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2. Does the high‐speed rail network improve economic growth?
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Ma, Jun‐Teng and Liu, Tie‐Ying
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HIGH speed trains ,ECONOMIC expansion ,URBAN transportation ,URBAN growth ,SMALL cities ,ECONOMIC structure ,URBAN density - Abstract
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- 2022
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3. Economic impact modelling of smart specialization policy: Which industries should prioritization target?
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Varga, Attila, Szabó, Norbert, and Sebestyén, Tamás
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ECONOMIC impact ,ECONOMIC models ,ECONOMIC expansion - Abstract
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- 2020
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4. Adjustment mechanisms of Greek regions in export activity during the economic crisis of 2008–2012.
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Tsiapa, Maria
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ECONOMIC development ,EXPORTS ,PRODUCT quality ,ECONOMIC specialization ,FINANCIAL crises - Abstract
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- 2019
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5. Estimating the long-term economic impacts of Spanish universities on the national economy.
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Pastor, José M., Peraita, Carlos, and Pérez, Francisco
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,SUPPLY & demand ,ECONOMIC competition ,SUPPLY functions (Economic theory) ,GROSS domestic product - Abstract
Copyright of Papers in Regional Science is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2016
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6. The influence of Science and Technology Park characteristics on firms' innovation results
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Salvador Pérez-Canto, Alberto Albahari, Andrés Barge-Gil, and Aurelia Modrego
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Economic growth ,Urban agglomeration ,0502 economics and business ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Thriving ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Business ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,050203 business & management ,Industrial organization - Abstract
The effectiveness of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) as instruments of innovation policy has generated thriving debate among academics, practitioners and policy makers. A gap in the existing literature on STPs is that research mostly does not consider STPs' heterogeneity. The present paper aims at filling this gap, analysing the influence of different STP characteristics on their tenants' performance. Using data on 849 firms and 25 STPs from the 2009 Community Innovation Survey for Spain and a survey of STP managers respectively and after controlling for a wide set of firms characteristics, we find that: (i) firms located in very new or longer established STPs show better innovative performance; (ii) the size of the STP and its management company positively affects the innovative performance of tenants while services provision has no effect on firms' achieving better results; and (iii) firms in less technologically developed regions benefit more from location in an STP. Theoretical, policy and managerial contributions of our research are discussed in the paper.
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- 2016
7. World City Innovation and Service Networks and Economic Growth.
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Belderbos, René, Benoit, Florence, and Derudder, Ben
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GLOBALIZATION , *INDUSTRIAL clusters , *MUNICIPAL services , *ECONOMIC expansion , *URBAN growth , *PANEL analysis - Abstract
In addition to their often‐cited role as global service hubs, world cities are also global innovation hubs with their connectivity in knowledge networks crucial for the innovation clusters they harbour. While both aspects of world cities' global connectivity may allow their urban economies to grow, we argue that specialization in one of these two networks may increase economic performance. We provide systematic evidence of this substitution effect by examining the changing positions of 129 world cities in inter‐city innovation and service firm networks (2000–2012). Fixed effects panel analysis of city GDP growth confirm that the two networks are partial substitutes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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8. Cultural cities, urban economic growth, and regional development: The role of creativity and cosmopolitan identity.
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Cerisola, Silvia and Panzera, Elisa
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URBAN growth , *URBAN community development , *ECONOMIC expansion , *CREATIVE ability , *CULTURAL property - Abstract
Cultural heritage has been recognized as fundamental for local development. In particular, some recent works have highlighted the role of sophisticated transmission channels of this relationship, that is local creativity and cosmopolitan identity. Following a territorial perspective, the present work aims at combining the two approaches, in the belief that there could be a synergic interplay between creativity and cosmopolitan identity, reinforcing their individual effects. Accordingly, an original conceptual and operational taxonomy characterizing cultural cities is put forward. The contribution of the different identified patterns to urban and regional growth is assessed, as well as their capacity to valorize cultural participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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9. Ethnic minority concentration: A source of productivity growth for Italian provinces?
