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Evolution of high-speed rail and its development effects : stylized facts and review of relationships
Bharule, Shreyas; Kidokoro, Tetsuo; Seta, Fumihiko - 2019
The potential effects of high-speed rail (HSR) reach into many overlapping fields of interest. This paper summarizes the evolution of HSR and elaborates on the development effects of the HSR transport infrastructure. HSR can simultaneously become a core component on desired urban developments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131807
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The causal economic effects of Olympic Games on host regions
Firgo, Matthias - 2019
This paper studies the effects of hosting Olympic Games on the regional economy in the short- and long-run. For identification, runners-up in the Olympic bidding process are used to construct the counterfactual for Olympic host regions. In the short-run, hosting Summer Olympics boosts regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012134046
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Can we justify EU Cohesion Policy?
Römisch, Roman - 2020
This paper asks whether we can, from an economic point of view, justify the EU Cohesion Policy. To this end, our research - using structural equation modelling, macro-economic modelling and regional inputoutput analysis - found a) positive dynamic effects of Cohesion Policy on regional growth,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012317413
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Spatial distribution of investment incentives and the impact of new incentive system for less developed regions in Turkey
Sungur, Onur - In: Národohospodářský obzor : časopis věnovaný … 19 (2019) 1, pp. 25-48
Regional policy has been on the agenda of Turkey since the First Five-Year Development Plan (1963−1967), and so far, Turkey has put into practice to overcome regional disparities, one of the most important is regional-sectoral incentives. Thus, the incentive system, which has undergone many...
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The role of industrial sector in the Brazilian territorial reconfiguration : new expressions for XXI century national dilemmas
Monteiro Neto, Aristides; Silva, Raphael de Oliveira; … - 2022
In this article, we discuss the current pattern of territorial reconfiguration of the Brazilian industry, its current forms, and motivations in order to problematize some of the most significant challenges of the current regional issue. We have brought new evidence of how it keeps...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014429283
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Regional convergence in Germany: A geographically weighted regression approach
Eckey, Hans-Friedrich; Kosfeld, Reinhold; Türck, Matthias - 2005
added. The geographically weighted regression permits a detailed analysis of convergence processes, which has not been … coefficients of the regression equations. The application of this procedure to German labour market regions shows that regions move …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266904
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Regional convergence in Germany : a geographically weighted regression approach
Eckey, Hans-Friedrich (contributor);  … - 2005
added. The geographically weighted regression permits a detailed analysis of convergence processes, which has not been … coefficients of the regression equations. The application of this procedure to German labour market regions shows that regions move …. -- Regional Convergence ; Spatial Econometrics ; Geographically Weighted Regression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003108016
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Challenges in Implementing Croatian Regional Policy within semi-European context
Fröhlich, Zlatan; Dokic, Irena - 2012
Croatia is geographically, historically and culturally a part of the European territory. Regions, as specific units within a national territory, are defined differently on EU level than in Croatia, where counties are far too small to be considered as regions in EU terms. The implementation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340859
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The examination of the regional level entrepreneurship: The Spanish case
Szerb, László; Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Ács, Zoltán; … - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to our understanding of regional economic development by constructing a regional entrepreneurship index that captures the essence of the contextual features of entrepreneurship and fills a gap in the measurement of economic and social development in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340867
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Development Gaps in the Sud Muntenia Region of Romania
Iordan, Marioara; Albu, Lucian-Liviu; Ghizdeanu, Ion; … - 2013
Development gaps are a common feature throughout the regions of the European Union, and Romania is no exception. Despite all the political and financial efforts, the convergence process is lengthy and complex, and the gaps with the deepest economic and social roots are the most difficult to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397389