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Regional inequalities and regional policies in Colombia: the experience of the last two decades
Galvis, Luis; Meisel, Adolfo - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Colombia has one of the worst income distributions in the world. This finding is a matter of concern since abundant empirical evidence at the international level shows a negative relationship between economic growth and inequality. This paper seeks to review the economic growth and the evolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740528
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The impact of knowledge spillovers on regional total factor productivity. New empirical evidence from selected European countries
Puskarova, Paula; Piribauer, Philipp - European Regional Science Association - 2014
This paper aims to identify the contribution of knowledge capital and its determinant - human capital - to total factor productivity differences among regions within a regression framework in general and the impact of their spillovers on regional total factor productivity in particular. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075933
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ANALYZING THE SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY?S SECTORAL AND REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Akcagun, Pelin; Ocal, Nadir; Yildirim, Julide - European Regional Science Association - 2013
This paper employs a beta convergence analysis for the regional employment rates in the agriculture, industry and services sectors in Turkey during 2004-2011. After performing a standard seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) model for the sectoral equations, spatial variations are also taken into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740455
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THE EFFECT ON FIRMS? PRODUCTIVITY OF ACCESSIBILITY. THE SPANISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Martín-Barroso, David; Núñez, Juan A.; Velázquez, … - European Regional Science Association - 2013
This paper evaluates the impact of accessibility on the productivity of Spanish manufacturing firms. We suggest the use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131958
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THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EU AND THE ENP COUNTRIES: EMERGING PATTERNS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Petrakos, George; Kallioras, Dimitris; Artelaris, Panagiotis - European Regional Science Association - 2013
objective of the paper is to study the geography (i.e. the size, the composition and the direction) of EU-ENP trade, conducting … the geography of EU-ENP trade, the paper offers valuable insight to both (economic integration) theory and policy-making. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740345
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Firm heterogeneity in productivity across Europe. What explains what?
Aiello, Francesco; Ricotta, Fernanda - European Regional Science Association - 2014
There is a substantial heterogeneity in productivity when comparing individual firms. However, even when heterogeneity is found, some questions still remain unaddressed. For instance, when focusing on EU nothing is known about the importance of firms' heterogeneity compared with that of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075799
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Regional Transformation: Institutional Change and Economic Evolution in Regions
Grillitsch, Markus - European Regional Science Association - 2014
the context of evolutionary economic geography, a proposal for understanding regional institutional frameworks and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075906
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Air accessibility and the export of Italian manufacture in Europe: Evidence at regional level
Alderighi, Marco - European Regional Science Association - 2013
We study the link between air accessibility (measured by non-stop flights offer) and the manufacturing export of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740467
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Greater Paris: A Plan for a Global City
Bourdeau-Lepage, Lise - European Regional Science Association - 2014
Over the last decade or so, the debate on the planning and development of the Paris (Île-de-France) region has revolved around two little words: "Grand Paris", or Greater Paris. Despite existing political and scientific controversies surrounding the future of the capital region, three major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145548
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Regional Private Investment and Sustainability of Economic Growth in India
Jagannath, Mallick - European Regional Science Association - 2013
manufacturing sector is the major contributor toward the private investment in India. But, the estimate of private investment of the … manufacturing sector at the state level is not available. Therefore, in the context of above researchable issues, this study uses … in the manufacturing sector of the major 20 states during the periods from 1993-94 to 2007-08. The descriptive statistics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740276