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Geographic Concentration and Spatial Inequality : Two Decades of EPO Patenting at the Level of European Micro Regions

Christ, Julian P. - 2014

This paper contributes with empirical findings to the research on structural inequality and geographic concentration of European inventorship activity at the level of European micro regions. We analyze the spatial structure and dynamics of 43 technology fields (ISI-SPRU-OST concordance) and 6...

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Gender and Regional Differences in Self-Rated Health in Europe

Peracchi, Franco; Rossetti, Claudio - 2014

This paper shows that gender and regional differences in self-rated health in Europe are partly explained by …

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Agglomeration in Europe in the Context of Socio-Ecological Transition

Styczynska, Izabela; Zaman, Constantin - 2013

-2010 period. The aim of the study is twofold: to provide descriptive evidence of the agglomeration distribution in Europe and its … particular attention paid to the socio-ecological transformation occurring in Europe. The study concludes that: the changes in … influence on agglomeration but only in Western Europe …

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European Disparities in Regional Health R&I Performance

Plechero, Monica; Cozza, Claudio; Ortega-Argilés, Raquel - 2019

Health represents one of the thematic priorities for smart specialisation. Until now the difficulty in properly measuring research and innovation (R&I) in Health sector has represented a barrier to address specific policies in favour of less performing regions. This is due to two factors: a lack...

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Measuring Well-Being and Exclusion in Europe's Regions

Stewart, Kitty J. - 2003

The Lisbon summit of the European Council in March 2000 declared the number of people living in poverty and social exclusion in the European Union to be unacceptable, and called for steps to tackle the issue, beginning with the setting of targets for particular indicators. The targets suggested...

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Temporal, Spatial, Economic and Crime Factors in Illicit Drug Usage Across European Cities

Commandeur, Jacques Jean François; Vujic, Suncica; … - 2014

We analyze the illicit drug usage by inhabitants and visitors of European cities. Our statistical analyses are by means of linear mixed models. The data on illicit drug usage of cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines, methamphetamines, and cannabis are collected through wastewater samples from the inlet...

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The Evolution of Regional Economic Interlinkages in Europe

Gadea Rivas, Maria Dolores - 2017

This paper studies the dynamics of the propagation of regional business cycle shocks in Europe and uncovers new … averaging. The results indicate that: (i) in just two years, the Great Recession synchronized Europe twice as much as the … the transmission of business cycle shocks in Europe; followed by Inner London and Lombardia; and (iii) we identify a …

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Austrian Outbound Foreign Direct Investment in Europe : A Spatial Econometric Study

Fischer, Manfred M. - 2017

) in Europe over the period 2009–2013, using a spatial Durbin panel data model specification with fixed effects, and a … driver of Austrian outbound FDI in Europe. This result is strengthened by the indirect impact estimate of the market …

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Superentrepreneurship and Global Imbalances : Closing Europe's Gap to Other Industrialized Regions

Henrekson, Magnus - 2015

burdens have higher entrepreneurship rates but less self-employment. Europe has a higher self-employment rate than the United … States and East Asia. At the same time, Europe has a lower entrepreneurship rate than competitor regions. Europe …

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Determinants of Regional Differences in Rates of Overeducation in Europe

Davia Rodríguez, Maria Ángeles - 2016

This paper examines the factors determining variations in spatial rates of overeducation. A quantile regression model has been implemented on a sample of region-yearly data drawn from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and several institutional and macroeconomic features...

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