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Cultural identity and knowledge creation in cosmopolitan cities
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2009
We study how the city system is affected by the possibility for the members of the same cultural diaspora to interact across different cities. In so doing, we propose a simple two- city model with two mobile cultural groups. A localized externality fosters the productivity of individuals when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008823927
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Central Asia oil and gas industry - the external powers' energy interests in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Raimondi, Pier Paolo - 2019
and abundance of hydrocarbon reserves. These hydrocarbon reserves are located mainly in three countries: Kazakhstan … Asian countries are: Russia, China, United States, European countries, Iran, India and Turkey. Among these players, Russia … of Beijing. The Western countries has gained influence particularly in Kazakhstan, but they have no political leverage in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986382
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Reimagining India's urban future : a framework for securing high-growth, low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development in India
Tewari, Meenu; Aziz, Zeba; Cook, Mitchell; Goldar, Amrita; … - 2015
urbanization are unsustainably high. Deep existing deficits in basic urban services such as housing, transit, water, sanitation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011301949
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Sectoral choices and household welfare in emerging economies : evidence from Vietnam
Hoang, Huyen; Kudrna, George - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014584865
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The diversity of diversity : implications of the form and process of localised urban systems
Wallman, Sandra - 2003
This paper summarises research into localised urban systems which accounts for variations in styles of diversity within multi-cultural cities. New work builds on previous studies in London and Turin. The first produced an ideal type model of open:closed urban systems and evidence that the former...
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Globalization and inequality in Latin America
Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Kovak, Brian K. - 2023
We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on … dimensions of inequality, and developing new methodologies to capture the many facets of globalization's relationship to … that focus on distinct aspects of globalization's relationship to inequality. …
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The role of Vietnam's FDI inflows in global value chains participation and economic growth
Choi, Jinho; Hinojales, Marthe M.; Hong, Seung Hyun; … - 2021
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The impact of expanding worker rights to informal workers : evidence from child labor legislation
Lakdawala, Leah K.; Heredia, Diana Martínez; Vera … - 2023
We study the effects of a Bolivian law that introduced benefits and protections for child workers (who are overwhelmingly informal workers) and lowered the de facto legal working age from 14 to 10. We employ a difference-in-discontinuity approach that exploits the variation in the law's...
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The migration response to increasing temperatures
Cattaneo, Cristina; Peri, Giovanni - 2015
Climate change, especially the warming trend experienced by several countries, could affect agricultural productivity. As a consequence, rural incomes will change, and with them the incentives for people to remain in rural areas. Using data from 116 countries between 1960 and 2000, we analyze...
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Progressive cities : urban-rural polarisation of social values and economic development around the world
Luca, Davide; Terrero-Davila, Javier; Stein, Jonas; … - 2022
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