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Infrastructure and regional growth in the European Union
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
Transport infrastructure has represented one of the cornerstones of development and cohesion strategies in the European Union (EU) and elsewhere in the world. However, despite the considerable funds devoted to it, its impact remains controversial. This paper revisits the question of to what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126112
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My Precious! the location and diffusion of scientific research: evidence from the synchrotron diamond light source
Helmers, Christian; Overman, Henry G. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
We analyze the impact of the establishment of a GBP 380 million basic scientific research facility in the UK on the geographical distribution of related research. We investigate whether the siting of the Diamond Light Source, a 3rd generation synchrotron light source, in Oxfordshire induced a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126204
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Is Pennine England becoming more Polycentric or more Centripetal? an analysis of commuting flows in a transforming industrial region, 1981-2001
Champion, Tony; Coombes, Mike - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
-term growth in mobility. It contains five of the city regions identified by ‘The Northern Way’, a policy initiative designed as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126211
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Innovation drivers, value chains and the geography of multinational firms in European regions
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
This paper investigates the geography of multinational corporations’ investments in the EU regions. The ‘traditional’ sources of location advantages (i.e. agglomeration economies, market access and labour market conditions) are considered together with innovation and socio-institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071453
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Fracking growth
Fetzer, Thiemo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of the shale oil and gas boom in the United States on local economic outcomes. The main source of exogenous variation to be explored is the location of previously unexplored shale deposits. These have become technologically recoverable through the use of hydraulic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126197
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Undermining the principle of concentration?: European Union regional policy and the socio-economic disadvantage of European regions
Crescenzi, Riccardo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
This paper sets out to analyse the regional policy of the European Union by assessing whether the actual distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745669
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Economic linkages across space
Overman, Henry G.; Rice, Patricia; Venables, Anthony J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
A diagrammatic framework is developed to study the economic linkages between regions or cities. Hitherto, such linkages have not been a focus of the literature. The framework is used to analyse the impact of shocks that occur in one region (for example, productivity improvements or increases in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745969
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In tandem for cohesion? Synergies and conflicts between regional and agricultural policies of the European Union
Crescenzi, Riccardo; De Filippis, Fabrizio; Pierangeli, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
both coordination and compatibility with territorial cohesion of the various areas of Community policy have not always … improved in response to major policy reforms. The territorial ‘vocation’ of overall Community spending is weakly linked to its … distribution among different policies, but it crucially depends upon how each policy area defines appropriate allocation mechanisms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746172
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Economic linkages across space
Overman, Henry G.; Rice, Patricia; Venables, Anthony J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
particularly important for analyzing the impact of policy. Such policy analysis will also require empirical work to identify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746341
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Game of zones: the economics of conservation areas
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Moeller, Kristoffer; Waights, Sevrin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Provided there are positive external benefits attached to the historic character of buildings, owners of properties in designated conservation areas benefit from a reduction in uncertainty regarding the future of their area. At the same time, the restrictions put in place to ensure the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126288