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Alessandra Michelangeli, Nicola Pontarollo, and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti
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Economic growth ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Immigration ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Ethnic group ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Municipal level ,Geography ,0502 economics and business ,Demographic economics ,050207 economics ,Productivity ,media_common - Abstract
This paper aims at assessing the contribution of ethnic minorities to the (total and sectoral) productivity of Italian provinces. We consider the first ten nationalities by numbers of legal immigrants at the provincial level (NUTS 3) 2003–2011. We estimate a spatial panel model to capture both direct and indirect effects of foreign communities on local productivity at the province level, accounting for spatial spillovers. Our findings show that two communities out of the ten considered have a direct positive impact on aggregate labour productivity. Other foreign groups have significant indirect effects: these groups do not affect productivity of provinces where they live, but mainly of the neighbouring provinces, likely because of commuting.
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- 2017
10. The determinants of foreclosures: Evidence from the Spanish case
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Josep Maria Raya
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Economic growth ,Inequality ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Market liquidity ,Loan ,0502 economics and business ,Economics ,Demographic economics ,Foreclosure ,050207 economics ,media_common - Abstract
This paper aims to identify the determinants of foreclosures in Spain, a country that not only has the highest foreclosure rate in Europe, but in which foreclosures have also become a major social and political issue. Using a unique dataset, we obtained the determinants of both the foreclosure-to-population ratio and the probability that a home would end in foreclosure. Evidence that deteriorating loan quality and short-term liquidity constraints are the main drivers of foreclosures was obtained. Through urban inequality, foreclosures have exacerbated segregation and divergence among neighbourhoods.
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- 2017
11. Economic drivers and specialization patterns in the spatial distribution of Framework Programme's participation
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Nicola Francesco Dotti and André Spithoven
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Economic growth ,Welfare economics ,0502 economics and business ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Specialization (functional) ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Business ,050207 economics ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) - Abstract
While R&D activities are known for being unevenly distributed across space, how EU policy contributed to their regional dynamics is less explored. Since the 1980s, the EU Framework Programmes (FP) have promoted and supported transnational R&D projects through open and highly competitive calls for funding driven by ‘scientific excellence’ regardless of location. This paper aims to show the drivers of this spatial distribution and evolution of FP participations, arguing that this depends on cumulative effects of regional economic development and growth, while scientific specialization rarely is the best strategy to improve regional competitiveness in terms of FP participations. Si bien las actividades de investigacion y desarrollo son conocidas por no estar distribuidas de manera uniforme en el espacio, la forma en que las politicas de la UE ha contribuido a su dinamica regional apenas se ha explorado. Desde la decada de 1980, los Programas Marco (PM) de la UE han promovido y apoyado proyectos transnacionales de investigacion y desarrollo mediante convocatorias de financiamiento abiertas y altamente competitivas, impulsadas por la ‘excelencia cientifica’ en lugar de la ubicacion. Este documento tiene por objeto mostrar los impulsores de esta distribucion y evolucion espacial de la participacion en los PM, bajo el argumento de que depende de los efectos acumulativos del desarrollo y crecimiento economico regional, mientras que la especializacion cientifica rara vez es la mejor estrategia para mejorar la competitividad regional en terminos de participacion en los PM. 研究開発活動は空間的に不均衡に分散していることが分かっているが、EUの政策がどのように地域のダイナミクスに貢献しているのかは、あまり研究されていない。1980年代以来、EUフレームワークプログラム(FP)は、立地に関係なく、「科学的な卓越性(scientific excellence)」に後押しされた、投資の要請を開放的に、かつ高い競争力で行うことによって、多国間における研究開発プロジェクトを促進し支援してきた。本稿は、このFPへの参加の空間的分布と進展の促進因子を解明することを目的とし、FPは地域の経済発展と経済成長の累積効果に依存するが、その一方で、FPへの参加に関しては、科学分野に特化することが地域の競争力を強化する最適な方策となることはほとんどないことを論じる。
