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A theoretical framework for Evolutionary Economic Geography: Industrial dynamics and urban growth as a branching process [PDF]
We propose a framework that specifies the process of economic development as an evolutionary branching process of product innovations. Each product innovation provides a growth opportunity for an existing firm or a new firm, and for an existing city or a
Koen Frenken, Ron A. Boschma
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper reports on the findings of a natural experiment based on a sample of 1123 children aged 4–8 from the provinces of Punjab in Pakistan, and Gujarat in India. It looks at the impact of attendance (or not) in early schooling on the cognitive and social–emotional development of young children.
Nadia Siddiqui +7 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2021 Wetland reconstruction is an effective way to solve the severe environmental problems caused by natural disasters and human activities. In this study, we implemented three wetland reconstruction projects based on three ecological engineering approaches ...
Jinfang Sun +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We utilize a rich dataset of manufacturing firms to investigate the heterogeneous effects of ISO 14001 on the financial performance of certified firms. We employ machine learning techniques, specifically causal tree and causal forest, to uncover these effects. Our findings reveal consistently positive average effects of ISO 14001 certification
Xiaoliu Xu, Abdoul G. Sam
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Impacts of Geographical Factors on Serviceability of the Nitra City By Urban Bus Transport [PDF]
, 2015 Marek Civáň +2 more
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Working Paper 16-02 - The New Economic Geography : a survey of the literature [PDF]
This overview of the literature dedicated to the new economic geography intends to highlight the main mechanisms, which contribute to explain the spatial concentration of economic activity, in particular the formation of cities and industrial districts ...
Dominique Simonis
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The entrepreneurial advantage of world cities: evidence from global entrepreneurship monitor data [PDF]
, 2008 Recent discussions in the Economic Geography literature increasingly focus on creative cities and the importance of creativity for achieving economic growth.
Bosma, Niels +2 more
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Transparency or Map‐Washing? Digital Geospatial Visualisation Tools in the Palm Oil Industry
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We introduce the notion of map‐washing and ask whether digital geospatial visualisation (DGV) tools distort information or provide greater supply chain transparency. Map‐washing explains a process of disclosing spatial information that has little or no value to the intended users, but rather creates, conforms to or distorts a particular ...
Rory Padfield +5 more
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Tagging in Volunteered Geographic Information: An Analysis of Tagging Practices for Cities and Urban Regions in OpenStreetMap [PDF]
, 2016 Nikola Davidović +3 more
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