“Fragmentation, Vertical Intra-Industry Trade, and Automobile components" [PDF]
By analyzing vertical intra-industry trade (VIIT) within Portugal's automobile parts and components industry, this study adds new empirical evidence for the international fragmentation of the production process. For trade partner countries, we choose the
Yushi Yoshida +2 more
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Education and Social Attitudes Toward Internal Migrants: Causal Evidence From China
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the causal impact of educational attainment on natives' attitudes toward internal migrants in China, a question central to understanding the social foundations of integration in rapidly urbanizing societies. Using nationally representative data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS), we find that higher education ...
Wei Huang +3 more
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Vertical and Horizontal Intra-Industry Trade: What is the Empirical Evidence for the UK? [PDF]
Since the pioneering contributions of Balassa (1966) and Grubel and Lloyd (1975) revealed a remarkable incidence of simultaneous exports and imports within industries (intra-industry trade) in the foreign trade structure of developed countries, a large ...
Giuseppe Celi
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Rethinking Regional Innovation Systems in the Age of De‐Globalisation
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract Since a few years, the international economic system has been experiencing the risk of growing fragmentation and uncertainty. However, research on Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) has yet to comprehensively engage with this phenomenon, despite its (spatial) significance. The paper contributes to addressing this gap, in particular by exploring
Francesco Molica +2 more
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Intra-industry trade in horizontally and vertically differentiated agrifood products between Hungary and the EU [PDF]
Intra-industry trade in agri-food products between Hungary and the EU is shown to be low and dominated by vertically rather than horizontally differentiated products, suggesting higher economic adjustment costs.
Imre Ferto, Lionel J. Hubbard
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Does High‐speed rail influence the location decisions of knowledge‐intensive firms in Germany?
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract Knowledge‐intensive firms (KIFs) play a crucial role in urban development by fostering networks for knowledge creation. Spatial characteristics, particularly accessibility, shape their locational decisions. The emergence of high‐speed rail (HSR) has significantly altered accessibility patterns in many countries, suggesting an influence on the ...
Manuel Weiß +4 more
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New Aspects of Intra-Industry trade: Evidence from EU-15 countries [PDF]
This paper argues about some missing aspects of intra-industry trade (IIT) and proposes some alternative measures to better capture the nature of IIT. We show the over-time evolution of the number of IIT products, and propose an index which captures the ...
Toshihiro Okubo, Tadashi Ito
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The Plant Phenome Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, December 2026.Abstract An agronomic trait such as stand count is important for cultivar development and crop management practices. Manually counting the number of plants is time consuming, labor‐intensive, and prone to error. The use of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS)‐collected red, green, blue (RGB) imagery in conjunction with advanced deep learning and image ...
Aliasghar Bazrafkan +1 more
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The Intra Industry Trade between Portugal European Union, Portugal Spain, Portugal-France, Portugal Germany, Portugal-Ireland, Portugal-Greece and Portugal-Netherlands - a Dynamic Panel Data Analysis (1996 2000) [PDF]
Portugal’s main trade partners have been Spain, Germany and France. In this paper we analyse the intra industry trade in the manufacturing industry between Portugal Spain, Portugal-France, Portugal Germany, Portugal-Ireland and Portugal-Greece.
Horácio Faustino, Nuno Carlos Leitão
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Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Laser Processing: A Hybrid Paradigm for Extreme Surface Enhancement
Rare Metals, Volume 45, Issue 10, October 2026.ABSTRACT Traditional laser processing techniques offer many advantages, but they often encounter limitations such as heat‐affected zones, recast layers, residual tensile stresses, and poor surface finish. The integration of ultrasonic vibration (UV) presents a promising hybrid approach to overcome these challenges by introducing beneficial effects like
Aziz Ul Hassan Mohsan +6 more
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