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- 2017
12. Urban spatial structure in OECD cities: Is urban population decentralising or clustering?
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Paolo Veneri
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education.field_of_study ,Economic growth ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Closeness ,Population ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Urban density ,Urban spatial structure ,Urban sprawl ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Geography ,Urban climate ,0502 economics and business ,Polycentricity ,Economic geography ,050207 economics ,education ,Cluster analysis - Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of urban spatial structure and its trends in the OECD between 2001 and 2011. It does so by using a standardised definition of urban areas in 29 OECD countries as composed of high density cores and their respective commuting zones. While urban population is growing everywhere, the way in which populations locate throughout the urban space differs across OECD cities and countries. The prevalent trend is an increasing dispersion of the population, with growth taking place outside existing centres. However, in specific countries, there are cities experiencing a higher growth in their central cores, while others are strengthening their polycentric structures. Overall, the population has grown more in relatively low-density locations close to the main centre, but outside it. Closeness to sub-centres also proves to be a strong advantage for growth and suggests the emergence of new centralities shaping urban spatial structures.
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- 2017
13. The transfer of development rights as a tool for the urban growth containment: A comparison between the United States and Italy
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Anna Maria Colavitti and Sergio Serra
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Land consumption ,Economic growth ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,0507 social and economic geography ,Environmental preservation ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Variety (cybernetics) ,Geography ,Containment ,Urban planning ,Free market ,050703 geography - Abstract
In recent years many countries all over the world adopted a variety of preservation tools and market-oriented solutions to contain land consumption. Among these countries Italy slowly began to incorporate the principles of the free market into the urban planning programmes. The United States Transfer of development rights programmes (TDR) represent a reference point for a market-based approach in the field of environmental preservation policies. In this paper we compared the criteria successfully adopted by the US TDR programmes to the specifications adopted by the municipal plans of three important Italian cities (Milan, Rome and Florence) and we discussed their efficacy to control the urban growth.
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- 2017
14. How does distance to urban centres influence necessity and opportunity-based firm start-ups?
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Niclas Lavesson
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Economic growth ,Urban agglomeration ,Economies of agglomeration ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Closeness ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Start up ,Competition (economics) ,0502 economics and business ,Economic geography ,Business ,050203 business & management ,Self-employment - Abstract
This paper seeks to understand how distance to urban centres influences necessity and opportunity-based firm start-ups. The results show that closeness to urban centres is not necessarily beneficial for firm start-ups. On the contrary, regions further away from urban centres of any size experience more firm start-ups. One explanation of this result is that regions experience spatial protection from urban competition. However, regions located further away from larger-sized urban centres experience less firm start-ups due to such remoteness. One explanation of this finding is that remote regions cannot access the agglomeration benefits that larger cities offer. This supports the view that rural regions draw on urban resources but only on those from larger agglomerations.
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- 2017
15. Growth and inequality in the Mexican states: Regimes, thresholds, and traps.
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Brida, Juan Gabriel, Risso, W. Adrian, Sánchez Carrera, Edgar J., and Segarra, Verónica
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KUZNETS curve , *INCOME inequality , *EQUALITY , *HIERARCHICAL clustering (Cluster analysis) , *CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *ECONOMETRIC models - Abstract
Using the inter‐regional economic inequality index and the gross state product per capita for the Mexican states over the period 1940–2015, we apply regime dynamics and hierarchical cluster analysis for segmenting the sample into regimes of Mexican states with similar performance. Robust econometric models are studied showing the direction of causality between economic inequality and income per capita, and the existence of a U‐shaped curve for the interdependence between economic growth vs economic inequality, and threshold levels. We additionally demonstrate the existence of inequality traps. The education literacy rate as a control variable indicates an inverted U‐shaped curve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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16. Internal migration in a developing country: A panel data analysis of Ecuador (1982-2010)
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Vicente Royuela and Jessica Ordóñez
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Economic growth ,education.field_of_study ,Resistance (ecology) ,Human migration ,business.industry ,Internal migration ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Population ,Developing country ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Geography ,Urban planning ,Gravity model of trade ,0502 economics and business ,Economic geography ,050207 economics ,business ,education ,050205 econometrics ,Panel data - Abstract
In this paper, we examine determinants of internal migration flows between the 21 provinces of Ecuador from 1982 to 2010. Using specifications based on the gravity model, we identified push and pull factors. We considered multilateral resistance to migration by using various monadic and dyadic fixed effects structures. The study confirmed the concentration of the population in the two provinces that contain the country's main cities. However, in recent years, this trend has weakened, to the extent that the provinces with the greatest influx of migrants are not necessarily the most populated. This indicates that growth has become more balanced throughout the territory, and that small and medium-sized cities are increasingly important.
