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Does Trade Explain Europe’s Rise? Geography, Market Size and Economic Development

Studer, Roman - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009

physical geography that had endowed lowland Europe with easier and cheaper transportation.[...] …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870461

Area-based Initiatives: The rationale and options forarea targeting

Smith, Gillian R - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999

This paper explores the rationale for area targeting and the growth ofnew area-based initiatives. The author examines the geographicalconcentration of deprivation, the extent, and whether there is apolarisation between areas. The evidence confirms that there is a clearrationale for area-based...

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Geography or skills: What explains Fed watchers’ forecast accuracy of US monetary policy?

Berger, Helge; Ehrmann, Michael; Fratzscher, Marcel - European Central Bank - 2006

skills of analysts – such as their educational and employment backgrounds – and to geography. In particular, there is …

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Forecasting ECB monetary policy: accuracy is (still) a matter of geography

Berger, Helge; Ehrmann, Michael; Fratzscher, Marcel - European Central Bank - 2006

countries, we find remarkable differences in forecast accuracy, and show that they are partly related to geography and …

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