We examine the role of past litigation in the selection of independent auditors. Using a sample of persons typically involved in auditor selection, we find that any litigation announcement alleging audit improprieties greatly reduces the auditorÕs likelihood of hire regardless of the type of...

Karadağ, M., Onder, A. O. and DElIktas, E. (2005) Growth of factor productivity in the Turkish manufacturing industry at provincial level, Regional Studies 39 , 213-223. This paper estimates the total factor productivity (TFP) change of the private and public sectors in the Turkish...

Rural development was traditionally associated with agriculture. The policy shift towards integrated rural development reflects the complex linkages and interactions within the system of overall rural development. Putting too much emphasis on agriculture and ignoring its linkages to the rest of...

The present study of regional economic growth in Mexico is based on the new economic geography, where distance plays an important role in explaining urban regional economic growth. The results show that distance to the northern border of Mexico and labor migration between states of Mexico, after...

This article discusses the belief that redistribution of land tenure is a fundamental condition for social and economic development. It reviews the effectiveness of prior public programs of land redistribution and reviews the following four assumptions: 1. The traditional factors of production...

This paper aims at contributing to a better understanding of whether and to what extent the organisation of industrial activity influences innovative output in investigating the European regional landscape. After a review of the related literature we build a model based on firstly, different...

Nous étudions l'impact des regroupements municipaux survenus au Québec entre 1992 et 1999 sur les taux de taxation effectifs et la valeur marchande des propriétés résidentielles. Nous montrons que l'effet d'un regroupement sur ces deux volets de la vie municipale est indéterminé....

This article attempts to explore how key notions from Evolutionary Economics, such as selection, path-dependency, chance and increasing returns, may be applied to two key topics in Economic Geography. The first issue is the problem of how to specify the (potential) impact of the spatial...

Face aux perspectives proches de l'An 2000, la Cite devient un enjeu economique de premiere importance. La Ville, lieu de convivialite, devient un produit economique strategique et culturel. Les outils de l'amenageur se heurtent aux echelles decisionnelles constituees par des textes legislatifs...