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Impact of service station networks on purchase decisions of alternative-fuel vehicles

Achtnicht, Martin; Bühler, Georg; Hermeling, Claudia - 2012

In this paper, we study the impact of fuel availability on demand for alternative-fuel vehicles, using data from a survey of some 600 potential car buyers in Germany. The survey was conducted as a computer-assisted personal interview and included a choice experiment involving cars with various...

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The Phantom of the Opera: Cultural Amenities, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth

Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - 2010

We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibriumshare of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we draw on a quasinaturalexperiment in German history and exploit the exogenous spatial distribution ofbaroque opera houses built as a part...

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Infrastructure endowment and corporate income taxes as determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Central- and Eastern European Countries

Bellak, Christian; Leibrecht, Markus; Damijan, Joze P. - 2007

This paper analyzes the importance of taxes on corporate income and production-related tangible infrastructure as detfirminants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Central- and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). We operationalize taxes using effective average tax rates on the bilateral level...

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Aktuelle Herausforderungen für die wissenschaftliche Informationsinfrastruktur

Brünger-Weilandt, Sabine - 2011

Über Infrastruktur redet man nicht ... sie ist schlicht da und funktioniert. Sichtbar wird sie erst auf Grund der …

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Analysis of transportation and logistics processes for soybeans in Brazil

Fliehr, Olivia - 2013

des Sojamarktes und der inländischen Infrastruktur für Transport und Lagerung von Schüttgütern. In einer Marktanalyse … Hauptanbaugebiete in küstenferne und infrastrukturarme ländliche Räume zu. Die allgemein defizitäre Infrastruktur von Transportnetz … Infrastruktur, besonders in den Häfen im nördlichen Brasilien, mit privaten und öffentlichen Mitteln versprechen eine deutliche …

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Inequality, politics and economic growth

Chakrabarty, Debajyoti - 2000

The paper studies the relationship between inequality and economic growth. This is done in a two sector model of endogenous growth with agents characterized by heterogeneity of factor endowments. The private sector consists of a large number of competitive firms who produce the only final good...

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Infrastructure and climate change: Impacts and adaptations for South Africa

Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L.; … - 2012

This paper presents the results of the current study on the impact of climate change on the road and building infrastructure within South Africa. The approach builds upon previous work associated with the UNU-WIDER Development under Climate Change effort emphasizing the impact of climate change...

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Asymmetric competition among nation states: A differential game approach

Han, Yutao; Pieretti, Patrice; Zanaj, Skerdilajda; Zou, … - 2012

This paper analyzes the impact of foreign investments on a small country's economy in the context of international competition. To that end, we model tax and infrastructure competition within a differential game framework between two unequally sized countries. The model accounts for the widely...

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Governance, institutions, and regional infrastructure in Asia

De, Prabir - 2010

This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development: every one point improvement in governance results...

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Transport infrastructure and trade facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Stone, Susan; Strutt, Anna - 2009

As trade is an important driver of growth and infrastructure is a necessity for trade, infrastructure development has a key role to play in economic development. This study aims to quantify the potential benefits of the development of the economic transport corridors, along with the...

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