trade liberalization, competition and the WTO

Milner, Chris (contributor); Read, Robert (contributor) - 2002

The prospective WTO Millennium Round of negotiations will highlight critical economic issues regarding the application and implementation of the WTO rules to international trade in goods and services. In this book, a distinguished group of academic experts considers the agenda and areas of...

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Competition, contracts and electricity markets : a new perspective

Hauteclocque, Adrien D. (contributor); … - 2011

This book fills a gap in the existing literature by dealing with several issues linked to long-term contracts and the efficiency of electricity markets. These include the impact of long-term contracts and vertical integration on effective competition, generation investment in risky markets, and...

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