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Nouvelles entreprises de biotechnologies et géographie de l'innovation, des fondateurs à leur modèle d'entreprise

Catherine, David; Corolleur, Frédéric - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine décembre (2001) 5, pp. 785-808

This article proposes an analytical framework regarding the geography of innovation by Dedicated Biotechnology Firms …

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La dimension spatiale des collaborations pour l'innovation : une analyse sur données CIFRE (1981-2006)

Bouba-Olga, Olivier; Ferru, Marie - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine juin (2011) 3, pp. 449-468

The aim of this paper is to provide new insights about the dynamic of the geography of knowledge collaborations and … highlights the potential roles in the geography of collaborations of both, the geography of resources and the history of …, in a second part, two complementary econometric tests. Three important results are revealing : the geography of …

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Development at the border: a study of national integration in post-colonial West Africa

Cogneau, Denis; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; Spielvogel, Gilles - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010

In Africa, boundaries delineated during the colonial era now divide young independent states. By applying regression discontinuity designs to a large set of surveys covering the 1986-2001 period, this paper identifies many large and significant jumps in welfare at the borders between five...

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How do Roads Spread AIDS in Africa ? A Critique of the Received Policy Wisdom

Djemaï, Elodie - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

This paper empirically analyzes the influence of road proximity on HIV- infection using geographical data on road infrastructure and the Demographic and Health Surveys collected in six African countries. Firstly we show that living in proximity to a major road increases the individual risk of...

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How do Roads Spread Knowledge, Condoms and HIV/AIDS in Africa ?

Djemaï, Elodie - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

Given the low condom use and high prevalence in some African countries, this paper addresses the question of whether these evidences are driven by a supply-side or a demandside issue. The role of road infrastructures on HIV/AIDS outcomes is investigated using data from the Demographic and Health...

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Géographie et transports publics locaux

Alderighi, Marco; Gorla, Gianluigi - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine février (2013) 1, pp. 163-178

This paper investigates how geography affects the performance of local public transport firms in Italy. Using data on …

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L'émergence et l'évolution des études et science régionales au Québec (1908-2008) Des liens et des lieux

Lafontaine, Danielle - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine octobre (2012) 4, pp. 555-595

roots and bearers, their institutional academic bases within geography, economics, sociology, planning, and other fields …

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La Géographie des comportements d'innovation au Québec : des territoires « européens » aux accessibilités « canadiennes » ?

Shearmur, Richard - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine octobre (2012) 4, pp. 623-647

The geography of innovation is often analysed from the perspective of its association with territory. However, recent … metropolitan areas. This paper proposes a discussion, followed by an empirical analysis, of the geography of innovative behaviour …

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Geography vs. institutions at the village level

Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - 2008

There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …

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The Rule of Law: Measurement and Deep Roots

Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2015

This paper does three things. First, based on a limited number of theoretically established dimensions, it proposes a new de facto indicator for the rule of law. It is the first such indicator to take the quality of legal norms explicitly into account. Second, using this indicator we shed new...

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