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Ecological Economics at a Crossroads [PDF]
During the past decade theoretical and empirical advances in neoclassical economics have resulted in the virtual rejection of the two pillars of traditional welfare economics-- rational economic man and perfect competition.
John M. Gowdy, Jon D. Erickson
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Robots vs. Workers: Evidence From a Meta‐Analysis
Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study conducts a meta‐analysis to assess the effects of robotization on employment and wages, synthesizing the evidence from 33 studies (644 estimates) on employment and a subset of 19 studies (195 estimates) on wages. The results challenge the alarmist narrative about the risk of widespread technological unemployment, suggesting that the
Dario Guarascio +2 more
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Mining in space could spur sustainable growth. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023 Fleming M +3 more
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Mathematics as the role model for neoclassical economics (Blanqui Lecture) [PDF]
Born out of the conscious effort to imitate mechanical physics, neoclassical economics ended up in the mid 20th century embracing a purely mathematical notion of rigor as embodied by the axiomatic method.
Giocoli, Nicola
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Markets in the Light of Political-Economic Actors and Democracy.Reconsidering Conceptual Framework for Sustainability Politics [PDF]
, 2014 The conceptual framework of neoclassical economics has been quite stable over the years while present challenges point in the direction of a need for new thinking and a new conceptual framework Neoclassical economics is more or less blind to equality ...
Peter SAderbaum
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Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 403-428, March 2025.ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to exploit an innovative spatial econometric approach to map and study the evolving patterns of industrial districts (IDs). The procedure can be classified as a k‐means cluster‐wise regression procedure and is designed to detect homogeneous areas of subcontracting activity.
Jacopo Canello +3 more
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Regional Dependencies and Local Spillovers: Insights From Commuter Flows
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A region's growth trajectory is influenced by the economic circumstances of other regions in its proximity. While proximity is often understood in a geographic sense, economic connectivity can take many different forms. In particular, shock transmission processes between regions are inherently asymmetric and heterogeneous, which is not ...
Melanie Krause, Sebastian Kripfganz
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The Mafia's Economic Grip: Firm Efficiency and a Composite Indicator of Organized Crime
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Italy, organized crime poses a significant economic challenge as it reduces productivity and contributes to regional inequalities. This study investigates the influence of mafia activity on firm efficiency, with a specific focus on civil engineering companies. A composite indicator of organized crime was developed to measure its presence at
Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo
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Market Potential, Road Accessibility, and Firm Births: Evidence From 20 Years of Road Investment
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the causal effects of road accessibility, measured by market potential, on firm births in Portuguese municipalities between 1991 and 2016, a period marked by significant road improvements. We address the endogeneity of market potential by employing instrumental variables within Poisson Pseudo‐maximum Likelihood ...
Mauricio S. de Carvalho +4 more
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On the Relative Contributions of National and Regional Institutions to Economic Development
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Institutional quality is recognized as a fundamental driver of long‐run growth (Acemoglu et al. 2005) and it has been widely studied at both country and regional levels in the economic growth literature. Nevertheless, the literature is scant on the question of how this relationship behaves when the hierarchical structure of regions and ...
Daniel Aparicio‐Pérez +3 more
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