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We examine the role of demographics on the housing market in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) using the Mankiw and Weil (1989) approach. First, we estimate housing demand for each age group in HMA using cross section data and find that it increases from childhood to the age 70-74 years. This...
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In economics, the regional densification of economic activity is referred to as agglomeration. The effects of … agglomeration are often referred to when discussing the wider economic benefits of transportation infrastructure projects. The … magnitude of these effects has not been extensively studied in Finland. In this report, we examine the impact of agglomeration …
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spatial concentration of economic activity is called agglomeration in urban economics. The economic impact of agglomeration is … seen in the productivity of firms. Understanding agglomeration and its impacts is important from the point of view of … impacts of agglomeration and examine how the improvements of the transport system affects agglomeration. The recent empirical …
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spatial concentration of economic activity is called agglomeration in urban economics. The economic impact of agglomeration is … seen in the productivity of firms. Understanding agglomeration and its impacts is important from the point of view of … impacts of agglomeration and examine how the improvements of the transport system affects agglomeration. The recent empirical …
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In economics, the regional densification of economic activity is referred to as agglomeration. The effects of … agglomeration are often referred to when discussing the wider economic benefits of transportation infrastructure projects. The … magnitude of these effects has not been extensively studied in Finland. In this report, we examine the impact of agglomeration …
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In the globalized world economy the crucial issue is locational competition - where internationally competitive firms invest and locate their high value-added production. The policy challenge is to enhance firms' capabilities to create firm-specific competitive advantages linked to certain...
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The Ministry of Finance commissioned a report from Etlatieto Ltd on maritime operating conditions, competitiveness and … the adaptability of this sector. The competitiveness of cargo ship has significantly improved when mixed-nationality crews …
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technology have increased the importance of service inputs as determinants of competitiveness for the forest industry. At the … the most important services for it's competitiveness are engineering services, maintenance services, computer and related … internationalisation of these services. The determinants of the over all competitiveness are technological, organisational and market …
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The turnover of the companies in North Savo in 2011 was nearly 10 billion euros, of which industry accounted for just under a third. The industrial structure of the region is not strong, but on the other hand it is not alarmingly thin either, because it does have certain successful niches. North...
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