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This paper evaluates 'new economic geography' theory by comparing it with a competing non-nested model derived from urban economics. Using bootstrap inference and the J-test, the paper shows that while NEG theory is supported by the data, it needs to be modified to achieve this, and it is not...
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Most approaches in housing research are based on a static perception of the dwelling, occupant and its environment … to compulsory urban mobility and their effects extending to housing satisfaction, a set of researches has been conducted … housing user satisfaction researches. The results showed that there is a correlation between the home and environment …
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We construct a time series of the rent-price ratio for the owner- occupied stock of housing, starting in 1960:1, by … merging micro data from the last five Decennial Censuses of Housing with price indexes for house prices and rents. …
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Housing is the most important component of wealth for many New Zealanders. Its location is fixed and its value is … is strongly associated with their local economic conditions. Housing is also a major factor in influencing migration … decisions and, hence, regional mobility. To shed light on the behaviour of the New Zealand housing market, we examine the …
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Working with Private Sector Provider for Better Healthcare: An Introductory Guide aims to provide the most critical approach to develop strategies for working with Private Sector Participation (PSPs) for better healthcare. This Guide focuses specifically on those PSPs who operate on a for-profit...
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Throughout history cities have contained separate areas where ethnic groups are concentrated. In the U.S. many older cities in the Northeast and Midwest contain large African-American ghettos. We discuss the causes and consequences of ethnic and racial segregation. We identify differences...
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as fundamentals and the housing prices and increases in the irrigated area as non fundamentals dependant variables. The … no fundamental factors or speculative like (housing price, the irrigate area and the population) using regional data by …
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The online data management system for on-farm trials (WebFarm) is a prototype software to customize recording of on-farm trials under the Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi. The prototype WebFarm is a three-layered design. Client Side is the Interface Layer, implemented...
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Recent contributions in economic geography reflect renewed interest in issues of location and spatial concentration of economic activities, yet there are still few empirical studies of developing countries, particularly in Africa. This paper aims to contribute to this body of knowledge by (i)...
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The aim of this project is to quantify in monetary terms the value of the landscape in the Alps for both residents and tourists. To do this, we selected the hedonic price method from the holistic quantitative methods for landscape evaluation. This method assumes that the cost of a good –as can...
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