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Local politics and economic geography [PDF]

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We consider information aggregation in national and local elections when voters are mobile and might sort themselves into local districts. Using a standard model of private information for voters in elections in combination with a New Economic Geography ...
Berliant, Marcus, Tabuchi, Takatoshi
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Economic Geography - Key Concepts [PDF]

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Economic geography can help us understand why people and firms choose to locate where they do, whether these are good choices from a broader efficiency/resource allocation viewpoint, and what the implications of these choices are for the distribution of ...
Sarah Box
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The effects of extreme weather on rural transportation infrastructure and crop prices along the Lower Mississippi River

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Extreme weather events are worsening the fragile rural infrastructure in the United States, impacting trade flows of agricultural products. The Mississippi River, vital for transporting agricultural commodities, reached historic lows during the 2022 and 2023 fall harvests, increasing transportation costs and lowering crop prices.
James L. Mitchell, Hunter D. Biram
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Indonesia’s Changing Economic Geography [PDF]

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Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state, and one of the most spatially diverse nations on earth in its resource endowments, population settlements, location of economic activity, ecology and ethnicity.
Budy Resosudarmo   +2 more
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The effect of geographical denomination on the uptake of fungus‐resistant grapes

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Grape production for wine making is of great economic and cultural importance in Europe, but is heavily dependent on pesticides. Reducing pesticide use and associated risks is a policy goal in several countries, particularly in Europe. The most effective strategy to substantially reduce pesticide use in grape production is the planting of ...
Lucca Zachmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Big ideas: economic geography [PDF]

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Henry Overman sketches the evolution of CEP research on why prosperity is so unevenly distributed across cities, regions and ...
Henry Overman
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The Role and Impact of Rooftop Photovoltaics in the Norwegian Energy System under Different Energy Transition Pathways

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study investigates the impact and cost‐competitiveness of rooftop solar power in a highly hydropower‐driven northern energy system toward 2050. The role of rooftop photovoltaics (PV) is assessed under different energy transition pathways and through a sensitivity analysis aiming to disclose important barriers to PV investments in the energy system.
Stine Fleischer Myhre, Eva Rosenberg
wiley   +1 more source

Economic geography : real or hype? [PDF]

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Economic geography has become a mantra for many economists, geographers, and regional scientists. Previous studies have tested the importance of economic geography for production activities and found a significant association between them.
Jun Koo, Lall, Somik V.
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