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Cointegration Analysis on the Relation between Urbanization and Economic Growth in China

LIU, Ai ying; YAO, Li fen; LI, Qing chen - 2011

empirical research on the relation between urbanization and GDP in China, and also implements a comparative analysis to the … relation between three industries and degree of urbanization, the related coeffecient is 0.97, 0.95, 0.97, 0.97. And the result … shows a long-term balance between these two factors, and the promoting effect to tertiary industry by urbanization is more …

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Effects of Heterogeneity in Residential Preferences on an Agent-Based Model of Urban Sprawl

Brown, Daniel G.; Robinson, Derek T. - 2006

"The ability of agent-based models (ABMs) to represent heterogeneity in the characteristics and behaviors of actors enables analyses about the implications of this heterogeneity for system behavior. The importance of heterogeneity in the specification of ABMs, however, creates new demands for...

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Industrial Restructuring and Urban Change in the Pittsburgh Region: Developmental, Ecological, and Socioeconomic Trade-offs

Haller, William - 2005

"This article traces the steel industry's restructuring during the 1980s and its consequences for older industrial regions tied historically to steel production. These regions contained large working class communities that declined because of deindustrialization and restructuring. This article...

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Three Essays on China's Economic Reform

Li, Lixing - 2008

This dissertation contains three essays. In Chapter 2, I investigate the causal factors of the soft budget constraint (SBC) problem. Based on a panel dataset from a survey of Chinese enterprises, the test results support the policy burden hypothesis but not the ownership hypothesis. The findings...

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The significance and performance of infrastructure in China

Newell, Graeme; Chau, K. W.; Wong, Siu Kei - 2009

The significant economic growth and urbanisation of China in recent years has seen increased importance given to infrastructure development in China; this includes airports, toll roads, communications, ports, power plants and water. The purpose of this paper is to assess the significance and...

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The effect of farmland preservation programs on farmland prices.

Nickerson, C.J.; Lynch, L. - 2001

Government agencies in urbanizing areas are increasingly utilizing purchase and transfer of development rights programs to preserve farmland and protect local farm economies. This article tests the effect of development restrictions imposed by permanent easement sales on farmland sales prices,...

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Simulating the Spatial Distribution of Population and Emissions to 2100

Asadoorian, Malcolm O. - 2005

Urbanization and economic development have important implications for many environmental processes including global … climate change. Although there is evidence that urbanization depends endogenously on economic variables, long-term forecasts …

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REGIONAL DETERMINANTS OF EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN CANTON SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Celebic, Nedim; Muzur, Almin; Cero, Ermin - 2020

Sarajevo, the center of economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Regional determinants assessed are foreign ownership, urbanization …, and localization. Regression analysis using SPSS software was conducted. Type of manufacturing industry, urbanization, and … manufacturing industry plays a significant role to the export competitiveness in Canton Sarajevo. The biggest urbanization ratio …

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