The European Neighbourhood Policy introduces a new approach in the EU external relations with its interest neighbourhood; its strategic role is to provide a system which can allow the Union to set its external limits, without risking having new dividing l

We consider an economy in which a central government has to decide on the provision and location of an emergency public service the quality of which diminishes with distance. The emergency service has to attend a group of municipalities geographically located in a star-tree-graph. We derive the...

This paper investigates the extent of distortions in Russia's spatial economy that are inherited from the Soviet system. Using Canada as a benchmark for spatial dynamics of economic activity in a market economy, I construct the spatial allocation of population that would result in Russia, given...

From regional growth theoretical perspectives, exports represent the important factor with different impact in time and space. The export activities depend in a large share on the way in which a state or a region capitalises their endogenous potential, including the accumulated knowledge and...

In questo lavoro studiamo l’evoluzione del sistema manifatturiero romagnolo delle piccole imprese artigiane nel settore della meccanica. I dati impiegati sono forniti dalla CNA. Dall’analisi contabile dei flussi di cassa aggregati, per il periodo tra il 2008 ed il 2012, emerge, per le tre...

Il lavoro presenta un’analisi delle dinamiche dei tassi di interesse bancari nelle regioni italiane, in relazione alle caratteristiche del mercato bancario locale. La verifica empirica vuole indagare l’influenza che variabili riferibili alla densita e alla concentrazione della rete bancaria,...

This paper reevaluates recent work on deterritorialization in so far as it relates to transnationalization and the emergence of new forms of nomadic politics. Place has been crucial in the formation of social relationships, the interactive construction of political identities and the emergence...

Does trade within a country affect welfare and productivity? What are the magnitude and consequences of costs to such trade? To answer these questions, we exploit unique Canadian data to measure internal trade costs in a variety of ways – they are large, and vary across sectors and...

En el presente documento se hace una revisión de los planteamientos más importantes de la Teoría de los Lugares Centrales (TLC) formulada por Walter Christaller, así como una exploración de los diferentes intentos de modelación que se han hecho de esta teoría en la economía espacial....

This paper aims to examine how technical infrastructure networks may contribute to improving the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy. Consequently, our main question will be to establish how certain networks or sectors can promote competitiveness of the entire economy rather than how they...