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A quantitative approach regarding the evolution of the Romanian tourism firms, during and after the global financial crisis
Strat, Vasile Alecsandru; Davidescu, Adriana Ana Maria; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 18 (2016), pp. 815-828
The main goal of this research paper is to provide a quantitative assessment of the Romanian tourism industry (hotels … counties that can be considered as indicators of the development perspectives of the tourism (hotels and restaurants) at county …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011834001
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The regional development of the Romanian rural tourism sector
Davidescu, Adriana Ana Maria; Strat, Vasile Alecsandru; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 20 (2018) 12, pp. 854-869
In the present paper we put forward a clear assessment of the Romanian rural tourism, from a regional perspective … of the Romanian rural tourism at NUTS level 3, focusing on its main determinants and key regional poles of development …. The novelty of the paper lays in developing one of the first composite indices measuring the rural tourism sector, in the …
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TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
Horst, Todt - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 4 (2009) 1, pp. 858-860
The paper gives a critical assessment of the theses of UNWTO that tourism is an effective means of developing whole …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511835
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Infrastructure and regional development in the People's Republic of China
Zhao, Zhijun (contributor); Kanamori, Toshiki (contributor) - 2007
This paper investigates the relationship between infrastructure and rural economic development. It begins by reviewing the progress of Chinese economic and rural reform and analyzes the challenges faced by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Then, based on the review, an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003483084
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Converging wages, diverging GRP : directed technical change and endogenous growth ; empirical analysis of growth patterns across Kazakh regions
Aldashev, Alisher - 2011
The paper analyzes unequal regional development in Kazakhstan. Applying the nonlinear least squares method in presence of spatial correlation we estimate the convergence rate of wages across Kazakh regions for the period 2003-2009. The estimated convergence rate is about 3% which is somewhat...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009487937
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Special economic zones : 20 years later
Jensen, Camilla; Winiarczyk, Marcin - 2014
In this paper the authors undertake an ex-post evaluation of whether the special economic zones (SEZs) introduced in Poland in 1994 have been successful in meeting regional development objectives. They evaluate the policy of as many of its objectives as possible: employment creation, business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010241378
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Historical shocks and persistence of economic activity : evidence from a unique natural experiment
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael; … - 2016
This paper investigates the persistence of entrepreneurship in the region of Kaliningrad between 1925 and 2010. During this time period the area experienced a number of extremely disruptive shocks including; devastation caused by World War II, a nearly complete replacement of the native German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455999
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Regional Growth in a Dual Economy : Marshall-Arrow-Romer Externalities and Firm-Ownership in Hungary
Lengyel, Balázs - 2013
Using census-type data of Hungarian firms, we test the Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) hypothesis on the impact of agglomeration economies on regional economic growth. The results suggest that MAR type of local knowledge externalities have a significant positive impact on TFP growth. However, initial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087857
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Functional Polycentrism and Urban Network Development in the Greater South East UK : Evidence from Commuting Patterns, 1981-2001
de Goei, Bastiaan - 2014
In contemporary literature on changing urban systems, it is often argued that the traditional central place conceptualisation is outdated and should be replaced by a network view that emphasises the increasing criss-crossing pattern of interdependencies between spatial units. This paper tests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013070986
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Successful Universities towards the Improvement of Regional Competitiveness : ‘Fourth Generation’ Universities
Lukovics, Miklós - 2019
Nowadays several successful examples prove that universities have a quite intense role in the improvement of competitiveness of certain territories and in many cases they have an active role in endeavors regarding economic development. Modern economic development demands that due to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012901207