This paper explores the role of retailers as an urban amenity. Using data for Swedish rural and city municipalities for 2002-2008, 'accessibility to shops' measures are constructed for the shops in the municipalities and in the hosting regions separately to examine the relationship between...

This paper explores the role of retailers as an urban amenity. Using data for Swedish rural and city municipalities for 2002–2008, ‘accessibility to shops’ measures are constructed for the shops in the municipalities and in the hosting regions separately to examine the relationship between...

This paper explores the role of retailers as an urban amenity. Using data for Swedish rural and city municipalities for 2002-2008, "accessibility to shops" measures are constructed for the shops in the municipalities and in the hosting regions separately to examine the relationship between...

Given the fact that territorial units are characterized by a large number of statistical variables which have a different economic content, it considers that when we determine the place ocuppied by every unit we must count many statistical variables that are interrelated to each other. In fact,...

Statistical characterization of the SME’s sector contribution to the development of the national economy involves the calculation and analysis of some adequate indicators (enterprises number, occupied population, turnover, investments volume etc.) The analysis of the model proposed in this...