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Commuting, externalities, and the geographical sizes of metropolitan areas
Bode, Eckhardt - 2006
The paper proposes an econometric approach for quantifying jointly the geographical scope of commuting as well as the various forms of agglomeration economies originating from metropolitan centers. Adopting an urban economics perspective, and using land prices to measure their aggregate effects,...
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Agglomeration in Europe in the context of socio-ecological transition
Styczynska, Izabela; Zaman, Constantin - 2012
-2010 period. The aim of the study is twofold: (i) to provide descriptive evidence of the agglomeration distribution in Europe and … level, with particular attention paid to the socio-ecological transformation occurring in Europe. The study concludes that … States; the crisis has had a significant influence on agglomeration but only in Western Europe. …
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Ballungsprozesse im Standortwettbewerb: Was können die deutschen Bundesländer ausrichten?
Berthold, Norbert; Neumann, Michael - 2004
Standortwettbewerb der Bundesländer ist prinzipiell eine gute Sache. Er bringt Effizienzgewinne, Kosteneinsparungen, verbesserte Leistungsangebote durch Konkurrenzdruck und präferenzgerechtere öffentliche Institutionen. Aber er kann dies nur, wenn es zu einem wirklichen Wettbewerb kommt....
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Coagglomeration and Growth
Bertinelli, Luisito; Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Strobl, Eric - 2003
We study the coagglomeration of domestic plants and foreign multinationals and the impact of this on domestic plant growth using data for Irish manufacturing. To this end we make use of the index developed by Ellison and Glaeser (1997) and find coagglomeration to be important for a number of...
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Globalization and the rise of mega-cities in the developing world
van der Ploeg, Frederick; Poelhekke, Steven - 2008
Thomas Friedman has argued in The World is Flat that those who deny rapid globalization will not survive in the global economy. First, we critically discuss Friedman's views and highlight the new globalization driven by outsourcing and vertical specialization. Second, we argue that Friedman pays...
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The Penn effect within a country: Evidence from Japan
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Fujii, Eiji - 2012
To control for product quality and eliminate the exchange rate volatility effect, we use the Japanese regional data to study the Penn effect - the positive relationship between price and income levels. Similarly to what is widely documented with international data, the price and income levels...
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Industrial structure and regional employment dynamics
Dauth, Wolfgang - 2012
substantial gains in employment due to the economic rise of China and Eastern Europe. …
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Beyond the blue banana? Structural change in Europe's geo-economy
Hospers, Gert-Jan - In: Intereconomics 38 (2003) 2, pp. 76-85
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How and why does the efficiency of regional innovation systems differ?
Fritsch, Michael - 2002
Literature suggests that location should matter for R&D activities. However, attempts to empirically detect differences in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains comparable information about manufacturing enterprises in...
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Happiness in Eastern Europe
Hayo, Bernd - 2004
happiness in Eastern Europe. In addition, rural dwellers and church goers experience greater life-satisfaction. Aggregate …
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