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Acculturational homophily in friendships based on English-name usage : a natural experiment

Xu, Dafeng - 2015

This paper examines acculturational homophily in friendships of international students. Acculturation (also known as cultural assimilation) is measured by English-name usage. I use data from Renren.com, a Facebook-type social networking site based in China. The sample consists of students who...

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Ultra-broadband for all in Europe : can access regulation hinder innovation and welfare maximisation?

Amendola, Giovanni Battista - 2015

Most of the European countries risk not reaching the 2020 Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) targets. In order to achieve these targets, private investments in ultra-broadband networks should be vigorously promoted by access regulation whilst the deployment of ultra-broadband networks in...

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The economic effect of the EU Eastern enlargement in 2004 on border regions in the old member states

Wassmann, Pia - 2015 - This version: July 20, 2015, preliminary version

The paper evaluates the impact of the EU Eastern enlargement 2004 on the economic performance of border regions located … EU Eastern enlargement not taken place. Results show that, overall, the EU Eastern enlargement 2004 had no statistically … from the EU enlargement, for the Italian region, the effect is negative. This heterogeneity seems to be driven by …

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Measuring the effect of the zero lower bound on yields and exchange rates in the UK and Germany

Swanson, Eric T.; Williams, John C. - In: Journal of international economics 92 (2014), pp. 2-21

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Express delivery to the suburbs : transport infrastructure and European cities.

Garcia-López, Miquel-Àngel; Pasidis, Ilias-Nikiforos; … - 2015 - (Preliminary revision)

The main goal of this paper is to provide evidence for the causal effect of the highway and railway infrastructure on the suburbanization of population in European cities. This is considered a major issue in Europe, which has never been studied before at this scale. We constructed a unique...

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European integration and inequality among countries : a lifecycle income analysis

Pastor, José Manuel; Serrano Martínez, Lorenzo - 2010

We analyze the effects of the expansions of the European Union on inequality over the period 1960-2005 using an approach based on individuals' lifecycle incomes. This allows us to estimate permanent incomes and consider the effect of both survival rates and different rates of economic growth....

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HSR stations in Europe : new oportunities for urban regeneration

Ribalaygua, Cecilia Batalla; García Sánchez, … - 2010

The recent development of high speed train in Europe means significant modifications in the accessibility conditions of the inhabitants. But the development of the new network also provides a unique opportunity for the surroundings of the stations. This development depends strongly on the...

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Local and urban development in the European Union

Brasili, Cristina - 2011

concept of territorial capital it will be design the linkages between local and urban development in the EU in order to …

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The Euro area crisis : a view from the north

Honkapohja, Seppo - In: Journal of macroeconomics 39 (2014) 2, pp. 260-271

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Structural change in times of increasing openness : assessing path dependency in European economic integration

Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Claudius; Heimberger, Philipp; … - 2019

estimating the dynamic effects of such an openness shock on 26 EU countries, we develop a taxonomy of European economies that …

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