This paper analyses some of the forces that are changing the spatial distribution of activity in the world economy. It draws on the 'New economic geography' literature to argue the importance of increasing returns to scale and cumulative causation processes in shaping the productivity and comparative advantage of different regions....
One of the more complex and difficult issues in the realm of process management is the issue of process collaboration. Process collaboration means the stretching of a common, or shared, process across different business units or geographies. Examples of effective process collaboration might include: This article discusses the practical issues...
This paper investigates the importance of geography in explaining equity market participation. It provides evidence to support two distinct local area effects. The first is a community ownership effect, that is, individuals are influenced by the investment behavior of members of their community. Specifically, a ten percentage-point increase in equity...
Goods movement and freight distribution are widely underrepresented in regional science and geographical research. This is surprising since a large body of traditional spatial theory has been developed with respect to transportation costs or to trade areas: those aspects that were originally closely connected with the exchange of goods. Growing...
This paper explicates the intra-metropolitan geography of minority homeownership. In so doing, the analysis applies individual level Census data from the Washington D.C., Chicago, and Los Angeles metropolitan areas to estimate three-level nested logit models NMNL of household mobility, homeownership tenure, and residential location choice. The approach is unique to...
Economic geography has been a big issue in academic circles but was apparently pushed aside until recently because it was thought to be impossible to explain with math. The basic ideas of economic geography, however, are pretty intuitive. On one hand, the ability to tap into "Externalities" - such as...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Outsourcing industry is available in its catalogue. Asia Pacific IT Services Market and Forecast 2006-2011 http://www.reportlinker.com/p090928/Asia-Pacific-IT-Services-Market-and-Forecast-2006-2011.html This is the first Springboard Research report on the APEJ IT Services market. Here, we will look at IT...
Prager Sealy Chooses GroundWork for Network Management SAN FRANCISCO -- GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com), the leader in commercial open source systems OSS and network management software, announced today that Prager Sealy & Co., LLC, has joined Commonwealth Financial Network, National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Stark...
These tools will facilitate and streamline the feasibility of tourism development projects in the country, as they take into account the destination's geography and existing infrastructure. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador MITUR, through the Salvadoran Tourism Corporation...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1f13a5/bts_contracts_2007) has announced the addition of EJL Wireless Research's new report "BTS Contracts 2007, 2nd Edition" to their offering. A Comprehensive Analysis of the Global BTS Contract Awards by OEM, Air Interface and Geography This report covers the global infrastructure...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/08d836/bts_contracts_q1_2) has announced the addition of EJL Wireless Research's new report "BTS Contracts Q1 2008" to their offering. This report covers the global infrastructure contract awards for wireless cellular, PCS and 3G base stations. This report covers all air interface standards including:...
First of its kind widget enables iPhone users to participate in Quibblo polls and surveys and view results by geography BOSTON -- Pangea Media, a leader in online quizzes and quiz technology, today announced the availability of the Quibblo Polls widget for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch....
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have received much attention lately, some of it unwanted, such as mistaken association with polygamous groups that have made recent headlines. A group of Mormon scholars, however, hopes to focus positive attention on LDS issues in an upcoming conference sponsored...
PsychoGeography Last week Ralph Steadman and his wife Anna were invited to a "Festival of Love and Wine" in the little village of Jonsac, near Cognac. Ralph told me - lapsing into his native Franglais - that it was: "Trs beau, et avec beaucoup des hommes qui...
Murray, Smith & Associates Inc. has added principal engineers Kyle McTeague and David Stangel, and controller Celeste Alvarez to its board of directors. McTeague manages water, wastewater, storm water and roadway projects and leads MSA's city/district engineering group. He holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering...
PARIS AFP — Eastern Sumatra, the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar and Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake are among areas in Southeast Asia facing a high risk of arsenic contamination in the water, according to a study published on Friday. The researchers use innovative digitalised techniques, drawing on geology, geography...
Renewed Deal Includes Exclusive Marketing Agreement with Copper Mountain and Winter Park GOLDEN, Colo. -- MillerCoors and Intrawest Colorado Events Marketing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intrawest Colorado, have signed a five-year marketing agreement for the resort company's Copper Mountain and Winter Park resorts. The agreement, lasting...
Growth Capital Loan Strengthens Zend's Ability to Capitalize on Market Opportunities CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Zend Technologies, the PHP Company, today announced that it has obtained up to 7 million dollars from TriplePoint Capital, of Menlo Park, California. Zend will use the funds as needed, to take advantage of...
NEW ORLEANS -- More homes are being rebuilt in the areas that were hardest hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita three years ago, a sign that the region continues to make strides, a new study shows. A survey of 2,435 homes in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes showed...
NEW YORK -- Incisive Media, a global leader in specialized business news and information, today announced the rebranding of its ALM unit, corporate parent to major brands including The American Lawyer, Real Estate Forum, Law.com and LegalTech. ALM, acquired by Incisive in August 2007, and ALM's various divisions, including Real...
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