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Intra-regional Disparity and Municipal Merger: Case Study in Fukuoka Prefecture

Sakamoto, Hiroshi - European Regional Science Association - 2013

This study examines intra-regional disparity and municipal merger in Fukuoka Prefecture. Fukuoka Prefecture (Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. It faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across...

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Regional Convergence and Divergence in Europe. Patterns and regularities.

Maurseth, Per Botolf - European Regional Science Association - 2013

results on spatial growth patterns in Europe are obtained. It is demonstrated that convergence is pronounced between regions … that are far away from each other while there is no convergence between neighbor regions. Third, it is shown how the … conditional sigma-convergence approach can be extended to other dimensions than the spatial one. …

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Regional inequalities and regional policies in Colombia: the experience of the last two decades

Galvis, Luis; Meisel, Adolfo - European Regional Science Association - 2013

Colombia has one of the worst income distributions in the world. This finding is a matter of concern since abundant empirical evidence at the international level shows a negative relationship between economic growth and inequality. This paper seeks to review the economic growth and the evolution...

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New Tools for New Regional Policy in Central European Countries

Szitasiova, Valeria; Sipikal, Miroslav - European Regional Science Association - 2013

Regional policies were strongly related to the support of industries as automotive, wood- processing or engineering. However new important sectors as information technologies or creative industries has started to play more important role in the development of countries. These sectors require...

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Tourism and regional growth in Europe

Paci, Raffaele; Marrocu, Emanuela - European Regional Science Association - 2013

The paper aims at analysing the impact of domestic and international tourism on the economic growth process for 179 regions in ten European countries, which are highly representative of total tourism flows. The econometric analysis is carried out for the period 1999-2009 and it is based on a...

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REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND BUSINESS LOCATION: EVIDENCE FROM THE CORK INDUSTRY IN THE IBERIAN PENSINSULA

Branco, Amélia; Lopes, João; Parejo, Francisco; … - European Regional Science Association - 2013

The cork sector is a relevant case study given the economic importance of this industry for some regions (value added, employment and rural development). This industry is also important because of its contribution to environmental sustainability as it uses a natural renewable raw material....

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Technology, Learning, and Long Run Economic Growth in Leading and Lagging Regions

Batabyal, Amit; Nijkamp, Peter - European Regional Science Association - 2014

We use a dynamic model to study the effects of technology and learning on the long run economic growth rates of a leading and a lagging region. New technologies are developed in the leading region but technological improvements in the lagging region are the result of learning from the leading...

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Winner Picking in Urban Revitalization Policies: Empirical Evidence from Berlin

Richter, Felix - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Urban revitalization programs are widespread used but empirically understudied place-based policy instruments which attract increasing attention in recent years. This study adds to the existing literature by evaluating the selection process which led to the designation of a set of five urban...

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New firm formation and its effect on employment growth in declining regions

Delfmann, Heike; Koster, Sierdjan - European Regional Science Association - 2014

New firm formation is often highly prioritized by local governments, particularly for regions that are declining. Entrepreneurship can play an important role in keeping declining regions vital through job creation. Yet, the way in which new firm formation exerts its influence on employment...

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The EU funding contribution to regional growth and regeneration in Romania. A Focus on the North-East Region

Constantin, Daniela-Luminita; Goschin, Zizi; Ileanu, Bogdan - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Romania's communist regime used forced industrialization and urbanization policies as a solution for speeding-up the pace of development in the lagging areas, which resulted in reducing regional disparities. However, after 1989 there areas were the first that suffered the hardships of economic...

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