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Income convergence, migration and geography : distribution analysis of regions in Norway
Rattsø, Jørn; Stokke, Hildegunn Ekroll - 2010
respect to the role of migration. Interestingly, migration seems to be unimportant for the convergence process, at odds with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012653742
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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literature on changing urban systems, it is often argued that the traditional central place conceptualisation is outdated and should be replaced by a network view that emphasises the increasing criss-crossing pattern of interdependencies between spatial units.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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Spatial development of Russia : does geography matter?
Kolomak, Evgenija A. - 2014
concentration over time. The results of our analysis suggest that the concentration of economic activity continues in Russia and … eastern regions of Russia. There are also sectorial peculiarities: population density and proximity to markets negatively … interregional divergence in Russia. The forces behind the agglomeration economy and regional disparities are market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011504423
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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
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Bangladesh's Potential as a Regional Economic Corridor
Abdin, MD. Joynal - 2016
Bangladesh is located at a very strategic position in South Asia. It is connecting countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states. One can reach the doorstep of half of the world population within 24 hours...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012991721
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Reshaping Regional Economic Development – Time for Reindustrialization?
Drvenkar, Nataša - 2018
Industrial base characterized by minor innovation capacity and determined by other economic problems within a certain region cannot ensure the development of new competitive industries for the modern global market nor can it ensure long-term sustainable economic growth and development for both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012919984
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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 and restaurants) from a county level perspective, in the specific context of the global financial recession and in the post -recession one. The evolution of the field is analyzed...
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Spatial Data Analysis of Regional Development in Greater Beijing, China, in a GIS Environment
Yu, Danlin; Wei, Yehua Dennis - 2010
This study investigates spatial dependence and mechanisms of regional development in Greater Beijing, China by employing spatial statistical techniques.We have detected positive, strengthening global spatial auto-correlation from 1978 to 2001, and found such strengthening is the result of newly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014197512
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Geography, Economic Policy and Regional Development in China
Démurger, Sylvie; Sachs, Jeffrey D.; Woo, Wing Thye; … - 2003
Many studies of regional disparity in China have focused on the preferential policies received by the coastal provinces. We decomposed the location dummies in provincial growth regressions to obtain estimates of the effects of geography and policy on provincial growth rates in 1996-99. Their...
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