The basic purpose of the study is to find a metric-variable of competitiveness for each country's tax regime and to assess the impact of tax regime differentiation across the common market. A country adopting competitive taxation policies manages to attract productive factors, funds and...

This paper examines the extent to which agglomeration of the hospital service industry enhances the productivity of producing health care. Specifically, we use a large set of private insurance claims from the FAIR Health database to show that an increasing spatial concentration of hospital...

The article discusses the problem related to sustainable development of territorial units. The introduction covers the theoretical aspects of revitalisation and sustainable development, including the significant role of revitalisation programmes. The primary purpose of the study is to identify...

Background: We propose using neighborhood characteristics as demand-related morbidity adjusters to improve prediction models such as the risk equalization model. Results: Since the neighborhood has no explicit 'place' in healthcare demand models, we have developed the 'Neighborhood and...

The global economy plays an important role in the development of a region or a county/district as it promotes the exploitation of resources and space in a logical and rational manner. The trend of global economic uniformity allows opportunities and risks to Botosani County since globalization...

New Zealand is a small open economy, with large international labor flows and skilled immigrants. Since 2000, employment growth has kept pace with strong migration-related population growth. While overall employment rates have remained relatively stable, they have increased substantially for...

Der Ausweis von Regionalfördergebieten ist in den Mitgliedsstaaten der EU nur im Rahmen eines von der Europäischen Kommission kriteriengestützt festgelegten „Bevölkerungsplafonds“ möglich. Dieser wird für die kommende Förderperiode ab 2021 in Deutschland aufgrund der im EU-Vergleich...

Wir zeigen, dass in schrumpfenden Städten die Gesamtausgaben langsamer zurückgehen als die Einwohnerzahl. Dadurch steigen die kommunalen Ausgaben je Einwohner an. In wachsenden Städten beobachten wir diesen Effekt hingegen nicht; die Gesamtausgaben wachsen im gleichen Maß wie die...

Urban passenger transport is a key point in the progress of any city. It is a strategic area whose efficient and sustainable development requires the incorporation of multiple disciplines. It affects territorial, social, health, economic, and environmental policies, among others. In recent...

This paper provides new stylized facts about labor earnings inequality and dynamics in France for the period 1991-2016. Using linked employer-employee data, we show that (i) labor inequality in France is low compared to other developed countries and has been decreasing until the financial crisis...