Since ICT factors got growing importance in shaping social and economic differences, the determination of competitiveness in the information economy and society became needful in understanding modern regional disparities of Hungary. To evaluate recent inequalities caused by the factors of...

This chapter on urbanization and growth focuses on modeling and empirical evidence that pertain to a number of inter-related questions. Why do cities form in an economy, with so much of economic activity in countries geographically concentrated in cities? Second, how do different types of cities...

This paper analyzes the long-run convergence of regional house prices in a major developing country, Turkey. Using a non-linear time-varying factor model and quarterly hedonic house price data from 2010 to 2018, we find that house prices do not converge across 26 regions of Turkey. Results...

This paper analyzes the long-run convergence of regional house prices in a major developing country, Turkey. Using a non-linear time-varying factor model and quarterly hedonic house price data from 2010 to 2018, we find that house prices do not converge across 26 regions of Turkey. Results...

Regions with large cities are driving growth in Bulgaria, while many rural regions suffer from depopulation and rapid ageing. Improving living standards across all regions will require better coverage and access to public services, notably in health and long-term care. Policy action to integrate...

This paper examines the behaviour of housing prices and identifies their determinants across Czech regions from 2000 to 2017. The effect of a wide range of variables on apartment prices is analyzed on quarterly data for all regions of the Czech Republic using panel dynamic OLS estimator....

Land use regulations have been pursued by many governments around the world. When making land development policies for cities that feature high population density and limited land supply, one question looms large: where and how much to build across different localities of a city? To answer this...

In diesem Beitrag werden regionale Unterschiede in Bezug auf die erwerbsfähigen Leistungsberechtigten (eLb) untersucht. Die Analyse gliedert sich in zwei Teile. Der erste Teil widmet sich dem Anteil der eLb in verschiedenen Bevölkerungsgruppen (Betroffenheit), der zweite dem Anteil der...

Die Ausgaben für die Eingliederungshilfe für behinderte Menschen nach SGB XII variieren im regionalen Vergleich in Deutschland deutlich. In diesem Beitrag werden mit unterschiedlichen Verwaltungsstrukturen und der lokalen Wirtschaftskraft zwei mögliche Faktoren näher beleuchtet, die diese...

In this paper we analyze if an `urban mortality penalty' exists for today's developing countries, repeating the history of industrialized nations during the 19th century. We analyze the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 19 Sub-Saharan African countries for differences in child and adult...