Although the Modified Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) is well-documented in spatial analysis, its effects on urban policy development and decision-making are yet unknown. So, we decided to do this work to critically investigate how MAUP influences urban planning at different levels, impacting...

Infolge der Neuen Leipzig Charta 2020 und des allgemeinen Wandels hin zur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft gewinnt die kleingewerbliche Wirtschaftsstruktur in Städten wieder deutlich an Relevanz. Unter dem Konzept der "Produktiven Stadt" soll das Kleingewerbe in die bestehenden verschiedenen...

The main objective of this work is to review the recent achievements on the mechanisms explaining local and rural development, which underpin the current definition of rural areas in the European literature. The analysis carried out in this article acknowledges a gap between local development...

Die Verfügbarkeit von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften ist eine zentrale Voraussetzung für den Erfolg eines Unternehmens. Eine städtische Lohnprämie zieht Beschäftigte an und verstärkt den Urbanisierungstrend. In unserer Studie untersuchen wir, ob nicht nur die Lohnprämie, sondern auch der...

Qianhai - an innovation park in Shenzhen - has the possibility of boosting innovation in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and in the wider region. This paper reviews the existing evidence about which policies have promoted profitable innovation in the Qianhai region (Hong Kong and Shenzhen) in the past. We...

This paper assesses the transition of UK regions towards the policy ambitions of "building back greener" and "levelling-up" the UK economy. We use data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods to calculate regional economic and environmental efficiency for 41 UK ITL2 regions between 2005 and 2020, and...

Most papers on creative industries ask whether they are a source of Marshallian or Jacobian effects, inasmuch as a stronger creative sector is a direction of diversification that could have positive spillovers onto the rest of the economy. While most works have focused on developed economies, I...

Purpose This article aims to evaluate the entry and exit of companies from local productive structures, with a specific focus on the sectoral complexity of these activities and the complexity of these portfolios. The study focuses on empirically demonstrating the thesis that related economic...

Die intelligenten Spezialisierungsstrategien (RIS3) der EU sollen dazu dienen, wirtschaftliche Stärken von Regionen auszubauen, ihre Innovationsbasis zu stärken und Zukunftsbranchen zu entwickeln. Um regionale Disparitäten auszugleichen, kann diese Strategie aber nur eines von vielen...