Understanding the drivers of regional economic growth requires examining the mesoeconomic conditions that influence the ability of small firms to scale. This study investigates how the local composition of firms - by size and sector - along with socio-economic and geographic characteristics,...

Researchers have long used gravity models to analyze international trade patterns, identify export opportunities, and negotiate trade agreements. Recent research has emphasized the significance of relatedness and product complexity research in developing robust economic development strategies....

As the U.S. economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, strategies that promote long-term transformation toward high-quality jobs will be critical. This includes workplace-improving interventions that enable employers to upgrade existing jobs, often while enhancing their own competitive...

As the U.S. economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, strategies that promote long-term transformation toward high-quality jobs will be critical. This includes workplace-improving interventions that enable employers to upgrade existing jobs, often while enhancing their own competitive...

This paper pursues a twofold objective: at first, make some critical considerations, albeit in a substantially consistent overall vision, on some contributions presented in two recent studies by AISRe (Associazione italiana di Scienze Regionali); secondly, develop from these considerations a...

EU cohesion policy in the period 2014-2020, with particular reference to Italy In this paper a brief but global illustration of the EU policy for economic, social and territorial cohesion, which shall be accomplished during the next seven years (2014-2020), has been conducted. Particular...

This paper simulates job and fiscal impacts of Michigan's MEGA tax credit program for job creation. Under plausible assumptions about how such credits affect business location decisions, the net costs per job created of the MEGA program are simulated to be of modest size. The job creation...

Ghana has pursued several programs to accelerate the growth of the economy. In 1995, the government presented “Ghana: Vision 2020,†aimed at making Ghana a middle-income country in 25 years. Vision 2020 focused on human development, economic growth, rural development, urban...