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Globalization and European integration are substantially changing the interregional division of labor in Europe and the … integration (such as the new economic geography, urbanization economics, and the theory of comparative advantages), surveys the …
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The ongoing process of European integration is likely to increase trade and factor mobility thereby increasing …
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employing a minimum share of Syrian refugees. The use of trade preferences to encourage the labour market integration of … effective instrument for refugee integration and makes some concrete policy recommendations. …
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This paper analyzes, within a regional growth model, the impact of productive governmental policy and integration on … the spatial distribution of economic activity. Integration is understood as enhancing territorial cooperation between the … which regional road networks are connected. Both integration and the characteristics of the public input crucially affect …
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integration. Micro-foundation of governmental behavior is based on three different coordination schemes: autarky, full or partial … of the public input. Integration promotes dispersion forces with respect to the distribution of physical capital which … input, increasing integration reinforces agglomeration because it promotes the interregional productive use of the public …
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Cosmopolitan or anxious? In order to test the influence of conflicting aspects of identity, German respondents were asked about their attitude towards a Syrian refugee the description of whom was varied in various domains (N=662). Once the refugee is described as being aware of as well as open...
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Rail commuter traffic in Germany has undergone substantial institutional changes since the railway reform of 1994 has come into effect. Short-distance rail passenger transport has been "regionalized". From 1996 onwards, regional authorities— either on the Länder-layer or even below on the...
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This paper investigates the impact of the largest rail strikes in German history on intercity buses - a then newly liberalised market. Using unique booking data of bus services, we exploit variation in rail service cancellations across routes to show that the disruption in rail transport...
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The Kiel Canal in Germany connects ports on the Baltic Sea with the rest of the world and is the most-used artificial waterway in the world. Despite this fact, it generates a balance sheet loss. Revenues, which are mainly generated by the transit charge, do not cover its operating expenses. This...
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Quantification of CO2 emissions embodied in China's trade is important for an informed debate on whom to blame for the recent rise in Chinese emissions or the calculation of border carbon adjustments. Applying input output techniques, we calculate these emissions in (1) a standard model, (2) a...
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