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performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on … outlines the impact of the ports? operations, and shows how their activities spill over into other regions than the one in … which the port of Marseille-Fos is located. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies …
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the Port of Helsinki, as well as an analysis of the port?s … for synergies between the Helsinki and HaminaKotka ports. The study also considers the effect of these ports on economic … and environmental questions. Specifically, the paper outlines the impact of the Helsinki port?s operations, and shows how …
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the Port of Hamburg, as well as an analysis of the port?s … synergies between the Hamburg and Bremerhaven ports. The study also considers the effect of these ports on economic and … and regions in Germany are delineated. Specifically, the paper outlines the impact of the port?s operations, and shows how …
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the ports of the Seine Axis (Le Havre, Rouen, Caen and … Paris), as well as an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies and governance in … contributed to it. In addition, the report studies the potential for synergies between the different ports, and surveys impending …
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We study the interplay between transportation infrastructure, knowledge flows, and innovation. Exploiting historical … transportation infrastructure may spur regional growth above and beyond the more commonly discussed agglomeration economies that are …
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Many studies have focused on spatial patterns in economic growth. For the case of Europe, these studies have indicated that growth is spatially dependent and that clustering as well as de-clustering are parts of economic development processes. The distribution dynamics approach has revealed...
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both parametric and nonparametric approaches. From a unique dataset -our sample covers 70 developing countries, 203 ports …
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In this paper, the process of productivity convergence is investigated for the enlarged European Union using regional (NUTS-2) data. The Solow model extended by human capital is employed as a workhorse. Alternative strategies are proposed to control for spatial effects. All specifications...
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Using census-type data of Hungarian firms, we test the Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) hypothesis on the impact of agglomeration economies on regional economic growth. The results suggest that MAR type of local knowledge externalities have a significant positive impact on TFP growth. However, initial...
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The proponents of decentralization argue that it improves economic growth by increasing government efficiency and accountability. However, the critics argue that decentralization increases regional inequality by increasing the differences in institutional capacities and socio-economic endowments...
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