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Firm-worker matching in industrial clusters
Figueiredo, Octávio; Guimaraes, Paulo; Woodward, Douglas - 2011
that industrial agglomeration improves the quality of the firm-worker matching process. Our method makes use of recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280710
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The early development of new establishments: An evaluation of the role of spatial selection and agglomeration
Changoluisa, Javier - 2021
agglomeration. The analysis shows a clear and strong selection of more productive new establishments into larger regions, regardless … show higher productivity levels as compared to those located in smaller regions, the role of an agglomeration is very … first time period, but start-ups suffer negative agglomeration effects over time. …
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Industrial agglomeration in Myanmar
Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda; Zille, Helge - 2019
and model specifications, as well as to controlling for the natural level of industrial agglomeration in a particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146490
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Urban Growth in Germany – The Impact of Localization and Urbanization Economies
Illy, Annette; Hornych, Christoph; Schwartz, Michael; … - 2009
growth in German cities from 2003 to 2007. Although, from a theoretical perspective, agglomeration economies are supposed to … known about agglomeration economies in Germany, where interregional support policy and the characteristics of the federal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271397
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Endogenous or exogenous innovation development in industry on regional level?
Świadek, Arkadiusz - In: e-Finanse: Financial Internet Quarterly 9 (2013) 4, pp. 70-85
At the moment endogenous growth theory has become increasingly popular in the world of science, particularly in developed countries. This article aims to show, for two regions case, the needs and sense of applying this theory in the polish regions. Due to the low level of economic development of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011551413
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Microgeography of innovation in the city: Location patterns of innovative firms in Berlin
Rammer, Christian; Kinne, Jan; Blind, Knut - 2016
This paper investigates the micro-location pattern of innovative and non-innovative firms in Berlin using detailed information on the firms' addresses and their local environment. The study employs a unique, representative panel data set of Berlin-based firms from manufacturing and services...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571073
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Location Modelling and the Localization of Portuguese Manufacturing Industries
Guimarães, Paulo; Figueiredo, Octávio; Woodward, Douglas - 2004
The recent index proposed in Ellison & Glaeser (1997) is now well established as the preferred method for measuring localization of economic activity. We critically review this index and build on the McFadden’s Random Utility (Profit) Maximization framework to develop an alternative measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318726
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Do universities affect firms' location decisions? Evidence from Spain
Garcia, Javier; Parellada, Marti; Duch, Néstor - 2010
The challenges posed by globalization have led to a rapid increase in the demand for higher education and, at the same time, many countries are earmarking more resources and efforts to foster their population's skills level and knowledge. Nowadays higher education is playing a crucial role in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332500
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Geographic Concentration of Business Services Firms: A Poisson Sorting Model
Koster, Hans; van Ommeren, Jos N.; Rietveld, Piet - 2011
This paper examines the effects of specialisation (within-sector clustering) and diversity (between-sector clustering) on business services profitability and location choice. We apply a semiparametric Poisson sorting model allowing for firm-specific effects. We find that for most firms,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326511
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The Origin and Location of Entrants in the Evolution of the U.S. Tire Industry
Buenstorf, Guido; Klepper, Steven - 2004
extent to which entrants in Ohio were attracted to the Akron area by agglomeration benefits, contributing to a self … fueled the agglomeration of the industry there. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327341