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- 2016
17. Do higher college graduation rates increase local education levels?
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John V. Winters
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Economic growth ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Higher education policy ,Instrumental variable ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Microdata (statistics) ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Decennial census ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Human capital ,American Community Survey ,Political science ,0502 economics and business ,Point estimation ,050207 economics ,Stock (geology) ,Demography - Abstract
College graduates are important for regional economies but also quite geographically mobile. This paper examines the relationship between college graduation rates among persons from a state (relative production) and the later share of college graduates for persons residing in the state (relative stock) using decennial census and American Community Survey microdata. The descriptive relationship has increased over time and is nearly proportional in recent years. Instrumental variables (IV) methods are used to estimate causal effects. The preferred IV results yield an average point estimate for the production-stock relationship of 0.52, but the effect likely decreases with age.
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- 2016
18. Location choice in early adulthood: Millennials versus Baby Boomers
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Adam A Millsap
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Economic growth ,education.field_of_study ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Central city ,Population ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Bachelor ,Human capital ,Geography ,Baby boomers ,0502 economics and business ,Early adulthood ,Demographic economics ,050207 economics ,education ,media_common - Abstract
This paper contributes to the literature on the effect of individual-level characteristics on urban location choice by examining whether young people aged 25–34 with a bachelor's degree or higher are more likely to live in central cities in 2011 than in 1990. When I control for individual-level characteristics I find that the effect of education on the probability of living in a central city remains similar across generations. This is evidence that to the extent education plays a role in the larger population of high human capital 25–34 year olds in cities in 2011 it is due to a composition effect rather than cities becoming more attractive to educated people at the margin.
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- 2016
19. Are urbanized areas source of life satisfaction? Evidence from EU regions
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Camilla Lenzi and Giovanni Perucca
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Economic growth ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Urban hierarchy ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Life satisfaction ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Individual level ,Eastern european ,Geography ,Urbanization ,0502 economics and business ,050207 economics ,Rural area ,Socioeconomics - Abstract
This paper studies the relationship between urbanization and life satisfaction in European NUTS 2 regions in the period 2004–2011 based on individual level data. Results suggest that life satisfaction is greater in regions characterized by intermediate levels of urbanization. Urbanization benefits also filter down along the regional urban hierarchy and are especially positive for those individuals living in rural areas of urbanized regions. Eastern European countries depart from this average trend, and, generally, experience negative direct and indirect urbanization effects, especially in the most urbanized regions.
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- 2016
20. US regional population growth 2000-2010: Natural amenities or urban agglomeration?
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Hongbo Wang and Dan S. Rickman
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Attractiveness ,Economic growth ,Urban agglomeration ,Amenity ,Economies of agglomeration ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Census ,Service (economics) ,Economics ,Population growth ,Economic geography ,Productivity ,media_common - Abstract
Using a spatial hedonic growth model, this paper empirically examines the relative roles of natural amenities and urban agglomeration economies as determinants of U.S. regional growth patterns from 2000 to 2010. Natural amenities and urban agglomeration are measured using the USDA Economic Research Service county classification codes. The general finding is that natural amenities and urban agglomeration both influenced regional growth. However, the natural amenity ranking is estimated to be positively related to increased productivity over the period rather than increased attractiveness to households. Urban agglomeration is positively related to increased amenity attractiveness to households. Within Census regional analysis revealed a stronger role for household natural amenity demand in nonmetropolitan areas.
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- 2015
21. Economic growth through entrepreneurship: Determinants of self‐employed income across regional economies.
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Willis, David B., Hughes, David W., Boys, Kathryn A., and Swindall, Devin C.
