Spatial disparities in income levels and worklessness in the European Union are profound,
persistent and may be widening. We describe disparities across metropolitan regions and …

China has established pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZs) to optimize the service industry
structure. However, limited research has been conducted on the impacts of pilot FTZs on …

From the experiences of developed countries or areas, advanced industrial structure is an
effective way to promote economic transformation and high-quality growth. This paper uses …

Transportation infrastructure plays a fundamental role in reducing pollution emissions to
avert global environmental degradation. However, the mechanisms behind these effects …

Public investment spending declined steadily in advanced economies during the last three
decades. Germany is a case in point where the aggregate decline coincided with growing …

Diese Studie zeigt für insgesamt 13 Indikatoren aus den Bereichen Wirtschaftskraft, soziale
Lage sowie Daseinsvorsorge und Infrastruktur, wie sich die regionalen Disparitäten in …

We conduct a laboratory experiment that tests two fundamental predictions unique to
salience theory. If an agent purchases one of two vertically differentiated products, salience …

This paper focuses on the response of Italian inner areas to the Great Recession. Inner
areas represent the majority of the Italian territory and are very heterogeneous in terms of …

When Apple entered the ebook market, prices rose. A recent court decision found Apple
guilty of colluding with publishers, blaming the price hike, in part, on agency agreements …

In past decades, much of the focus of the literature on economic growth and development
was centered on urbanization. Cities were often cited as the engines of growth for regions …