Industrial districts palyed a very important role in the Italian economic development. This paper provides fresh evidence based on microdata (Veneto Worker Histories) and discusses the ambiguities in the district definition, its uncertain boundaries and the development into territorial...

Nach der Drei-Sektoren-Hypothese gewinnt der Dienstleistungssektor gegenüber dem primären und sekundären Sektor immer mehr an Bedeutung. Die Rolle des sekundären Sektors ist jedoch nicht zu vernachlässigen, weil die Industrieunternehmen mit unternehmensorientierten Dienstleistern immer...

Nach der Drei-Sektoren-Hypothese gewinnt der Dienstleistungssektor gegenüber dem primären und sekundären Sektor immer mehr an Bedeutung. Die Rolle des sekundären Sektors ist jedoch nicht zu vernachlässigen, weil die Industrieunternehmen mit unternehmensorientierten Dienstleistern immer...

We explore the relative ability of local economies to retain their long-run growth dynamics when faced by the destabilizing effects of major shocks. Taking annual wage series for nineteen U.K. towns over the historical period 1871–1906, we fit a spatial panel data model to 1871–1890 data and...

Radically new technology offers the prospect of a New and high productivity Economy for the industrially advanced economies. These opportunities are rapidly taken advantage of by innovative firms operating across national borders. Rapid globalization, therefore, makes the regional dimension of...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether and to what extent European manufacturing location has been driven by regional localisation or national comparative advantages during the period 1985-2001. To this end, the relative concentration pattern of each industry is disentangled into...

The accelerated growth of the service sector is one of the characteristics of the actual pattern of global growth. In Brazil, it is possible to point to a move towards a 'service economy' following the global standard. However, it cannot say that Brazil is regionally services intensive, ie, the...

The accelerated growth of the service sector is one of the characteristics of the actual pattern of global growth. In Brazil, it is possible to point to a move towards a 'service economy' following the global standard. However, it cannot say that Brazil is regionally services intensive, ie, the...