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Rivera, Ashley Caron. "Economic development at the Port of Brunswick: an analysis of the impact of infrastructure improvements." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33964.
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Between 1999 and 2007, a series of infrastructure improvements were completed at the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, in order to increase cargo capacity at the port. This paper looks at the port for indications of economic development generated through this infrastructure investment. Infrastructure improvements impact Georgia's economy by making additional cargo throughput possible through the Port of Brunswick by enabling larger cargo vessels to access the port. Additional cargo traffic generates economic opportunity by creating jobs to handle, move, sell and produce this new cargo volume. This analysis investigates what the infrastructure improvements accomplished in terms of improved port operations, what measurable impact they have had on throughput at the port, and associates these changes with economic gains for the State of Georgia.
Primary research is used to determine exactly what infrastructure projects were undertaken and how each impacted the port in terms of operations, actual new business and potential growth. This data on increased cargo volumes, realized and potential, is translated into statewide economic impact through existing data on how port traffic affects economic indicators such as output, gross state product, income and employment.
The infrastructure improvements created measurable gains at the Port of Brunswick in terms of increased cargo volumes and new business contracts. The effect through the State of Georgia is much greater when economic multipliers are considered.
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Gilchrist, Grant. "Analysis of the Economic Impact of Constructing a NBA Arena on the Host City." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1949.
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Using economic data collected from 24 different Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, this thesis investigates the impact of constructing a new National Basketball Association (NBA) arena on the host city’s economy. When a simplistic model is implemented, which does not control for other economic factors or individual subject heterogeneity, significantly positive economic impacts of arena construction are observed. However, when a more appropriate model specification is implemented that controls for economic activity and individual heterogeneity, these effects are no longer statistically significant. This comparative analysis ultimately highlights the importance of appropriate model specification and supports the conclusion that new NBA arenas, by themselves, are not significant catalysts of urban economic development.
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DAYAL, ABHISHEK. "ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PROPOSED RVP FUEL PROGRAM IN HAMILTON COUNTY, OH: A REMI MODEL APPROACH." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1123688982.
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Haines, Paul. "The whisky industry and the regional Scottish economy : an economic analysis of the impact of imminent innovations in public policy." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10984.
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This dissertation analyses imminent innovations in public policy that will impact upon the whisky industry, and, through linkage adjustments, the regional Scottish economy. An analysis of the interconnectedness between the whisky industry and the wider Scottish economy reveals that such linkages are substantial. A holistic conspectus of the whisky industry in the first part of the dissertation reveals that the predominant form of structural change in the past has been merger & acquisition. Such consolidation has permitted economies in marketing & distribution, but it is contended that in this arena at least there is scope for further performance improvement in the industry. Nevertheless, with taxation forming such a significant proportion of the final price of the product, realising a sustained increase in demand is deemed to be largely outwith the capability of the industry. It is advanced, therefore, that two tax-related developments in public policy in the next few years will impact not merely upon the whisky industry, but materially upon the regional Scottish economy as well. The first of these imminent innovations examined is the proposed abolition of the intra-EU duty free concession in 1999. Whilst it is concluded that such a move is inevitable (and economically logical), it is nonetheless determined that this will have a meaningful detrimental impact upon the whisky industry and Scottish economy. Secondly, the current proposals of the European Commission for the harmonisation of alcohol excises across the European Union are critically appraised, and are shown to be grounded on no logical economic principles, but instead, enshrine protection for European vinicultures. The rationale for alcohol taxation is considered de novo, concluding that within the United Kingdom & across the European Union, at a minimum all alcoholic beverages should be taxed on an equal basis according to alcoholic content, at a level sufficient to cover an estimate of the negative externalities associated with alcohol consumption. Mindful of the importance of the whisky industry to the Scottish economy, it is revealed that in times past, the public authorities have been proactive in intervening to secure the continuing prosperity of the whisky industry, and it is contended that such a stance may be required of the present government. The dissertation concludes by advocating a set of reforms to the structure of alcohol excises in the United Kingdom. An approximate halving of the excise applied to spirits, such that all alcoholic beverages are taxed equally according to alcoholic content, would ensure that the whisky industry & government could lobby with credibility for comparable structures to be adopted overseas, particularly in any revised proposals for European excise harmonisation. In addition, it is suggested that the fillip such a reform would give to domestic sales of whisky would mitigate the negative effects upon the whisky industry & regional Scottish economy of losing the intra-EU duty free concession in 1999.
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Gangemi, Michael Andrew, and michael gangemi@rmit edu au. "Modeling The Economic Impact of A Farming Innovation Group On A Regional Economy - A Top-Down Versus Hybrid Input-Output Approach." RMIT University. Economics, Finance And Marketing, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080828.163749.
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This thesis involves construction of input-output models measuring the economic impact of a farming innovation organisation (The Birchip Cropping Group) on the Victorian regional economy of Buloke Shire. The input-output modeling undertaken is of two forms; the first being a simple naïve top-down model, and the second a more sophisticated hybrid model. The naïve top-down model is based on input-output coefficients drawn from the Australian national input-output tables, and is regarded as naïve because these input-output coefficients are not adjusted to take account of local economic factors. The hybrid model uses the same national input-output coefficients as a base, and then modifies these coefficients to better reflect industrial conditions in the Shire using a location quotients-adjustment technique, as well as using original survey data collected from entities operating in Buloke Shire. One of the aims of the thesis is to determine whether the simpler naïve top-down approach produces results consistent with the theoretically more accurate hybrid methodology, and thus whether the naïve top-down approach represents a reliable method of conducting regional economic impact analysis. That is, can such studies be undertaken accurately using a naïve top down approach, or is it necessary to adopt the more resource intensive methodology of a hybrid model. The results of the analysis suggest construction of a hybrid model is advisable, as generally the naïve top-down approach produces over-estimates of the economic effects of the Birchip Cropping Group. That is, it appears the economic impact multipliers estimated with the naïve top-down model are too large, suggesting the time and effort involved in constructing the hybrid model was worthwhile. Using the hybrid model, the conclusion is that the Birchip Cropping Group has a significant affect on the regional economy of Buloke Shire, with the economic impact being estimated at close to $600,000 in additional output, $61,000 in additional income, and 3.5 additional jobs per year.
