Der Güterkorridor Rotterdam-Genua gilt als eine der wichtigsten Nord-Süd-Verbindungen im europäischen Schienenverkehr. Zugleich bestehen erhebliche Kapazitätsengpässe in diesem leistungsfähigen Korridor, wobei der noch nicht ausgebaute Streckenabschnitt zwischen Karlsruhe und Basel ein...

This paper quantifies the value of US highways. We develop a multisector general equilibrium model with many locations in the United States (i.e., counties) and many countries. In the model, producers choose shipping routes subject to domestic and international trade costs, endogenous...

We study the impact of non-pharmaceutical policy interventions (NPIs) like “stay-at-home” orders on the spread of infectious disease. Local policies have little impact on the economy nor on local public health. Stay-at-home is only weakly associated with slower growth of Covid-19 cases....

We study the impact of non-pharmaceutical policy interventions (NPIs) like "stay-at-home" orders on the spread of infectious disease. Local policies have little impact on the economy nor on local public health. Stay-at-home is only weakly associated with slower growth of Covid-19 cases....

This paper quantifies the value of US highways and their contribution in shaping regional specialization patterns and facilitating internal and external market integration. We develop a multisector general equilibrium model of interregional and international trade with many locations in the...

Am 28. Februar berichtete die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung »In Deutschland driften die Regionen wirtschaftlich immer mehr auseinander«. Als Beleg dafür wurde eine Graphik angeführt, die einen solchen Trend auf Basis von zwei Datenpunkten – den Extrema der Verteilung – charakterisieren...

Minorities seeking majority legislations need to communicate the increased option set and limit the downside risk for the system. Social movements urging for change require institutional support including enabling legislation. Public policy support may require associating with similar movements...

Preface -- Chapter 1: Executive Summary -- Part I. Regional Economic Structure and Productivity -- Chapter 2: Regional Economic Structure in Japan -- Chapter 3: Regional Productivity and Convergence -- Chapter 4: Regional Productivity and Determinants -- Part II. Inter-Regional Network Economies...

1. Introduction to unlocking regional innovation and entrepreneurship: The potential for increasing capacities / Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and Charlie Karlsson -- 2. Activating and redirecting regional potentials through innovation and entrepreneurship: An explorative study of European...

How do different bankruptcy approaches affect the local economy? Using U.S. Census microdata at the establishment level, we explore the spillover effects of reorganization and liquidation on geographically proximate firms. We exploit the random assignment of bankruptcy judges as a source of...

Despite its rapid growth in recent decades, GDP per capita in India remains at a relatively low level by international standards, and the country continues to be marked by large subnational disparities in levels of well-being. These large disparities naturally lead to interest in India?s spatial...

How do different bankruptcy approaches affect the local economy? Using U.S. Census microdata at the establishment level, we explore the spillover effects of reorganization and liquidation on geographically proximate firms. We exploit the random assignment of bankruptcy judges as a source of...

La competitividad de Colombia se apalanca en sus múltiples diferencias y aportes regionales; los departamentos se han venido desarrollando con estructuras y ritmos muy diferentes, logrando algunos aumentar su prosperidad económica y bienestar social, mientras otros se han mantenido rezagados....

How do different bankruptcy approaches affect the local economy? Using U.S. Census microdata at the establishment level, we explore the spillover effects of reorganization and liquidation on geographically proximate firms. We exploit the random assignment of bankruptcy judges as a source of...

Despite its rapid growth in recent decades, GDP per capita in India remains at a relatively low level by international standards, and the country continues to be marked by large subnational disparities in levels of well-being. These large disparities naturally lead to interest in India’s...

"When Poland and Ukraine introduced their political, social, and economic system reforms at the beginning of the 1990s, both economies were at a similar level of economic development, (GDP $9,500 per capita). However, in 2018, Ukrainian GDP per capita had remained at the same levels since 1991,...

Enhancing competitiveness is a popular target in economic policy making - not only at the national, but at the regional level as well despite neither generally accepted definition nor any strong agreement on how to measure it. In this chapter we discuss the conceptual underpinnings of why it is...