Search Results - subject:"Geographical proximity"

Housing externalities : evidence from spatially concentrated urban revitalization programs

Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban (contributor); … - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003733827

The quality of a firms exports : where you export to matters

Bastos, Paulo (contributor); Silva, Joana (contributor) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740223

Innovators and the diversity of innovation systems

Cantner, Uwe (contributor); Meder, Andreas (contributor) - 2008

proximity ●(●)(●) geographical proximity (●)● social proximity ● institutional proximity •regional •local •urban •epistemic … finally addressing geographical proximity, spatial innovation systems get highlighted. The suggestion to interpret … geographical proximity as facilitating and by this substituting other proximity concepts is taken into account by the grey dots in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724190

Understanding international price differences uing barcode data

Broda, Christian M.; Weinstein, David E. - 2008

"The empirical literature in international finance has produced three key results about international price deviations: borders give rise to flagrant violations of the law of one price, distance matters enormously for understanding these deviations, and most papers find that convergence rates...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724836

Selection criteria and the skill composition of immigrants : a comparative analysis of Australian and US employment immigration

Jasso, Guillermina (contributor); … - 2008

This paper uses survey data on employment immigrants in Australia and the United States to identify the main determinants of the size and skill composition of employment immigrants to developed countries. Our approach emphasizes the key roles of world prices of skills and country proximity. Our...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726801

Did the death of distance hurt Detroit and help New York?

Glaeser, Edward L. (contributor); … - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003712714

Spatial interdependencies of FDI locations: a lessening of the tyranny of distance?

Hall, Stephen G.; Petroulas, Pavlos - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003718584

Does distance determine who attends a university in Germany?

Spieß, C. Katharina (contributor); … - 2008

We analyze the role of distance from a university in the decision to attend higher education in Germany. Students who live near a university can avoid moving and the increased living expenses by commuting. Thus, transaction cost arguments would suggest that the greater the distance to the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003741923

China's local comparative advantage

Harrigan, James; Deng, Haiyan - 2008

"China's trade pattern is influenced not just by its overall comparative advantage in labor intensive goods but also by geography. We use two variants of the Eaton-Kortum (2002) model to study China's local comparative advantage. The theory predicts that China's share of export markets should...

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Deconstructing gravity : trade costs and extensive and intensive margins

Lawless, Martina (contributor) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003746903