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Convergence Clubs and Spatial Externalities : Models and Applications of Regional Convergence in Europe
Alexiadis, Stilianos - 2013
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neoclassical and Post-Keynesian Theories of Regional Growth and Convergence/Divergence -- 3 'Endogenous Growth Theory' and 'New Economic Geography' -- 4 Club Convergence -- 5 Empirical Measure of Regional Convergence -- 6 EU-27 Regions: Absolute or Club...
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A New Perspective on Agglomeration Economies in Japan : An Application of Productivity Analysis
Otsuka, Akihiro - 2017
majority of productivity growth pertaining to regional economies is explainable by improvements to accessibility. Improving … important for formulating regional economic policies. Specifically, it describes new analytical approaches using productivity … accessibility for regions reduces transportation costs between them and strengthens agglomeration economies, which, in turn, enable …
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Measuring Regional Specialisation : A New Approach
Kopczewska, Katarzyna; Churski, Paweł; Ochojski, Artur; … - 2017
This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure. It begins by reviewing existing indicators and models of regional specialization before outlining a newly created, spatially embedded model of specialization based on the spatial distribution of...
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Geography, Institutions and Regional Economic Performance
Crescenzi, Riccardo - 2013
analysed together with the impact of clusters, accessibility, urbanization processes and localised inter-firm linkages. The …
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Agglomeration and Firm Performance
Belussi, Fiorenza (ed.); Hervás-Oliver, José-Luis (ed.) - 2018
This contributed volume studies and explains the effect that agglomeration exerts on a firm’s innovation and performance. It presents new cases as well as new topics within the agglomeration phenomenon, exploring also their role under the Great Recession. Beyond the analysis of regions or...
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An Introduction to Place-Based Development Economics and Policy
Seravalli, Gilberto - 2015
This book introduces the reader to local development economics and policy, with a special focus on the place-based paradigm that covers its justification, its difficulties and the types of public intervention that it suggests. The starting point for the analysis is that economic development in...
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High Technology, Productivity and Networks : A Systemic Approach to SME Development
Parrilli, Mario Davide (ed.); Bianchi, Patrizio (ed.);  … - 2008
promote growth: high-tech development, productivity increase, and strengthening of linkages …
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International Macroeconomics in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis
Ferrara, Laurent (ed.); Hernando, Ignacio (ed.);  … - 2018
productivity growth, insufficient aggregate demand, high economic uncertainty and growing inequalities following the global …Introduction -- Part I. Global Growth Slowdown: Supply-Side Factors -- The Productivity Slowdown and the Secular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396762
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The Life Insurance Industry in India : Current State and Efficiency
Parida, Tapas Kumar - 2017
productivity of the life insurance industry in India for the post-reform period, by employing Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA … Productivity Change of Life Insurance Companies in India -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Review of Literature -- 2.2.1 International ….3.3.2 Productivity Change -- 2.4 Results and Discussion -- 2.4.1 TE and Its Decomposition -- 2.4.1.1 Individual Insurer's Mean Efficiency …
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Determinants of Economic Growth in Africa
Heshmati, Almas (ed.) - 2018
three parts, chapters examine the influence of financial sources and economic growth; sources of productivity growth; and … of Productivity Growth -- 7. The Determinants of the Level and Growth of TFP in SSA- Yemane Michael -- 8. Human Capital …. Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries- Almas Heshmati and Masoomeh Rashidghalam -- Part III …
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