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On the origin and composition of the German East-West population gap
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2018
The East-West gap in the German population is believed to originate from migrants escaping the socialist regime in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). We use newly collected regional data and the combination of a regression discontinuity design in space with a difference-in-differences...
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Industrialization under medieval conditions? : global development after COVID-19
Naudé, Wim - 2020
Industrialization is vital for inclusive and sustainable global development. The two engines of industrialization - innovation and trade - are in danger of being compromised by the COVID-19 pandemic, under conditions increasingly reminiscent of the medieval world. It comes at a time when...
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Entrepreneurship, education and the fourth industrial revolution in Africa
Naudé, Wim - 2017
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is impacting on the industrialization options for Africa inter alia through three interrelated sets of technologies, namely automation, additive manufacturing and the Industrial Internet. In this paper I set out the case for why Africa should industrialize....
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The past and future of manufacturing in Central and Eastern Europe : ready for industry 4.0?
Naudé, Wim; Surdej, Aleksander; Cameron, Martin - 2019
In this paper we determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs): Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. We outline the nature of manufacturing in the region, describe three distinct...
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Political economy of industrialization and industrial parks in Ethiopia
Kebede, Selamawit G.; Heshmati, Almas - 2023
institutions during three political regimes and assesses the industrial sector's performance across these different regimes …. The study confirms that political institutions negatively impacted industry for several decades. The results support … focusing on institutions to successfully implement industry policies for inducing the industrialization process in the country …
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If Seebohm Rowntree had studied Sweden : how poverty changed in the city of Göteborg from 1925 to 2003
Gustafsson, Björn; Jansson, Birgitta - 2010
This paper investigates the development of poverty in Sweden using micro data derived from tax files for the city of Göteborg for the years 1925, 1936, 1947, 1958 as well as more recent (1983, 1994 and 2003) information. We define poverty as living in a household with a disposable income lower...
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Socio-economic segregation in European capital cities : increasing separation between poor and rich
Musterd, Sako; Marcińczak, Szymon; Ham, Maarten van; … - 2015
Socio-economic inequality is on the rise in major European cities as are the worries about that, since this development is seen as threatening social cohesion and stability. Surprisingly, relatively little is known about the spatial dimensions of rising socioeconomic inequality. This paper...
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The long-lasting shadow of the allied occupation of Austria on its spatial equilibrium
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2016
As a consequence of World War II, Austria was divided into four different occupation zones for 10 years. Before tight travel restrictions came into place, about 11 percent of the population residing in the Soviet zone moved across the demarcation line. We exploit this large internal migration...
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The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labour markets: evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929-32
Seltzer, Andrew; Wadsworth, Jonathan - 2021
This paper examines the consequences of the commuter transport revolution on working class labour markets in 1930s London. The ability to commute alleviated urban crowding and increased workers’ choice of potential employers. Using GIS-based data constructed from the New Survey of London Life...
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Stalin and the origins of mistrust
Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga; Otrachshenko, Vladimir - 2019
We show that current differences in trust levels within former Soviet Union countries can be traced back to the system of forced prison labor during Stalin's rule, which was marked by high incarceration rates, repression, and harsh punishments. We argue that those exposed to forced labor camps...
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