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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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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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Smart specialisation: opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy
Ketels, Christian - In: Competitiveness Review 26 (2016) 4, pp. 476-478
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Implications of Higher Education on Earnings: An Empirical Analysis of Skills and Competence
Xia, Belle Selene; Liitiäinen, Elia - In: International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and … 7 (2016) 1, pp. 50-64
One of the central topics in the research of higher education is the degree of match between education and work as measured by earnings. Traditional literature has shown the correlation between the duration of studies and earnings in the work life. The authors' present study aims to enlarge this...
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Urban Development Through Smart Cities in India
Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 3 (2016) 3, pp. 36-49
India is on the path of developing its smart cities at a faster pace in near future. But what constitutes a smart city and what is purpose of this focus remains to be explored. Through in depth literature review and grounded approach this paper, appraises the genesis of smart city to develop a...
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Using an Online Data Portal and Prototype Analysis Tools in an Investigation of Spatial Livability Planning
Rajabifard, Abbas; Bishop, Ian D.; Eagleson, Serryn; … - In: International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) 6 (2017) 2, pp. 1-21
explore separate facets of livability (employment, housing, health service and walkability), their outputs flow through to the …
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Is “START-UP NY” Starting Up NY?: A Post-Keynesian Case Study Analysis
Jean-Snarr, Lynn B.; Snarr, Hal; Friesner, Daniel L. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship … 2 (2017) 1, pp. 1-12
This article describes how “START-UP NY” is a state-funded economic development program that encourages businesses to locate to several of its college campuses in exchange for a 0% tax rate for business and their employees. While the program has received much coverage in the popular press,...
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