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Universities as drivers of the urban economies in Asia : the case of Vietnam

Tran, Ngoc Ca - 2006

"This study looks at the contribution of the university system in Vietnam to the socioeconomic development in general, and their relationship with firms, dynamic actors of the economy in particular. The study uses different methods of research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with...

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Examining the growth patterns of Brazilian cities

Da Mata, Daniel - 2005

"The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population growth and its implications for economic dynamics and income generation among 123 urban...

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Determinants of city growth in Brazil

Da Mata, Daniel - 2005

"The authors examine the determinants of Brazilian city growth between 1970 and 2000. They consider a model of a city that combines aspects of standard urban economics and the new economic geography literatures. For the empirical analysis, the authors construct a dataset of 123 Brazilian...

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Governance and the city : an empirical exploration into global determinants of urban performance

Kaufmann, Daniel - 2005

"The authors contribute to the field of urban governance and globalization through an empirically-based exploration of determinants of the performance of cities. They construct a preliminary worldwide database for cities, containing variables and indicators of globalization (at the country and...

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Measuring the impact of the investment climate on total factor productivity : the cases of China and Brazil

Subramanian, Uma - 2005

China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of … time by one day in China could increase TFP by 2-6 percent. Indicators such as email usage have positive effects on TFP. In … the case of China, state-owned firms and firms located in the interior are shown to be much less productive than privately …

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Investment climate and international integration

Taye Mengistae - 2004

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