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Fiscal federalism and financial resources for regional development - co-operative and competitive models : the international experience - an example for Russia?
Seidel, Bernhard; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2000
organized as federations, comparably weak institutions such as those in Russia are largely unknown. In this sense, international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260746
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Strengthening Resilience of Supply with Essential Goods through Public-Private Emergency Collaborations: Challenges and Incentives
Lüttenberg, Markus - 2023
Companies can be valuable partners in delivering essential goods but must be appropriately motivated to participate in humanitarian crisis management. This work provides valuable insights into the status of humanitarian crisis management from the perspective of different stakeholders. It shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014520979
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Die Zukunft der Erwerbsarbeit: Thesen und Perspektiven für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Schmid, Günther - 2001
Dieser Beitrag ruft zunächst die bekannten Entwicklungstrends der Beschäftigten in Erinnerung, verknüpft diese mit möglichen Erklärungsmustern und zieht daraus allgemeine strategische Schlussfolgerungen für die Beschäftigungspolitik. Die statistischen Rahmendaten werden ganz konventionell...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303932
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Agglomeration, regional grants and firm location
Devereux, Michael P.; Griffith, Rachel; Simpson, Helen - 2004
We examine whether discretionary government grants influence the location of new plants, and how effective these incentives are in the presence of agglomeration and urbanisation externalities. We find evidence that regional industrial structure affects the location of new entrants. Firms in more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293053
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Cluster policy as a development strategy: Case studies from the Middle East and North Africa
Benner, Maximilian - 2012
Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294480
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Subsidizing education in the economic periphery: Another pitfall or regional policies?
Südekum, Jens - 2002
One of the most prominent instruments of regional policy is to foster education and human capital formation in economically lagging regions. However, regional policy of this type can actually hurt instead of help the poor areas. The reason is that individual geographical mobility increases with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295551
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Regional policy in the global economy: Insights from new economic geography
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. - 2002
So far the contribution of New Economic Geography (NEG) has been mainly positive. Normative analysis and policy implications have lagged behind. The reason is the fear of the consequences of taking too literally the neat structure of the models. Under this respect the somewhat incautious aim of...
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Barriers to Diversification and Regional Allocation of Capital
Broll, Udo; Roldán-Ponce, Antonio; Wahl, Jack E. - 2007
In order to evaluate the allocational effectiveness of regional policy when harmonizing regional economic conditions firms? preferences play a pivot role. If harmonization hinders risk diversification of the firm, then instead of regional diversification of capital agglomeration of capital...
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Von der innovationsorientierten Regionalförderung zur regionalisierten Innovationspolitik
Fritsch, Michael - 2003
dem von Hans-Jürgen Ewers und Ko-autoren entworfenen Konzept der innovationsorientierten Regionalpolitik angestoßen wurde …. Zwar haben sich viele der dem Konzept der innovationsorientierten Regionalpolitik zugrunde liegenden Vorstellungen … innovationsorientierten Regionalpolitik vorgeschlagene Strategie der Stimulierung endogener Potentiale. …
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