Different business environments may have differential impacts. The improvement in the institutional environment and increased certainty about the future greatly impact entrepreneurial activity and business results. The reform of inspection and regulatory enforcement activities aims at improving...

In the process of regional industrial evolution, the role of government in fiscal and administrative aspects has gradually gained attention in recent years. However, there is still a lack of discussion on how government land supply shapes industrial evolution. Using land-industry data from 2007...

Although much research on migration has been carried out over the years, the focus of the attention has been mostly on immigration and its effects on the host countries and the economic drivers for choosing migration. Italian emigration abroad in post-World War II (1946-73) and in the 21st...

Regionale Innovationssysteme (RIS) beschreiben das Zusammenwirken von Unternehmen, dem Hochschulsystem und staatlichen Akteuren, wobei die Innovations- und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit einer Region im Fokus steht. Dabei ist die Weitergabe innovativen Wissens aus dem Bereich von Forschung und...

Purpose: This study tries to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the similarity of banks' loan portfolios. Design/methodology/approach: Using the entire firm-level bank loan data from 2009 to 2020 in the Korean market, this study analyzes the cosine similarity in terms of credit...

Purpose: This study tries to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the similarity of banks' loan portfolios. Design/methodology/approach: Using the entire firm-level bank loan data from 2009 to 2020 in the Korean market, this study analyzes the cosine similarity in terms of credit...

The impact of microfinance institution (MFIs) activities on household revenue in Northern Ghana is of significant importance, particularly in light of the high levels of poverty in the region. The objective of this research is to explore the factors that influence the amount of loans granted to...

Purpose Needs change as people get older. Procuring resources to satisfy them can generate anguish and insecurities in consumers due to their financial situation. This study aims to analyze the relationship between age and financial stress among Mexican adults and estimate the age of their...

Background Health regions are associations of a wide variety of persons involved at regional level who are connected to the health sector. Along with different professions, these players represent a wide range of interests. Regional Health Network Managers manage the health regions in order to...

Although much research on migration has been carried out over the years, the focus of the attention has been mostly on immigration and its effects on the host countries and the economic drivers for choosing migration. Italian emigration abroad in post-World War II (1946-73) and in the 21st...

This article estimates the subjective well‐being of the oasis, peripheral and border region of Drâa‐Tafilalet in Morocco through sentiment analysis of its media coverage. We extracted nearly 174,000 articles published between October 1991 and September 2020 from the website of a Moroccan...

Regionale Innovationssysteme (RIS) beschreiben das Zusammenwirken von Unternehmen, dem Hochschulsystem und staatlichen Akteuren, wobei die Innovations- und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit einer Region im Fokus steht. Dabei ist die Weitergabe innovativen Wissens aus dem Bereich von Forschung und...

Geographical proximity exerts a substantial influence on structural evolution, developmental trajectory, and pace of sociotechnical system growth. This study explores this aspect within the context of the development of forest biomass-based biofuel technology, employing a Technological...

The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive view of matters of cross-border cooperation, with the main emphasis on the typology and development of structures supporting cross-border cooperation in a selected region of the Czech Republic (South Bohemian Region). The study focuses on the...

Seit 2005 zeigt sich in den Ober- und Mittelzentren der baden-württembergischen Wachstumsregionen ein Reurbanisierungstrend, der zu einem teils deutlichen Anstieg der Nachfrage nach urbanen Wohnstandorten führte. Insbesondere die Kernstädte sind immer weniger in der Lage, den hierdurch...

Diese Studie untersucht, von welchen Einflussgrößen die Nachfrage nach Festnetzanschlüssen in Deutschland abhängt und welche Bestimmungsfaktoren sich für eine räumlich disaggregiert Modellierung eignen. Es sind verschiedene Themenkomplexe, die in diesem Kontext eine Rolle spielen. Dazu...

Through a review of the literature on infrastructure, a study of international experiences, expert knowledge, and the elaboration of a Territorial Infrastructure Support Index (ISIT), this paper provides a comparative analysis of the development conditions -- regarding infrastructure and...

Diese Studie untersucht, von welchen Einflussgrößen die Nachfrage nach Festnetzanschlüssen in Deutschland abhängt und welche Bestimmungsfaktoren sich für eine räumlich disaggregiert Modellierung eignen. Es sind verschiedene Themenkomplexe, die in diesem Kontext eine Rolle spielen. Dazu...

Innovation and investment are critical to economic growth. In this article, we address the complex task of evaluating the capacity of regional innovation to increase investment and generate spillovers in regions of the European Union (EU) from both spatial and temporal perspectives. Using panel...

The European Union's (EU) Cohesion Policy, the oldest policy within the EU, has undergone numerous transformations over more than three decades, evolving in both objectives and implementation instruments. The recent expansion of the European Union has rekindled discussions on the efficacy of...

Bei sämtlichen Indikatoren der Innovationskraft - von der Forschungsintensität über naturwissenschaftlich-technische Beschäftigungsstrukturen bis hin zu Patenterfolgen - herrscht in Deutschland ein starkes Süd-Nord-, West-Ostsowie Stadt-Land-Gefälle. Der große Vorsprung der südlichen...

The presence of convergence in the fiscal policies implemented at the national level to eliminate regional disparities is an indication that the resources are rationally distributed among the regions, and the disparities are decreasing. From this point of view, this study aims to investigate the...