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AMERICAN Community Survey , *INCOME inequality , *ECONOMIC development , *QUANTILE regression , *INCOME - Abstract
Knowledge of the determinants of self‐employment income is critical to entrepreneurial development strategies if the development goal is to increase incomes not just employment. Using American Community Survey data, unconditional quantile regression is used to investigate differences in the relationship between entrepreneurial income and an array of individual, industry, and regional characteristics across the self‐employment income distribution. Personal attributes, such as education, race, age, and gender, both explain differences in self‐employment income and vary in importance across the income distribution. Regional agglomerative effects are significantly positive and stronger at the upper end of the self‐employed income distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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22. The economic effects of facilitating the flow of rural workers to urban employment in China.
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Mai, Yinhua, Peng, Xiujian, Dixon, Peter, and Rimmer, Maureen
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EMPLOYMENT , *URBAN planning , *ECONOMIC equilibrium , *RURAL geography , *LABOR market , *GROSS domestic product - Abstract
Using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model of the Chinese economy we investigate the economic effects of relaxing China's household registration system over the period 2008 to 2020. The modelling results show that reducing the institutional restriction to rural labour movement will encourage rural workers to move from agricultural and rural non-agricultural sectors into urban sectors. This enhanced labour movement will not only increase China's GDP and real consumption of households but it will also raise the real wages of agricultural and rural non-agricultural workers. Although the real wage of rural migrant workers will increase at a slightly lower rate than in the baseline scenario, rural migrant workers remain considerably better paid than agricultural and rural non-agricultural workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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23. What matters the most for economic development? Evidence from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
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Amanda Ross, Heather M. Stephens, and Kaitlyn Harger
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Economic growth ,0502 economics and business ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Business ,050207 economics ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Community development ,050205 econometrics - Published
- 2018
24. The interconnections between socio-spatial factors and labour market integration among Arabs in Israel
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Izhak Schnell, Hisham M. Abu-Rayya, and Ilan Shdema
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Market integration ,Economic growth ,Index (economics) ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Space (commercial competition) ,Socio spatial ,Metropolitan area ,Geography ,0502 economics and business ,Structured interview ,Demographic economics ,050207 economics - Abstract
The current study investigated labour market integration of Arabs in Israel using Schnell et al.'s (2015) global segregation/integration index (GSI) that assesses minorities’ socio-spatial integration in multi-ethnic contexts. The merit of this approach lies in being multifaceted and systematically incorporating socio-spatial spheres. The study also conducted structured interviews with the respondents (n = 142), and employed GPS loggers to track their weekly movements. GSI socio-spatial indicators emerged significantly associated with integration in the labour market, with movement in space being the prominent. The study signifies the socio-spatial approach's application to the study of minorities’ labour market integration in metropolitan areas.
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- 2017
25. Are local public services better delivered in more autonomous regions? Evidence from European regions using a dose-response approach
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Andrea Filippetti and Giovanni Cerulli
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Economic growth ,Public economics ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Decentralization ,0506 political science ,Regional autonomy ,Political science ,0502 economics and business ,050602 political science & public administration ,Public service ,050207 economics ,Autonomy ,media_common - Abstract
Does regional autonomy lead to better local public services? We investigate this issue using measures of public service performance and autonomy at the region level in 171 European regions. We introduce a novel dose-response approach which identifies the pattern of the effect of regional autonomy on the performance of public services. The relationship between the level of regional autonomy and the provision of local public services exhibits a u-shape: both low and high autonomy lead to better local public services. This speaks against the presence of one optimal level of autonomy and policy recommendations based on the view that more decentralisation is always desirable. It shows that different institutional settings can be economically viable and efficient.
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- 2017
26. Internet infrastructure and regional convergence: Evidence from Turkey
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Denis de Crombrugghe and Mehmet Guney Celbis
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Economic growth ,business.industry ,Diffusion of information ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,021107 urban & regional planning ,Convergence (economics) ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Per capita income ,Income convergence ,0502 economics and business ,Regional science ,The Internet ,Business ,050207 economics - Abstract
This study presents novel evidence regarding the role of regional internet infrastructure in reducing regional per capita income disparities. We base our study on the assumptions that (1) the diffusion of information homogenizes regional economies through reducing the dissimilarities in institutions and culture, and (2) the telecommunication capacity, represented by the internet infrastructure of a region, facilitates this flow of information. Using the data from the 26 statistical NUTS-2 regions of Turkey for the period 1999–2011, we find evidence that internet infrastructure increases the speed of regional convergence.
