This study examines the impact of China's special economic zones (SEZs) on land misallocation, primarily using city-level data for China from 2003 to 2018. The findings indicate that establishing SEZs exacerbates land misallocation by over-allocating land to cities, resulting in an average...

In September 2013, the Chinese government approved establishing Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (SPFTZ), the first Pilot Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) in the country. SPFTZ mainly implements policy and institutional innovation, aiming to extend reform and opening-up, generate the dividends of reform,...

The establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in 2017 in Campania region in Southern Italy "Mezzogiorno" offers a valuable case study in promoting economic and territorial development. In 2024, the unified Special Economic Zone (SEZ) called 'ZES Unica' is introduced across Southern Italy,...

Im Zuge der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung steigt die Menge an Daten, die u. a. durch Maschinen, Sensoren oder Webseiten entstehen und systematisch gespeichert werden können, rasant an. Damit steigt auch das unternehmerische Potenzial, Daten gewinnbringend für die Entwicklung neuer oder die...