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Rutkowska-Gurak, Anna; Adamska, Agata - In: International Journal of Management and Economics 55 (2019) 4, pp. 346-368

Sharing economy is a very broad term, covering various areas and forms of human activity. It includes activities of individuals, social groups, and enterprises, as well as local and state authorities, which aim to enable, facilitate, or even organize the sharing of resources. Sharing economy has...

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Ausbildungsmarkt unter Druck: die aktuelle Entwicklung und deren Antworten darauf

Lagemann, Andreas; Wedemeier, Jan - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 102 (2022) 9, pp. 669-672

The number of new apprenticeship training contracts has been declining for years. The decline can be explained by a variety of factors. It can initially be assumed that the economic development due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated loss of training places offer an explanation. However,...

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An empirical investigation of socio-economic impacts of agglomeration economies in major cities of Punjab, Pakistan

Ghafoor, Naghmana; Fayyaz, Sana; Nisa, Mehrun; Akbar, … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-23

Agglomeration economies are the external benefits earned from clustering of industries and people in cities. The study … empirically investigates the heterogeneous socioeconomic impacts of agglomeration economies in selected cities of Punjab, Pakistan …, from 1998 to 2018, using the Pooled Mean Group and the Mean Group techniques of Panel ARDL. Agglomeration economies are …

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Quantitative assessment of the dynamics of rail freight transportation

Ginevičius, Romualdas; Sinkevičius, Gintaras - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 22 (2020) 54, pp. 579-591

Freight transportation by rail is one of the most important factors in the country's economic development; and, therefore, a comprehensive analysis of the business development has both scientific and practical significance. The basis for the analysis and conclusion of this type is a possibility...

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Nighttime lights and wealth in very small areas

Määttä, Ilari; Ferreira, Thomas; Leßmann, Christian - In: Review of Regional Research 42 (2021) 2, pp. 161-190

Nighttime lights observed from satellites are a widely accepted proxy measure for economic development. This is mainly based on cross-country evidence that finds strong correlations between lights and Gross Domestic Product. Yet, the evidence on the correlations at local levels is scarce, and it...

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“To be or not to be” located in a cluster?—A descriptive meta-analysis of the firm-specific cluster effect

Grashof, Nils; Fornahl, Dirk - In: The Annals of Regional Science 67 (2021) 3, pp. 541-591

In the twenty-first century, clusters can be observed in most developed economies. However, the scientific results regarding the effect of clusters on firm performance are highly contradictive. The inconsistencies in the empirical results make it difficult to infer general conclusions about the...

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Prerequisites and initial developments for economic specialization in lagging regions—A study of specialized villages in Iran

Ghorbani, Masoumeh; Brenner, Thomas - In: Review of Regional Research 41 (2021) 2, pp. 229-268

Although the literature provides a huge number of studies on specialized regions, such as clusters and industrial districts, most of them concern developed regions. Studies that focus on the initial processes and preconditions for the emergence of economic specialization in lagging regions are...

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Methodological Approaches to the Evaluation of Innovation in Polish and Ukrainian Regions, Taking into Account Digitalization

Popelo, Olha; Tulchynska, Svitlana; Revko, Alʹona … - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 25 (2022) 1, pp. 55-74

The article offers aqualimetric assessment of the innovation in regional economic systems, taking into account digitization. The study was based on the methodology of general scientific methods of cognition and special methods of scientific research in the field of the development of productive...

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The Impact of Regional Economic Conditions on the Efficiency of Savings Banks in the Light of Demographic Change

Conrad, Alexander; Neuberger, Doris; Gamarra, Lucinda Trigo - In: Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital 47 (2014) 4, pp. 533-570

This paper examines the influence of environmental factors on the technical and revenue efficiency of German savings banks. It employs a two-step approach, using, first, data envelopment analysis to calculate efficiency and, second, multivariate regressions to examine the influence of regional...

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Gesamtwirtschaftliche Effekte von Fußball-Meisterschaften: Die WM 2006 und die EM 2024 in Deutschland

Drygalla, Andrej; Heinisch, Katja; Holtemöller, Oliver - In: Konjunktur aktuell 12 (2024) 2, pp. 67-91

Fußball-Welt- und Europameisterschaften sind große gesellschaftliche Ereignisse. Gesamtwirtschaftlich fallen sie in großen Volkswirtschaften mit bestehender Sport- und Verkehrsinfrastruktur und vorhandenen Kapazitäten im Gastgewerbe allerdings kaum ins Gewicht. In diesem Beitrag werden...

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