Cultural heritage and the location choice of Dutch households in a residential sorting model
in Journal of Economic Geography
May 2013; p ublished online September 2012 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Demographic Economics; Economic Sociology; Household Analysis. 12194 words.
Recent research has stressed the role of consumer amenities for urban development. In this article, we investigate the impact of cultural heritage on the attractiveness of cities by...
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Design in a downturn? Creative work, labour market dynamics and institutions in comparative perspective
in Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
March 2013; p ublished online July 2012 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Comparative Economic Systems; Economic Sociology; Household Analysis; Economic Development. 10205 words.
This article examines how creative workers are adapting to the global economic downturn and how this process is unfolding in different national and regional institutional spaces. The...
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Global policy developments towards industrial policy and skills: skills for competitiveness and growth
in Oxford Review of Economic Policy
January 2013; p ublished online November 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Housing Markets, Production Analysis, and Business Location; Economic Sociology; Regional Government Analysis; Household Analysis. 8227 words.
There is a rising interest in both skills policy and industrial policy in OECD countries following the economic downturn. But how can skills policy best support industrial growth? In the...
Local Social and Economic Conditions, Spatial Concentrations of Poverty, and Poverty Dynamics
in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
December 2004; p ublished online December 2004 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Welfare and Poverty; Economic Sociology; Household Analysis. 3839 words.
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The making of a transnational marketplace. Naples and the impact of Mediterranean cross-border trade on regional economies
in Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
July 2012; p ublished online January 2011 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Economic Sociology; Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics; Household Analysis. 9011 words.
This paper aims to discuss the relationship between migration, transnational entrepreneurship and regional development by analyzing the case of Naples. In recent years, Naples has emerged...
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Migration, relationship capital and international travel: theory and evidence
in Journal of Economic Geography
May 2010; p ublished online September 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Household Analysis; International Factor Movements and International Business; Economic Sociology; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies. 13013 words.
In this article we consider how international migration is related to the frequency and duration of trips to the home country. For many migrants, international migration triggers a series...
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There goes the metro: how and why bohemians, artists and gays affect regional housing values
in Journal of Economic Geography
March 2010; p ublished online July 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Economic Sociology; Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics; Household Analysis. 7504 words.
It is often conjectured that artistic, bohemian and gay populations increase housing values in the neighborhoods and communities in which they reside. But these groups are small, and the...
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