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The Long-Run Impact of New Zealand's Structural Reform on Local Communities

Stillman, Steven - 2014

data from the 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001 Censuses to examine the long-run impact that these reforms had on local communities … structural reform on local communities - an employment-based measure, a population measure and a housing price measure - and … examine the persistence of these shocks over time. We find that communities which experienced smaller employment shocks have …

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Accessibility: a useful analytical and empirical tool in spatial economics – experiences from Sweden

Karlsson, Charlie; Gråsjö, Urban - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

Accessibility has for many years been a widely used tool in transportation research. Many definitions have been suggested and researchers have constructed numerous mathematical formulations to measure its value to be able to evaluate the relationships between the nature of the transport systems...

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Chinese imports competition’s impact on employment and the wage distribution: evidence from French local labor markets

Malgouyres, Clément - Department of Economics, European University Institute - 2014

The rapid rise of Chinese exports over the past two decades has raised concerns for manufacturing employment in high-income countries. Spill-overs beyond manufacturing are an important issue given the large size of the non-traded sector in modern economies and household imperfect spatial...

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Does Foreign Presence Stimulate Creative Destruction in Local Markets

Maliranta, Mika; Nurmi, Satu - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007

This paper studies the effect of foreign-owned companies (FOCs) in the region on establishment survival and growth in the Finnish business sector. We analyze whether the presence of the FOCs has asymmetric effects among the local businesses. Foreign presence in the region is measured in a novel...

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Mit Telearbeit gegen den Arbeitskräftemangel in der Ems-Achse

OECD - 2023

Die Ems-Achse, eine ländliche Region im Nordwesten Deutschlands, kann auf ein Jahrzehnt des Wirtschaftswachstums zurückblicken. Mit dem Wachstum hat sich jedoch der Arbeitskräftemangel in der Region verschärft, insbesondere aufgrund einer alternden Bevölkerung und der Abwanderung junger...

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Unlocking the potential of teleworking to address labour shortages in the Ems-Achse, Germany

OECD - 2023

In the north-western corner of Germany, the Ems-Achse, a rural region, has witnessed a decade of economic growth. This growth has exacerbated labour shortages, primarily due to an aging population and the outmigration of youth. Acknowledging the potential of teleworking, regional stakeholders...

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Cities with forking paths? Agglomeration economies in New Zealand 1976-2018

Donovan, Stuart; de Graaff, Thomas; Grimes, Arthur L.; … - 2021

We consider whether external urban economic advantages (agglomeration economies) vary with time and space using a simple economic model and detailed micro-data on 134 locations in New Zealand for the period 1976-2018. We find subtle temporal variation, with estimates peaking in 1991 and then...

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Is Infrastructure Productive? Evaluating the Effects of Specific Infrastructure Projects on Firm Productivity within New Zealand

Timmins, Jason Craig - 2006

The paper investigates the feasibility of using a variant of the spatial equilibrium model to estimate the productivity effects of a specific infrastructure project in New Zealand. Policy makers are interested in the marginal effects of infrastructure investment on productivity and an evaluation...

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Cities with forking paths? : agglomeration economies in New Zealand 1976-2018

Donovan, Stuart; Graaff, Thomas de; Grimes, Arthur L.; … - 2021

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Cities with Forking Paths? Agglomeration Economies in New Zealand 1976-2018

Donovan, Stuart; de Graaff, Thomas; Grimes, Arthur; de … - 2021

We consider whether external urban economic advantages (agglomeration economies) vary with time and space using a simple economic model and detailed micro-data on 134 locations in New Zealand for the period 1976–2018. We find subtle temporal variation, with estimates peaking in 1991 and then...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211354

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