The economic and financial crisis has generated a significant amount of adverse effects in all European economies, although with substantial differences by countries. For Spain the effects have been severe. From the last third of the last century until the middle of 2008 the economy experienced...

China׳s seaports belong to the largest in the world. The question is to what extent port infrastructure investment in China also contributes to growth of the regional economies involved, through mainly direct and indirect relations. We estimate the output elasticity of port infrastructure...

Factors behind marginalisation and competitiveness in the social and economic structure of Polish rural areas after the EU accession. Scope and consequences of differentiation of farm functions in regional perspective. Role of non-farming activities in shaping new structures in rural areas....

<b>Resumen:</b><br> <br> El presente trabajo pretende examinar la forma en que se concibe la tecnología y las características de los procesos de difusión del cambio tecnológico entre las diferentes regiones de un país. El objetivo principal, es encontrar elementos teóricos que permitan explicar la forma...

The measures implemented to reduce current account deficits within several euro area econ-omies are aimed at boosting competitiveness to raise exports. Due to low industrial capacities in Greece, Portugal and Spain, for instance, it is questionable, however, whether exports can contribute much...

Based on the computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling method, this research analyzes the relationship between industrial structure and land use structure in China. The results show that our model is feasible, and the simulation results are of a certain stability. Under the scenario...

This article, using input-output tables, makes an analysis of the structure of production, consumption, and income distribution in the Brazilian economy in 1975 and 1980. The results show that: a) the dynamic in the economy is given by the consumers in the income group between 5 and 20 minimum...

The welfare state was created after 1950 with counterproductive mechanisms and this caused high inflation and high unemployment and stagnating growth by 1970, called stagflation. Since 1970 governments redressed the welfare state but did not succeed in finding workable mechanisms. They rather...

The economic analysis of organized crime suggests that some economic activities are particularly vulnerable to penetration by criminal organizations. This paper provides an analysis of the structure of the Sicilian economy and shows that, when compared to other Italian regions, it is...

Using input-output tables for the economies of Brazil and the United States, this comparative study focuses on changes in the economic structure of two large countries with different levels of development over time (1958-77 for the United States and 1959-80 for Brazil). The change in the...