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The economic microgeography of diversity and specialization
Andersson, Martin; Larsson, Johan P.; Wernberg, Joakim - 2017
that these two types of externalities co-exist, but differ in their spatial distribution and attenuation within cities …-city industry cluster in a diversified, large city appears to let firms enjoy the benefits of local industry-specific externalities …
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Re-evaluating RCTs with nightlights - An example from biometric smartcards in India
Stein, Merlin - 2021
Satellite data and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful combination for analyzing causal effects beyond traditional survey-based indicators. The usage of remotely collected data for evaluating RCTs is cost-effective, objective and possible for anyone with treatment assignment data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012803567
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Re-evaluating RCTs with nightlights - an example from biometric smartcards in India
Stein, Merlin - 2021
Satellite data and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful combination for analyzing causal effects beyond traditional survey-based indicators. The usage of remotely collected data for evaluating RCTs is cost-effective, objective and possible for anyone with treatment assignment data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799296
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The optimal size of German cities: An efficiency analysis perspective
Hitzschke, Stephan - 2011
externalities. The investigation is performed in a two-stage process. First, the efficiency in terms of scale efficiency is measured …
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LES ENSEIGNEMENTS DES ETUDES DE CAS SUR LES VILLES OUEST-AFRICAINES ET LES ECONOMIES LOCALES (ECOLOC)
YATTA, François Paul - In: Region et Developpement 17 (2003), pp. 211-230
Abstract - This article expounds the main findings of a research program on the reflation of local economies in West Africa. It was developed by the Municipal Development Program (MDP) in collaboration with the Sahel Club, and aims at implementing local information systems. This program does not...
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AGGREGATE EFFICIENCY OF RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN THE ROMANIAN AGRI-FOOD SECTOR – MACROECONOMIC EVOLUTIONS
TODEROIU, Filon - In: Agricultural Economics and Rural Development 10 (2013) 2, pp. 155-176
The paper attempts to bring to public debate certain asymmetrical evolutions present in the complicated and difficult process of command economy transformation into a functional market economy, with a special focus on Romania’s agri-food sector. One of the economic phenomena acting as a...
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The Italian Productivity Decline: Evidence from Regional Data
Conti, Maurizio - In: Giornale degli Economisti 68 (2009) 3, pp. 269-309
In this paper the evolution of labour productivity and TFP is anlysed for the Italian regions at the sector level over the period 1980-2004 using growth accounting techniques. The results sugges that the decline in productivity after 1995 has been widespread across sectors and regions, although...
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Distorsiones regionales en la asignación de recursos y productividad de las manufacturas en México
Alanis, Pedro J. Martínez - In: Estudios Económicos 27 (2012) 1, pp. 3-59
calculate the potential regional TFP gains in Manufacturing. The results suggest that: 1) capital misallocation is the primary … in manufacturing TFP gains. …
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Forecasting Aggregate Productivity using Information from Firm-Level Data
Bartelsman, Eric J.; Wolf, Zoltan - 2009
This paper contributes to the productivity literature by using results from firm-level productivity studies to improve forecasts of macro-level productivity growth. The paper employs current research methods on estimating firm-level productivity to build times-series components that capture the...
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International sectoral spillovers: An empircal analysis for German and US Industries
Smolny, Werner - 1995
In the paper, productivity convergence is analyzed with a broad panel of industry sector data for the United States and Germany for 1960-1990. The time-series/cross-sectoral data set allows to investigate country-specific convergence, and to control for sector-specific differences in human...
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