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service firms in Spain operate only in their local markets, whereas one-third of the examined service firms trade with non …-local areas of Spain, and fewer than 20% of Spanish service firms trade with other nations. Similar to those in the manufacturing … participate in bidirectional trade. Service firms that trade with non-local areas of Spain also exhibit similar premia relative to …
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When estimating regional inequality, many economists use inequality indices weighted by the regions' shares in the … national population. Although this approach is widespread, its adequacy has not received attention in the regional science … among the whole population of the country rather than an estimate of regional inequality. Nevertheless, as a measure of …
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using convergence hypothesis. Earlier studies that examined regional disparities of development used per capita State Net …
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regional newspapers, although there is neither a constant reference to the European context nor a strategy for people … between Romania and Hungary are widely reflected in the regional press of Bihor County, and the articles cover subjects like … European Union, financing programs for the cross-border cooperation and regional development, cooperation between the local …
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Because of policy relevance of regional input-output analysis, a vast literature on the construction of regional input …-output tables has emerged in the recent past, especially on the non-survey and hybrid methods. Although, construction of regional … approach to generate the forty two sector regional input-output table for the state of Punjab for 2006-07. …
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Nigeria was incorporated in 1914 when Frederick Lugard(First Governor-General) amalgamated the two British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria and the Crown colony of Lagos into a single entity. The primary reason for almalgamation was economic rather than political. It is therefore,...
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Southern Sudan - the ten southern provinces of Sudan - has attained autonomy and may soon achieve total independence from Sudan. Yet decades of civil war not only prevented development but destroyed the infrastructure left over from the colonial period. While Southern Sudan is fortunate to have...
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Imbalances in regional infrastructural availability have been a major reason behind lopsided development in India. This … planks of balanced regional development. …
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If localized knowledge spillovers are present in the university setting, higher rates of both start-ups and/or survival than in the broader economy would be observed in areas that are geographically proximate to the university. Using a fully-disclosed Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for...
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The urban development process intends to enhance urban equipment, infrastructure and services to improve urban conditions and reduce inequalities. While planning activities usually demand a sizeable amount of data to assess these conditions, it is hard to find a straightforward procedure to...
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