Showing 1 - 10 of 77
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011670798
Discussion on the possibilities for and barriers to income convergence and catch-up growth is at the heart of the debate on European regional economic policy. This study presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of regional productivity growth in Europe, using the most recent Cambridge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011555673
The study contributes in analytical description of spatial diffusion of fertility, in particular, influenced by labour … market due to commuting, which, in turn, affects fertility. The analytical model, decomposing spatial interaction of … fertility and commuting, is constructed on the base of a model of the demand for children, spatial stock-flow model, and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011499621
no effects on second-order fertility. While the reform slightly changes the selection of mothers, this has little impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013336316
This article shows how the impulses of the transformation process in eastern Germany have spread through the economy and the labour market. The form of transformation has long-term effects on the form of control over the economy; it is managed largely from western firms. This fact has manifold...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478361
The present paper analyses whether and how the affiliation of a firm to a business group affects its productivity. Based on novel data consisting of official firm data from the German Business Register including ownership information from Bureau van Dijk's MARKUS database and from the Cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508687
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010412853
We analyze the spatial diffusion of laser-technology in Germany during the early phase of development, between 1960 and 2005. Research in this new technological field began in a few larger centers and then spread to other regions. In the early years, a large firm of the electronics industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574416
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014543304
Using a panel data model, we study the effects of regional and industry-level traits on new business formation (NBF) for 164 industries across 266 Chinese prefectures between 1998 and 2007. The objective is to provide empirical estimates on effects of prefecture traits on entry rates, and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011480854