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regions, including the largest OECD European ports (116 ports), from 2000-06. The empirical analysis is based on a set of … on employment might depend on the institutional characteristics of each port, with private ports having the largest …
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Hong Kong, an analysis of the impact of the port on the territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed...
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of ports of Antofagasta, an analysis of the impact of the … ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and … studied and quantified where possible. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing …
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the inland ports of the Slovak Republic within the … framework of the Danube Axis, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this … policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment …
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Shanghai, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230716
Many studies have focused on spatial patterns in economic growth. For the case of Europe, these studies have indicated that growth is spatially dependent and that clustering as well as de-clustering are parts of economic development processes. The distribution dynamics approach has revealed...
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both parametric and nonparametric approaches. From a unique dataset -our sample covers 70 developing countries, 203 ports …
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In this paper, the process of productivity convergence is investigated for the enlarged European Union using regional (NUTS-2) data. The Solow model extended by human capital is employed as a workhorse. Alternative strategies are proposed to control for spatial effects. All specifications...
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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...
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The proponents of decentralization argue that it improves economic growth by increasing government efficiency and accountability. However, the critics argue that decentralization increases regional inequality by increasing the differences in institutional capacities and socio-economic endowments...
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