characterized by coordinates on some "basic" spherical surface. The basic "air" distance between them can thus be identified … distances from the centre of the sphere. Thus connections longer or shorter than the basic distance are to be found on an other … the distance is due to a "roundabout" connection or to the low speed parameters etc. It is thus possible to dodge the …

bilateral distance between two countries proves to be an important mediating factor, whereas intersectoral trade linkages, so …

religion between groups. The resulting distance-adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on highly … shows that this does not hold true for ethnic diversity in more developed countries. As regards the cultural distance …