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Growth and Inequality: The Case of Indonesia, 1960-1997
van der Eng, Pierre - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper investigates whether the ‘Kuznets hypothesis’, that economic growth from low levels of GDP per capita is initially associated with an increase in income inequality and later followed by a decline in inequality, is supported by evidence for a less-developed country, Indonesia. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837496
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Regional dimensions of economic development in Iran: A new economic geography approach
Farmanesh, Amir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper presents a spatial analysis on regional dimensions of poverty and economic development across provinces of … Iran. It offers the first ever estimation made in developing countries using this strand of "New Economic Geography" (NEG … patterns of regional economic development in Iran. It analyzes the linkages among adjacent provinces as well as effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005108457
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Perfil económico del Eje Cafetero. Un análisis con miras a la competitividad territorial
Mejía Cubillos, Javier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The literature on the economy of Eje Cafetero is not vast and it has lacked, so far, of rigorous theoretical foundations. This paper aims to take a first step in responding to these shortcomings, providing a global view of the economic conditions of the region. Taking as reference the concept of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114419
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Domestic tourism and regional inequality in Brazil
Haddad, Eduardo A.; Porsse, Alexandre A.; Rabahy, Wilson - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper analyzes the consumption patterns of tourists coming from different domestic origins and choosing other domestic destinations in Brazil, in terms of expenditure level and composition. We also look at the different alternatives of financing tourist expenditures and their implications...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277860
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The Love Aspects of Human Capital and the Economic Activity of Countries
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
improvement of human development than in love experience and feeling, even though those are important too. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111599
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Fractal Geography of a major tourist destination
Cirer-Costa, Joan Carles - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Ibiza, one the world’s major tourist destinations, necessarily welcomes visitors from multiple family environments and socioeconomic condition. Such multi-faceted demand is met by a broad range of accommodation options, largely varying in type and category. Now, by analyzing the effect of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323640
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Trade liberalisation and global-scale forest transition
González-Val, Rafael; Pueyo, Fernando - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
worldwide level, in a trade liberalisation scenario. Our model has economic geography foundations: transport costs affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647371
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Evolution of the influence of geography on the location of production in Spain (1930-2005)
Chasco, Coro; López, Ana María - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
(physical and political geography) and how much can be derived from endogenous second nature factors (man-made agglomeration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622053
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First Nature vs. Second Nature Causes: Industry Location and Growth in the Presence of an Open-Access Renewable Resource
González-Val, Rafael; Pueyo, Fernando - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper we present a model integrating characteristics of the New Economic Geography, the theory of endogenous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008574619
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The non-stationary influence of geography on the spatial agglomeration of production in the EU
Chasco, Coro; López, Ana María; Guillain, Rachel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
(physical and political geography) and how much can be derived from endogenous second nature factors (man-made agglomeration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789798