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Comparative Advantage and Job Formation in California and Texas

Nickelsburg, Jerry - In: California Journal of Politics and Policy 3 (2011) 1

By most measures the economy of the state of Texas is doing better than that of California. Texas has an unemployment … has caused immigration rates to Texas to be the highest in the nation. In this article we examine the “Texas Miracle” in …, we find that Texas is indeed doing better, but only in as much as it would be expected to do so even in the absence of …

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Opportunities and Pitfalls of Tourism in a Developing Wine Industry

Dodd, Tim H. - In: International Journal of Wine Marketing 7 (1995) 1, pp. 5-16

with a reduced level of risk, increased margins, and marketing intelligence opportunities. A study of Texas wineries found …

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Shoppers’ Perceptions of the State Sales Tax Holiday: A Case Study from Texas

Mogab, John W.; Pisani, Michael J. - In: American Journal of Business 22 (2007) 2, pp. 45-56

Texas, like more than a dozen other states, offers an annual sales tax holiday. At the state legislative level, the … Texas sales tax holiday is intended to provide tax relief to working families timed to coincide with back … mall‐intercept survey of 710 shoppers concerning the Texas State tax holiday and finds: 1) the holiday is not only …

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Smart specialisation: opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy

Ketels, Christian - In: Competitiveness Review 26 (2016) 4, pp. 476-478

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Skills, Innovation, and Growth: An Agent-Based Policy Analysis

Dawid, Herbert; Gemkow, Simon; Harting, Philipp; Kabus, … - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 228 (2008) 2-3, pp. 251-275

Summary We develop an agent-based macroeconomic model featuring a distinct geographical dimension and heterogeneous workers with respect to skill types. The model, which will become part of a larger simulation platform for European policymaking (EURACE), allows us to conduct exante evaluations...

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Plant Location Decisions in the Greek Food Industry

Artikis, George P. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 11 (1991) 5, pp. 57-70

Attempts by Greek governments to attract manufacturing industry to problem regions have been shaped by a large number of development laws. Location policy works principally by influencing the decisions of individual firms. The article examines the relevance of Greek government location policy...

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A new approach to entrepreneurship and regional development: key roles of purpose and well-being in the Swansea Bay City Region

Bowen, Robert; Burvill, Samantha; Cummings, Beth; … - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 30 (2024) 10, pp. 2443-2462

Purpose This paper critically evaluates regional development through the lens of well-being and purpose. The paper provides insight into the key roles that well-being and purpose play in regional development and the way in which various actors are engaged in this process. This paper focuses on...

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Zur Beschäftigungsentwicklung in Deutschland

Schnabel, Hubert - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 64 (2015) 1, pp. 73-110

Abstract This paper examines theoretical and empirical aspects of the employment in Germany from 2000 - 2013. Inspired … theoretical employment considerations and labor market reform issues are compatible with the development in Germany. …

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Auswirkungen des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns im Handwerk in Sachsen-Anhalt

Brautzsch, Hans-Ulrich; Schultz, Birgit - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 67 (2018) 2, pp. 125-152

difference-in-difference estimation reveals no significant employment effects of the minimum wage introduction. We test for …

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The pros and cons

Butt, Maggie - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 23 (2010) 2, pp. 292-292

Purpose – This poem aims to reflect the almost universal embrace of over‐work culture, complaining about its negative aspects and – with some surprise – acknowledging its positive qualities. Design/methodology/approach – This is a free verse poem structured in five triplets, perhaps to...

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