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U.S. Regional Population Growth 2000-2010: Natural Amenities or Urban Agglomeration?

Rickman, Dan S.; Wang, Hongbo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

Using a spatial hedonic growth model, this paper empirically examines the relative roles of natural amenities and urban agglomeration economies as determinants of U.S. regional growth patterns from 2000 to 2010. Natural amenities and urban agglomeration are measured using the USDA Economic...

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The European Union, southern multinationals and the question of the 'strategic industries'

Clifton, Judith; Díaz-Fuentes, Daniel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This paper analyzes how the European Union has responded to Inward Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Markets, particularly in the so-called Strategic Industries. Attention is focused on two sectors which have long been considered strategic assets by most countries around the world for...

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Social capital in Europe from 1990 to 2012: trends, path-dependency and convergence

Sarracino, Francesco; Mikucka, Malgorzata - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

social capital in 30 Western and Eastern European countries. The paper demonstrates that the convergence of social capital …

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Decomposing European NUTS2 regional inequality from 1980 to 2009: national and European policy implications

Doran, Justin; Jordan, Declan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

to which convergence has occurred. To investigate the underlying causes of the changes in inequality, the Theil … convergence of employment-population ratios across regions. Research limitations/implications – The paper argues that national … European regions. Originality/value – This paper's main contribution is to highlight how national convergence can lead to …

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Lake Amenities, Environmental Degradation, and Great Lakes Regional Growth

Stephens, Heather; Partridge, Mark - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Regional migration and growth are increasingly associated with high-quality in situ natural amenities. However, most of the previous U.S. research has focused on the natural amenities of the Mountain West or the South. The Great Lakes, with their abundant fresh water and natural amenities, would...

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