General analyses of household income at expenditure side as well as comparison of wage differences and mean net equalized income are mostly based on nominal comparisons. Regional indexes at regional level are not available at most European countries, so there is problem to estimate real wages...

We compute demand and supply multipliers in order to compare them. These multipliers are computed by using a CGE model. The analysis is applied to two regional economies, Catalonia and Extremadura, so we can compare the results of both economies. We build a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE)...

The Flemish economy is a very open economy and as such heavily relies on trade with both the neighbouring economies as well as more distanced economies and it also tries to attract foreign direct investments. The paper reviews the evolution and interrelation of some competitiveness indicators in...

In recent years, the computable general equilibrium (CGE) models for different regions have become an important area for research in economics. The aim of this paper is to analyze the fiscal policy and the effects of fiscal federalism to economic agents in a regional economy context. For this...

In this study we evaluate the regional effects of ageing and balancing of fiscal deficits by using a dynamic, regional AGE model for Finnish Economy. We use a MONASH-type dynamic model called VERM (dynamic TERM). To study the effects of ageing, we make use of econometric results and long term...

Due to membership process, the European Union (EU) is the principal trade partner of Turkey. It has concentrated more than half of its total trade flows with EU countries since the II. World War. However, along with emerging of new markets in Asia, Turkey engaged in developing economic ties with...

With this paper we present a preliminary version of the first and the third quadrants of the input-output matrix for Alentejo, a Portuguese region through the regionalization of the input-output national table, for the year 2008. As it is well known the input-output (IO) model is particularly...

Success, which is mostly seen as an internal talent within a child, is indeed also influenced by many external factors including the behaviour of their parents during their childhood. Though father is an important figure, the role of the mother in child’s development is indisputable. Perhaps,...

Natural gas plays an important role in the future development of electricity markets as it is the least emission intensive fossil generation option while additionally providing the needed flexibility in plant operation to deal with intermitted renewable generation. As both the electricity and...

‘Creative class’ as a source of growth has gained increasing awareness in recent years. However, creative people are not spread equally; instead tend to concentrate within particular locations across space. According to Florida, a main factor in explaining differences in growth and...