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The economic impact of Biotechnology in New England
Allen, Thomas; Gabe, Todd - 2003
New England’s biotechnology industry is comprised of about 1,134 businesses, which employ a total of 94,107 workers. These establishments generated $21.0 billion in sales in 2002, which provided $7.2 billion in wages and salaries. When multiplier effects (i.e., indirect impacts) are included,...
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Rivalry and Learning Among Clustered and Isolated Firms
Boari, Cristina; Fioretti, Guido; Odorici, Vincenza - 2008
In this paper explore the relationships between rivalry and geographical proximity at the very level of contacts between individual firms. In particular, we wish to highlight the influence of geographical proximity on rival identification, on the comparison of their knowledge, and on the...
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Trajectories in Physical Space out of Communications in Acquaintance Space: An Agent-Based Model of a Textile Industrial District
Fioretti, Guido - 2010
This article presents an agent-based model of an Italian textile district where thousands of small firms specialize in particular phases of fabrics production. It is an empirical and methodological model that reconstructs the communications between firms when they arrange production chains. In...
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Are agricultural markets location-optimal? A case study of Gaya District (Bihar)
Kumar, Binod; Mishra, SK - 1985
. However, there is hardly any work that studies location optimality of market centers in any region of India. In this paper we … in Gaya district of Bihar. We have used the location-allocation model for optimality analysis. Our findings reveal that … markets are sub-optimally located. We conclude, therefore, that market forces automatically establish location optimality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015228117
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Are agricultural markets location-optimal? A case study of Gaya District (Bihar)
Kumar, Binod; Mishra, SK - 1985
. However, there is hardly any work that studies location optimality of market centers in any region of India. In this paper we … in Gaya district of Bihar. We have used the location-allocation model for optimality analysis. Our findings reveal that … markets are sub-optimally located. We conclude, therefore, that market forces automatically establish location optimality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015228176
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A model based on the Rybczynski equation for Portugal
Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues - 2011
industry location, in relation with the "spillovers" effects and industrial policies. To this, we estimate the Rybczynski … 1994. As a summary conclusion, noted that the location of manufacturing in Portugal is still mostly explained by specific …
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A model based on the Rybczynski equation for Portugal. Another way
Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues - 2011
industry location, in relation with the "spillovers" effects and industrial policies. To this, we estimate the Rybczynski … 1999. As a summary conclusion, noted that the location of manufacturing in Portugal is still mostly explained by specific …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015228734
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The role of consumer networks in firms’ multi-characteristics competition and market-share inequality
Garas, Antonios; Lapatinas, Athanasios - 2017
We develop a location analysis spatial model of firms’ competition in multi-characteristics space, where consumers …’ opinions about the firms’ products are distributed on multilayered networks. Firms do not compete on price but only on location … opinions of their neighbors. Proposing a dynamic agent-based analysis on firms’ location choice we characterize multi …
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Analiza odporności inwestycji w nieruchomości biurowe na wzrost kosztów kredyt lub stopy pustostanów
Trojanowski, Dariusz; Olszewski, Krzysztof; … - 2017
This paper presents the analysis of the robustness of office investment when the credit costs or the vaccancy rate increases. The analysis is performed on the average data that was obtained from 10 class B office buildings which are located in Warsaw. The data was collected by the Narodowy Bank...
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Mortgage Supply and Housing Rents
Gete, Pedro; reher, Michael - 2017
We show that a contraction of mortgage supply after the Great Recession has increased housing rents. Our empirical strategy exploits heterogeneity in MSAs' exposure to regulatory shocks experienced by lenders over the 2010-2014 period. Tighter lending standards have increased demand for rental...
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