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We examine the effect of a large-scale administrative reorganization in China, where counties are annexed into cities to accommodate urban growth. We present a simple model to illustrate how this annexation may affect firm entry decisions and in turn land market outcomes. Using nationwide data...
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This paper explores how improved internet infrastructure impacts supply chains and economic activity, focusing on Türkiye. Using the expansion of fiber-optic networks and firm-to-firm transaction data, we find that better connectivity shifts input sourcing to well-connected regions and...
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Regional income disparities have increased in many European countries recently, even as national and supra … as migration are at the core of differential regional growth. In this framework, we assess the effectiveness of … of structural funds towards human capital formation. -- two-region economy ; structural change ; migration ; regional …
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-based policy stemming from measurement error in regional GDP estimates. Results show that the policy likely decreases productivity …
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employment. In this context, the promotion of a concept called regional innovation system has recently become important in the EU … for guaranteeing long-term regional economic growth. This paper attempts to explain the determinants of the varying … degrees of innovation promotion by the EU from one region to another. Since regional-policy strategies should have been …
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national regional policy funds. The benchmark for the co-funding is that the EU bears 50% of total costs associated with … regional projects eligible for EU support. In some regions, however, the EU contribution has reached 85% of total costs. This … study examines how such additionality degrees are determined. Our findings indicate that the regional variation of …
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This study reveals that, over the past six decades, development towns have improved their socio-economic status both in terms of absolute mobility (compared to their past position) and relative mobility (progressing at a faster rate than other Jewish cities and towns). Between 1961 and 2019,...
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We exploit a series of public-sector entity relocations in South Korea as an exogenous source of variation in public sector employment to estimate the local employment multiplier. We find that the introduction of one public sector employment position increases private sector employment by one...
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This paper documents how the local labor market (LLM) responds to a change in touristic attractiveness. Leveraging largely underutilized data from several sources, we exploit a unique classification of Italian localities based on their main touristic assets and aggregate trends in foreign...
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A quarter of the population in high-income countries lives in rural areas. However, existing empirical evidence on these areas in OECD countries is scarce. Over the past several decades, many rural areas have been declining. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether these struggling rural areas are...
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