Economic convergence at the sub-national level could have spatially explicit manifestations reflecting convergence clubs and other forms of geographical clustering that are not captured by an overall inequality measure. By decomposing the Theil index of per capita income inequality into between...

We propose two indexes to measure the agglomeration forces acting within and between different regions. Unlike the existing measures of agglomeration, our model-based indexes allow for simultaneous treatment of both aspects. Local plant diffusion in a given industry is modelled as a spatial...

Russia inherited pattern of economic activity location from the Soviet Union, where the main forms of industry organization were territorial-production complexes (TPC) - networks of industrial organizations united by a single technological process or the chain of raw materials processing. In a...

Data on sales of memory modules are used to explore several aspects of e-retail demand. There is a strong relationship between e-retail sales to a given state and sales tax rates that apply to purchases from offline retailers. This suggests that there is substantial substitution between online...

This paper investigates the determinants of the productivity of independent retail stores in Sweden by focusing on the impact of market size and regional hierarchy while controlling for several store and employee characteristics over time. The analysis utilizes Swedish store-level data for the...

The paper identifies some major disparities and quantifies some discrepancies and gaps, as well as specific trends of concentration-diversification in today’s group of the 11 former socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). After a brief introduction describing the approach...

In Cameroon, major inequalities exist in women's access to antenatal care (ANC), yet underlying circumstance drivers remain understudied. Using recently available Demographic and Health Survey data, we conducted multilevel model and spatial analyses to identify circumstance factors driving ANC...

Differentiation is arguably the most important business strategy, but optimal investment in differentiation requires understanding the magnitudes of its implications. We consider the extent and dimensions of differentiation in omnichannel grocery by examining the impacts of entry events on...

This paper draws on a survey of the expectations and perceptions regarding customer service provided by manufacturers to grocery retailers in five large Brazilian cities located in different geographical regions (South, Southeast and Northeast). Regional differences in expectations and...

How do online platforms contribute to inclusive growth policies? In this study, we examine how the East-West Poverty Alleviation Partnership, which pairs rich cities in East China with economically disadvantaged cities in West China, affects e-commerce trade. Using proprietary trade-flow data...