Search Results - subject:"Geographical proximity"

Mismeasurement of Distance Effects : The Role of Internal Location of Production

Yilmazkuday, Hakan - 2014

The estimated effects of distance in empirical international trade regressions are unrealistically high. Using state-and-sector level U.S. exports data, this paper shows analytically and proves empirically that ignoring the internal location of production (of international exports), which leads...

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The Odd Role of Proximity in Knowledge Relations - High-Tech in the Netherlands

Panne, G. van der - 2014

In contrast to findings in other countries, andsurprisingly in view of the literature, high tech economic activity in the Netherlands is not spread geographically according to either relevant labour market characteristics or because of localized agglomeration effects. Instead, statistical...

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The Death of Distance Revisited : Cyberplace, Physical and Relational Proximities

Tranos, Emmanouil; Nijkamp, Peter - 2014

This paper studies the impact of physical distance and different relational proximity types on the formation of the Internet infrastructure. Although there is some anecdotal evidence on the 'end of geography' effect of the Internet, the relationship between physical space and the Internet has...

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Emission Taxes when Pollution Depends on Location

Marrouch, Walid; Sinclair-Desgagne, Bernard - 2014

It is well-known that an efficient pollution taxation scheme should charge each source according to its specific marginal contribution to social damages. Despite significant advances in environmental assessment and data analysis, this requirement would impose technical, informational and...

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The Persistence of Distance : A Gravity Model of European Cross-Border Real Estate Development Flows

Bushnell, Catherine; McAllister, Patrick; Nanda, Anupam - 2014

This paper investigates the scale and drivers of cross-border real estate development in western Europe and central and eastern Europe. Placing cross-border real estate development within the framework of foreign direct investment, conceptual complexities in characterizing the notional real...

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Does Temporary Geographical Proximity Predict Learning? Knowledge Dynamics in the Olympic Games

Müller, Martin; Stewart, Allison - 2014

Temporary geographical proximity in the form of face-to-face contact is commonly thought to enhance learning. In a … sample of individuals (n= 294) involved in knowledge transfer in the Olympic Games, temporary geographical proximity emerges … temporary geographical proximity on learning. Part of the effect of temporary geographical proximity is mediated through other …

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Proximity, network formation and inventive performance: in search of the proximity paradox

Cassi, Lorenzo; Plunket, Anne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper investigates how network relations, proximity and their interplay affect collaboration and their inventive performance. Using patent citations as a proxy for patent quality, we investigate how the network and proximity characteristics of co-inventors enable them to access different...

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Who acquires whom? The role of geographical proximity and industrial relatedness in Dutch domestic M&As between 2002 and 2008

Ellwanger, Nils; Boschma, Ron - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2013

In economic geography, geographical proximity has been identified as a key driver of M&A activity. In this context … assess the extent to which geographical proximity and industrial relatedness affect M&A partnering. Our study shows that … geographical proximity drives domestic M&A deals, even at very detailed spatial scales like the municipality level. We also found …

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Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics

Balland, Pierre-Alexandre; Boschma, Ron; Frenken, Koen - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2013

(geographical proximity). We end with discussing several avenues for future research on the dynamics of knowledge networking and …

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Economics discussion papers

College of Social and Applied Human Sciences <Guelph> / …; … - Guelph, Ont. : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] - Nachgewiesen 2001-2013

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