Employment growth in the New York-New Jersey region in 2000 is expected to reach 1.8 percent, or 290,000 new jobs - continuing a seven-year expansion trend. However, some moderation in the growth in the national economy over the second half of 2000 may slow the region's job growth and prevent it...

The aim of this study is to analyse the development of new industrial specialisations and the process of export diversification both at the country and the regional level for the EU countries over time. It examines to what extent these processes show path dependent properties, whether persistent...

Hungarian Abstract: Napjainkban egy egyetem jelenléte számos dimenzió mentén hozzáadott értéket teremt abban a térségben, ahol működik, és egyre inkább előtérbe kerül az a felismerés, hogy helyi gazdaságfejlesztésre gyakorolt hatása számottevő. Ez a jelenség egyre nagyobb...

Since 1978, when China instituted economic reforms, cities throughout the country have embraced skyscraper construction. Despite their importance, little is understood about what has been driving skyscraper heights and frequencies in China. This work explores the degree to which skyscraper...

Indexes simplify and communicate complex information and their primary purpose is to guide an evaluation process by helping policy-makers act and then assess, measure and monitor policy creation. This paper discusses the principles that determine firstly role of cities, we see how development...

Serbian Abstract: У раду се анализира пољопривреда Краснодарске покрајине, једног од мањих, али економски развијенијих субјеката сложено уређене Руске Федерације (РФ)....

This paper uses cash flow statements to study leveraged buyouts between 1980 and 2006 of large publicly traded U.S. firms by private equity funds. Presenting the origin, ownership and use of cash in these transactions, I show that once they are controlled by private equity funds, these firms...

The volume contains the papers accepted and published in the proceedings of the 6th International symposium entitled: Agrarian Economy and Rural Development -- Realities and Perspectives for Romania', organized by the Institute of Research for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development,...