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Regional Resilience to Climate and Environmental Shocks
A Spatial Econometric Perspective
Av Rita De Siano, Valerio Leone Sciabolazza m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
568 kr
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The book illustrates the use of spatial econometric models to analyze the economic resilience of regions to climate-related shocks. Although climate change is a global externality, climate anomalies can trigger locally disruptive shocks, whose adverse effects on economic growth are transmitted …
Innovation and Regional Technological Convergence
Theory and Evidence
Av Tomasz Kijek, Arkadiusz Kijek m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
344 kr
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This open access book explores the role of innovation in technological convergence processes in the EU regional space and shifts the focus from absolute and conditional income convergence to technological convergence and its determinants. Presenting new theoretical and empirical evidence on the …
Abandoned Places in the Digital Era
Spatial Roots of Disaffection and the Internet’s Role in Inclusion
Av Pedro Fierro Jr., Patricio Aroca m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
606 kr
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This book explores the spatial and contextual factors behind citizens' anger, frustration, and sense of abandonment, alongside the role of digital platforms in politically marginalized areas. It shifts the focus from voting geography to the geography of discontent, offering a new perspective on …
Economic Competitiveness
A Literature Review of Clusters, Innovation and Networks
Av Indraneel Kumar, Roberto Gallardo
Häftad, 2026
497 kr
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This Springer Brief offers a comprehensive synthesis of research on four domains shaping regional economic competitiveness: industry clusters, economic geography of knowledge and innovation, occupation and skill clusters, and social networks. The selection and review of literature draws on a …
Regional Development in Rural Areas
Analytical Tools and Public Policies
Av André Torre, Frédéric Wallet
Häftad, 2016
660 kr
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This book intends to provide analytical and policy tools for investigating the question of the development of rural and peri-urban areas. The aim is to shed some light on this topic and in particular to contribute to a better understanding of the link between issues of regional or territorial …
Technology and Industrial Parks in Emerging Countries
Panacea or Pipedream?
Av Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Daniel Hardy
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
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Industrial and technology parks are commonly regarded as a policy panacea. They tend to be considered as the ideal instrument to alleviate an assortment of institutional, political, economic, social and ultimately, technological weaknesses and often form the centrepiece of development strategies. …
Regional Perspectives on Policy Evaluation
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
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The evaluation of public policies is of paramount importance for modern policy making, especially in a period of severe budget constraints. The literature has proposed several methods to deal with the issue of causality and counterfactual evaluation in a variety of contexts, with an increasing …
Creation of Local Innovation Systems in Emerging Countries
The Role of Governments, Firms and Universities
Av Marco Ferretti, Adele Parmentola
Häftad, 2015
568 kr
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This book deals with the creation of local innovation systems (LIS) in emerging countries. The authors analyze the role of the government, firms and research centers in the formation of LIS. Special attention is paid to the manner in which different leading actors implement their LIS development …
Economics of Talent
Human Capital, Precarity and the Creative Economy
Av Roberta Comunian, Lauren England m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
769 kr
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To date, research into urban economics, regional science and economic geography has predominantly focused on the firm and industry as the key units of analysis in order to understand economic development; however, the past few decades have seen a growing interest in the role played by talent in the …
Regional Business Cycles in Mexico, Brazil, and Chile
A Sub-National Analysis of Economic Fluctuations
Av Patricio Aroca, Pablo Mejía-Reyes m. fl.
Häftad, 2027
710 kr
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This book analyzes regional business cycles in Latin America. The authors explain the nature of regional business cycles and discuss different sources of regional economic fluctuations such as technology changes, natural disasters, or supply and demand shocks. Presenting case studies on Brazil, …
Spatial Data Analysis
Models, Methods and Techniques
Av Manfred M. Fischer, Jinfeng Wang
Häftad, 2011
769 kr
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The availability of spatial databases and widespread use of geographic information systems has stimulated increasing interest in the analysis and modelling of spatial data. Spatial data analysis focuses on detecting patterns, and on exploring and modelling relationships between them in order to …
Quantile Regression for Spatial Data
Häftad, 2012
792 kr
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Quantile regression analysis differs from more conventional regression models in its emphasis on distributions. Whereas standard regression procedures show how the expected value of the dependent variable responds to a change in an explanatory variable, quantile regressions imply predicted changes …
Spatial Econometrics
From Cross-Sectional Data to Spatial Panels
Häftad, 2013
878 kr
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This book provides an overview of three generations of spatial econometric models: models based on cross-sectional data, static models based on spatial panels and dynamic spatial panel data models. The book not only presents different model specifications and their corresponding estimators, but …
Making Megacities in Asia
Comparing National Economic Development Trajectories
Av Du Huynh
Häftad, 2019
552 kr
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This book analyses and compares the development paths of five major cities in East and Southeast Asia since the early 1960s, including Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, and Shanghai. In examining these five cases through a carefully crafted conceptual framework, the author excavates an …
