Dieser Beitrag analysiert die Dynamik der territorialen Disparitäten bezüglich nominaler Einnahmen, realer Einnahmen und Industrieagglomeration in Regionen, die sich in einem Integration Prozeß befinden. Wir schlagen ein NÖG Modell im Sinne von Baldwin et al. (2003) vor, mit vier Regionen...

Seit Beginn der Transformation haben in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas (MOEL) die interregionalen Disparitäten zugenommen. Insbesondere die Stadt-Land-Gegensätze haben sich verstärkt. Dieser Beitrag zeigt die Entwicklung der Disparitäten auf und diskutiert auf der Basis theoretischer...

Dieser Arbeitsbericht bietet einen Vergleich der Struktur und Entwicklung der Erwerbstätigkeit zwischen verschiedenen Typen von Landkreisen für die Jahre 1995 bis 2008. Im Fokus stehen Disparitäten zwischen ländlichen und nicht-ländlichen Landkreisen. Es ist unter anderem zu erkennen, dass...

This paper investigates on a marked case of regional inequality concerning the information and communication technology adoption process and the role of subsidies in Italy. There is a consolidated and persistent gap between the industrialized North and the sensibly backward South. Econometric...

Within developed countries, the market penetration of cell phones and the Internet has progressed in tandem and the point of market saturation is nearly to be reached in both markets. In contrast, the African continent has been characterized by a more uneven level of progress, with the...

Within developed countries, the penetration of cell phones and the Internet has risen in tandem and the point of market saturation has nearly been reached in both markets. In contrast, the African continent has been characterized by more uneven progress, with the penetration of cell phones (41%...

This paper analyzes the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It studies the determinants of home Internet use in Germany on the level of counties as well as on the level of individuals. Based on two large data sets, the analyses show that population density itself cannot explain...

This paper analyzes the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It considers the impact of regional characteristics on differences in the share of Internet use between German counties. In addition, it studies the influence of regional factors as well as individual characteristics on the...

This paper analyzes the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It considers the impact of regional characteristics on differences in the share of Internet use between German counties. In addition, it studies the influence of regional factors as well as individual characteristics on the...