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- 2016
27. Agglomeration of knowledge intensive business services and urban productivity
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Cui Zhang
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Economic growth ,Economies of agglomeration ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Economic geography ,Business ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Empirical evidence ,Productivity - Abstract
While there is considerable empirical evidence on the productivity-enhancing effects of manufacturing agglomeration, the impacts of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) agglomeration have rarely been examined. We propose a mechanism-based framework to study the precise channels through which KIBS agglomeration contributes to urban productivity. By estimating a model of urban productivity that incorporates agglomeration of manufacturing, KIBS and non-KIBS using city-level data from China, we find that KIBS agglomeration is an important source of aggregate urban productivity. The importance of KIBS agglomeration in city productivity growth is systematically related to a city's level of economic development.
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- 2015
28. Smart cities and attracting knowledge workers: Which cities attract highly-educated workers in the 21st century?
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Michael R. Betz, Mark D. Partridge, and Belal Fallah
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Labour economics ,Economic growth ,Graduate students ,Economies of agglomeration ,Political science ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Control (management) ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Construct (philosophy) ,Human capital ,North American Industry Classification System - Abstract
Regional policy-makers have long sought to attract highly-educated workers with a view to stimulating economic growth and vibrancy. Previous studies over the decades leading up to the new millennium show human capital divergence across cities, where the share of college graduates grew faster in cities that had larger initial shares of college-educated workers. However, labour markets have changed significantly post-2000, likely affecting migration decisions of highly-skilled workers. Additionally, past studies have not controlled for important changes in industry education levels and overall industry composition that may influence city-level college graduate growth. We use detailed 4-digit NAICS industry employment data combined with public micro-data to construct measures of industry skill upgrading and changes in industry composition to control for their effects on human capital growth. We find agglomeration forces, rather than initial graduate share, explains college-graduate share growth post-2000. We also decompose graduates into bachelors and postgraduate degree holders to determine whether different forces are at play on growth of graduates at different education levels.
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- 2015
29. Universities’ effects on regional GDP and unemployment: The case of Germany
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Torben Schubert and Henning Kroll
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Economic growth ,Higher education ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Value (economics) ,Unemployment ,Institution ,Per capita ,Economics ,Production (economics) ,Demographic economics ,Economic impact analysis ,business ,Welfare ,media_common - Abstract
There is a large consensus that higher education institutions exert notable effects on their regional environment. So far, however, much of the related evidence is based on case studies. Few findings are available on a more generalizable level. To bridge this gap, our study uses spatial panel-data models to identify the impacts of higher education institution (HEI) activities on GDP per capita and unemployment in Germany. Beyond demand-side effects, we seek to identify the, arguably more important, indirect long-term effects of knowledge generation. Accounting for regional spillovers, we find that on average HEI contributed €8,300 to regional GDP per capita in the period 2000 to 2011. Furthermore, we find that they help to significantly reduce unemployment rates in the long run. (Less)
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- 2014
30. Empirical analysis of differential spillover effects within a growth equilibrium framework: Urban-rural versus rural-rural linkages
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Siyi Feng and Myles Patton
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Economic growth ,Rural economy ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,0507 social and economic geography ,021107 urban & regional planning ,Differential (mechanical device) ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,Northern ireland ,Spillover effect ,Spatial spillover ,Economics ,Population growth ,Economic geography ,050703 geography - Abstract
The employment and population growth equilibrium model is extended to allow for differentiated linkages between rural and urban regions and among rural regions. The model is applied to examine the regional disparities within the rural economy of Northern Ireland between 2001 and 2007. To represent the theoretical idea of commuter shed, commuting data are used to construct the spatial weighting matrix. The results reveal positive rural–urban but negative rural-rural linkages, suggesting that rural regions benefit from economic growth in urban regions but compete with each other. The direct and indirect spillover effects are shown using simulation examples.
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- 2016
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