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Hafnarhólmi í Borgarfirði eystri, efnahagsleg áhrif
Jukka Siltanen - 2019
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Sustaining nature-based tourism in Iceland
Sutherland, Douglas; Stacey, Jane - 2017
Iceland has been experiencing a tourism boom. The number of tourists visiting annually quadrupled between 2010 and 2016 … worked with the industry to agree on a path forward. Sustaining a nature-based tourism for Iceland will require more … coordinated policy across government and a long-term strategic plan that builds on Iceland's strengths. Protecting the unique …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732755
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Creative industries, new business formation and regional economic growth
Piergiovanni, Roberta; Carree, Martin Anthony; … - 2009
The present study explores the impact exerted by a series of factors and processes including creativity, IPR activities, new business formation and the provision of amenities on economic growth for 103 Italian provinces (NUTS 3) over the period between 2001 and 2006. Provincial growth rates are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824198
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Agglomeration externalities and localized employment growth
Vor, Friso de; Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2008
This paper addresses the question to what extent the performance of industrial sites is affected by their local economic structure and accessibility. For this aim, we test for the existence of statistically significant relationships between agglomeration externalities (specialization, diversity,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374409
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Regional growth in Central Europe : long-term effects of population and traffic structure
Polasek, Wolfgang; Berrer, Helmut - 2005
In a simple growth model we explore the current and future growth effects of the regional population structure. Regional GDP growth in 227 regions within six countries in central Europe is explored as how they depend on the young and old dependency ratio. The young dependency ratio (YDR) is...
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An exploratory analysis of women farmers and rural economic growth and development
Deller, Steven C.; Conroy, Tessa - 2015
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Entrepreneurship, growth, regional growth regimes
Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - 2015
We distinguish four types of regional growth regimes based on the type of relationship between new business formation and economic development. The distinguishing characteristics of these regime types are analyzed in order to identify the reasons for different growth performance. Although growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477120
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Going NUTS : the effect of EU structural funds on regional performance
Becker, Sascha O.; Egger, Peter; Ehrlich, Maximilian Von; … - 2008
The European Union (EU) provides grants to disadvantaged regions of member states to allow them to catch up with the EU average. Under the Objective 1 scheme, NUTS2 regions with a GDP per capita level below 75% of the EU average qualify for structural funds transfers from the central EU budget....
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Circuits alimentaires de proximité : quels bénéfices pour les territoires? : résumé du rapport de recherche remis au CIRANO
Mundler, Patrick; Laughrea, Sophie - 2015
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