This paper investigates patterns of manufacturing location in the context of increased economic integration in Central … determinants of manufacturing location in five European Union (EU) accession countries: Bu1garia, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and … largemarkets determine the location of manufacturing in EU accession countries. …

This paper investigates patterns of manufacturing location in the context of increased economic integration in Central … determinants of manufacturing location in five European Union (EU) accession countries: Bu1garia, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and … largemarkets determine the location of manufacturing in EU accession countries. …

search for a job-type that matches their skill. They face a trade-off between match quality and the cost of extended search …. This trade-off differs between regions, because search is more efficient in larger regions. Then, interregional mobility … and trade lead to a pattern of specialization where large scale regions have a comparative advantage in producing …

search for a job-type that matches their skill. They face a trade-off between match quality and the cost of extended search …. This trade-off differs between regions, because search is more efficient in larger regions. Then, interregional mobility … and trade lead to a pattern of specialization where large scale regions have a comparative advantage in producing …

factors. An important distinction in this literature is the one between absolute and relative location. The literature on … absolute location predominantly uses non-spatial econometric techniques, and is strongly linked to the economic growth … literature. In contrast, studies on relative location tend to be weakly linked to theory, but apply relatively sophisticated …

data analysis to identify sectoral location patterns in both the manufacturing industry as well as in services. We find …

factors. An important distinction in this literature is the one between absolute and relative location. The literature on … absolute location predominantly uses non-spatial econometric techniques, and is strongly linked to the economic growth … literature. In contrast, studies on relative location tend to be weakly linked to theory, but apply relatively sophisticated …

Using a comprehensive international trade data set we investigate empirical regularities (known as Zipf’s Law or the …