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The causal economic effects of Olympic Games on host regions

Firgo, Matthias - 2019

This paper studies the effects of hosting Olympic Games on the regional economy in the short- and long-run. For identification, runners-up in the Olympic bidding process are used to construct the counterfactual for Olympic host regions. In the short-run, hosting Summer Olympics boosts regional...

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EU cohesion policy on the ground: Analyzing small-scale effects using satellite data

Bachtrögler, Julia; Dolls, Mathias; Krolage, Carla; … - 2022

We present a novel approach for analyzing the effects of EU cohesion policy on local economic activity. For all municipalities in the border area of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, we collect project-level data on EU funding in the period between 2007 and 2013. Using night light emission...

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Spatial autocorrelation and Verdoorn law in the Portuguese nuts III

Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in productivity (product per worker), at economic sectors level of the NUTs III of mainland Portugal, from 1995 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2005 (taking in count the data availability and the Portuguese...

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Long term impact of a major infrastructure project: the port of Gioia Tauro

Genco, Mario; Sirtori, Emanuela; Vignetti, Silvia - European Regional Science Association - 2013

This paper illustrates the story of the Port of Gioia Tauro, a major infrastructure investment co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the period 1994-1998, but whose origin dates back to the beginning of the 1970s. It draws from a recent ex-post evaluation carried out for the...

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Inequality of level of living in the Russian Federation: some regional and municipal aspects

Bufetova, Anna - European Regional Science Association - 2014

issue of disparities and convergence in levels of living within regions and cities of the Russian Federation (the RF) in the … classification of RF regions and cities and evaluation of disparities and convergence tendencies of levels of living. The analysis of … dynamics of the synthetic indicators of level of living provides evidence for regional convergence of levels of living and a …

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An Anaylsis in Order to Measure of Regional Development Agencies Performance and Their Impacts to the Regional Growth in Turkey

Bas, Ahmet; Yüzer, Mehmet Alı - European Regional Science Association - 2014

"Development" isn't only an economic notion but also it consist of so many meanings such as social, cultural manners, production and consumption ways. During the development process, development units could be growth in vary times and space. At this point what has to be told, which sector and...

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‘Jalayagnam’ to Quench the Thirst of Farmers for Irrigation in Andhra Pradesh: Wither Regional Disparities

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana; Salla, Satyanarayana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The present paper made an attempt to bring out the scenario of the continuity in the historical legacy of regional disparities in Andhra Pradesh, especially in terms of irrigation infrastructure, even in the current policy initiatives. In the process it examines the facts and figure about the...

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The role of Entrepreneurial Universities in interfacing Competitive Advantages: The Case of Beira Interior region (Portugal)

Ferreira, Joao; Leitão, João; Raposo, Mario - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This paper reveals the importance of a local entrepreneurial university in interfacing competitive advantages, by assuming the condition of most influent and dynamic engine of regional development. The strategic diagnosis provides the identification of a dominant quadrant in the TOWS matrix...

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The relationship between corruption and public investment at the municipalities’ level in Indonesia

Dartanto, Teguh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This research is conducted to quantitatively measure the relationship between corruption and public investment at municipalities’ level in Indonesia. According to Nash Equilibrium derived from mixed strategies, the relationship between corruption and public investment can be both positive and...

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Suburban Development of St Petersburg: comparison of 2 subjects of Federation long-term visions

Limonov, Leonid - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Suburban Development of St Petersburg: comparison of 2 subjects of Federation long-term visions Leonid Limonov, Higher School of Economics-St.Petersburg, International Centre for Social and Economic Research Â«Leontief CentreÂ», Russia Key-words: Regional Development, Metropolitan Area,...

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