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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Capello, Roberta (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.) - 2019 - revised and extended second edition

geography and other recent theories / Kieran P. Donaghy -- 5. Leadership, institutions and regional economic development and …. Institutions and regional development / T.R. Lakshmanan and Ken J. Button -- 26. Regional policy: Rationale, foundations and … also be a useful tool for experts in international institutions researching regional growth …

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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Nijkamp, Peter (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2009

Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...

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The effect of migration on income growth and convergence : meta-analytic evidence

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2009

We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...

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Cultural diversity : a matter of measurement

Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2015

Cultural diversity - in various forms - has in recent years turned into a prominent and relevant research and policy issue. There is an avalanche of studies across many disciplines that measure and analyse cultural diversity and its impacts. Based on different perspectives and features of the...

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The impact of immigration on international trade : a meta-analysis

Genç, Murat; Gheasi, Masood; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2011

Since the early 1990s many empirical studies have been conducted on the impact of international migration on international trade, predominantly from the host country perspective. Because most studies have adopted broadly the same specification, namely a log-linear gravity model of export and...

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Creative knowledge cities : myths, visions and realities

Geenhuizen, Marina S. van (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.) - 2012

This book adopts a holistic, integrated and pragmatic approach to exploring the myths, concepts, policies, key conditions and tools for enhancing creative knowledge cities, as well as expounding potentially negative impacts of knowledge based city policies. The authors provide a critical...

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The economics of cultural diversity

Nijkamp, Peter (ed.); Poot, Jacques (ed.); … - 2015

The populations of many countries in the world are becoming more culturally diverse. This spurs a growing need for an informed debate on the socio-economic implications of cultural diversity. This book offers a solid statistical and econometric perspective on this topical subject by bringing...

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New directions in regional economic development : the role of entrepreneurship theory and methods, practice and policy

Desai, Sameeksha (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.); … - 2011

The introduction of endogenous growth theory has led to new interest in the role of the entrepreneur as an agent driving technical change at the local regional level. This book examines theoretical and methodological issues surrounding the interface of the entrepreneur in regional growth...

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Tourism and regional science : new roads

Suzuki, Soushi (ed.); Kourtit, Karima (ed.); … - 2021

Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1 Leisure, Tourism and Space; An Introduction -- Part II: Tourism, Specialisation and Competition -- Chapter 2 Ranking World Tourism Competitiveness. A Comparison of Two Composite Indicators -- Chapter 3 Smart Tourism Specialization to Outfox the Competition: An...

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Tourism and regional science : new roads

Suzuki, Soushi (ed.); Kourtit, Karima (ed.); … - 2021

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