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URBAN STRUCTURE: ITS ROLE IN URBAN GROWTH, NET NEW BUSINESS FORMATION AND INDUSTRIAL CHURN [PDF]
Cities are the “engines of growth” because entrepreneurial and cre-ative activities are concentrated in cities. This suggests that cities grow by host-ing new businesses and “churning” industries advantageously.
Bumsoo LEE, Peter GORDON
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Urban spatial structure and economic growth in Spanish metropolitan areas [PDF]
, 2011 There is a large literature on the existence of agglomeration economies, as shown in the surveys by Moomaw (1983) or Gerking (1993). The benefits of these economies arise from multiple sources, but some negative externalities might also emerge.
Alamà, Luisa +3 more
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Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
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Fractal and FractionalImproper urban spatial structure can lead to problems such as traffic congestion, long commuting times, and diseconomies of scale. Evaluating the efficiency of urban spatial structure is an important means to enhance the sustainable development of cities.
Jiaxin Wang, Bin Meng, Feng Lu
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Spatial Implications of Minimum Wages [PDF]
This paper addresses possible consequences of a minimum wage in a spatial context. An empirical analysis utilizing German data shows that a signifcant spatial wage structure exists and that, as a consequence, the share of workers earning wages below a ...
Alexander Ebertz, Thiess Büttner
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Mekong Delta (MKD), Vietnam has achieved high rice productivity through rapid intensification. However, this progress has led to environmental degradation and adverse economic and health effects. To mitigate these challenges, sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have been promoted.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien +5 more
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
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Where It Is Better to Live: In an "European" or an "American" City? [PDF]
We start from the well known fact that, in most European cities, central locations are occupied by rich households; while in American cities, they are occupied by poor households.
Mihai Tivadar
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