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A estrutura tecnológica das exportações dos países em desenvolvimento nos anos 2000: análise e implicações para o crescimento

Londe, Anna Carolina; Libânio, Gilberto - Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional … - 2014

This paper examines the technological structure of exports from developing countries between 2000 and 2010, according to the classification by technological intensity proposed by Lall (2000). It compares data on exports from developing and developed countries, and from the main export regions...

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Spanning the Chesapeake Bay : for 40 years, the world's largest bridge-tunnel has connected the Virginia mainland to the Delmarva Peninsula

Gerena, Charles - In: Econ Focus (2004) Sum, pp. 22-25

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Geography and Economic Development.

Gallup, J.L.; Sachs, J.D.; Mullinger, A. - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago - 1999

This paper addresses the complex relationship between geography and macroeconomic growth. We investigate the ways in which geography may matter directly for growth, controlling for economic policies and institutions, as well as the effects of geography on policy choices and institutions. We find...

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Economic history : Trade trailblazer : the National Road linked communities and helped expand America's western frontier

Gerena, Charles - In: Econ Focus (2003) Fall, pp. 36-39

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The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania:

Maystadt, Jean-François; Duranton, Gilles - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Every year, thousands of people flee their country of origin to seek protection mainly in neighboring countries. Understanding better the consequences of temporary population shocks on hosting economies should help to guide policies to enhance resilience in emergency situations. This study...

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Wider economic benefits of transport schemes in remote rural areas

Laird, James J.; Mackie, Peter J. - In: Research in Transportation Economics 47 (2014) C, pp. 92-102

Remote rural areas tend to experience slower population growth (sometimes decline), slower growth in GDP, fewer employment opportunities and lower productivity relative to the economy as a whole. Transport policy interventions are typically focussed on addressing structural economic weaknesses....

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An examination of the relationship between energy consumption and performance of transportation sector in Malaysia: output multipliers approach

Bekhet, Hussain Ali; Abdullah, Azlina - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 5 (2013) 2, pp. 147-164

's transportation sector. It applied output multiplier approach which is based on input-output model. Three input-output tables of … of the transportation sector for the (1991-2005) period. Also, the transportation-to-energy subsector multipliers were … found to increase over time. The increasing importance of transportation sector to the development of Malaysian economy …

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Light Rail Transit in Hamilton: Health, Environmental and Economic Impact Analysis

Topalovic, P.; Carter, J.; Topalovic, M.; Krantzberg, G. - In: Social Indicators Research 108 (2012) 2, pp. 329-350

Hamilton’s historical roots as an electric, industrial and transportation-oriented city provide it with a high …

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Pricing in a Deregulated Environment: The Motor Carrier Experience

Ying, John S.; Keeler, Theodore E. - Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER), … - 1989

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Deregulation and Scale Economies in the U.S. Trucking Industry: An Economic Extension of the Survivor Principle

Keeler, Theodore E. - Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER), … - 1989

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