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Melo, Francisco Carlos Nogueira. "An analysis on the impact of simple income generation and employment of enterprises in the informal sector." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2010. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=5341.
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nÃo hÃThis paper has as objective to investigate the effects of Simples Federal in the generation of employment and income of the informal sector enterprises. For that purpose we used the database from ECINF 2003, and were introduced two models: one to solve the problem of income, know how it is generated, which factors were arranged in the database and had relevance to this issue. The result was positive, indicating that as an expansionary fiscal policy, the Simples was successful, increasing the income of micro entrepreneurs. To the employment was set up a similar model, and the result was again positive, which strengthens the use of Simples and its facilitator framework as a tool for collecting tax. We are waiting for the next series, so we can capture even more clearly the effects of Simples as it has already become crowded between small firms that fit this profile.
A presente dissertaÃÃo tem como motivaÃÃo investigar os efeitos do Simples Federal na geraÃÃo de emprego e renda dos empreendimentos do setor informal. Para tal fim foi utilizada a base de dados da ECINF 2003, e foram introduzidos dois modelos: um para equacionar o problema da renda, saber de que forma ela à gerada, quais os fatores que eram dispostos na base de dados e que apresentavam relevÃncia a esta questÃo. O resultado foi positivo, indicando que como polÃtica fiscal expansionista, o Simples obteve Ãxito, aumentando a renda dos microempreendedores. Para o emprego, foi montado um modelo anÃlogo, e o resultado foi mais uma vez positivo o que fortalece a utilizaÃÃo do Simples e de seu arcabouÃo facilitador para a arrecadaÃÃo como ferramenta tributÃria. Ficamos, entÃo, no aguardo das prÃximas sÃries para que possamos capturar com mais clareza ainda os efeitos do Simples à medida que este tenha jà se tornado massificado entre as microempresas que se encaixam neste perfil.
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Siegel, Paul B. "The relationship between changing economic structure and performance: diversification, diversity, growth, stability, and distribution impacts." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40017.
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Howard, Jacob M. "Form Based Codes and Economic Impacts: A Multivariate Regression Analysis and Case Study." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2044.
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After a 100-year history, traditional zoning practices are being challenged as a contributing factor in a number of social, heath and economic problems facing cities in the United States. In this context, form based codes have emerged as a possible alternative way for cities to guide development. Growing out of the New Urbanist movement, form based codes frequently mix uses, allow for a greater variety of housing types and encourage development that is both denser and more compact. Despite an established literature which links land-use regulations, and zoning in particular, to fiscal outcomes, the impacts that form based codes have on public finance in the growing number of cities which have adopted them has yet to be fully investigated. The goal of this research is to examine if and how form based codes alter property tax and sales tax generation in the cities that adopt them. To examine the relationship between form based codes and public finance a series of two multivariate regression analyses were conducted using historic property and sales tax data. The first regression analysis was performed using the full list of 122 cities which have adopted form based standards from between 1984 and 2009. In an attempt to limit the diversity of sample cities and improve the ability to generalize results a second regression analysis was performed using a smaller list of 47 cities with populations between 50,000 and 200,000 thousand that had adopted form based standards between 1984 and 2009. The results of the first analysis established that a statistically significant positive relationship existed between the presence of form based standards which were implemented citywide and observed property tax revenue both in total and on a per capita basis. Similarly, a statistically significant positive relationship between the presence of form based standards implemented at the neighborhood level and total property tax revenue was observed. No significant relationship was found between the presence of neighborhood level standards and per capita property tax revenue. Further no significant relationship was found between form based standards and sales tax revenue. In general, these findings support the theory that form based codes and the development they allow, does alter the amount of property tax a city collects, but does not support the theory that form based codes affect sales tax revenues by facilitating the development of a more conducive urban, walkable environment or for any other reason. The results of the second regression analysis using data from cities with populations between 50,000 and 200,000 showed a significant positive relationship between the presences of citywide form based standards and total property tax revenue and per capita property tax revenue. Analysis of sales tax data showed a positive relationship between total sales tax revenue and the presence of form based standards at the neighborhood level. No other significant relationship between form based standards and sales tax revenue was observed. Similar, to analysis of all cities, the results for cities with population of 50,000 to 200,000 support the theory that form based codes and the development they allow does alter the amount of property tax a city collects, and that form based codes do not affect sales tax revenues except in the case of codes adopted at the neighborhood level, where a generally positive relationship was identified at the 10% confidence interval. Following this multivariate regression analysis, a case study of Saratoga Springs, New York was completed. Located in the far reaches of the Albany Metropolitan Area, Saratoga Springs developed as a popular tourist destination in the mid 1800’s. After experiencing economic decline in line with that of its peer cities in the mid to late 20th century, Saratoga Springs has experience a boom and now boast some of the highest home values in Upstate New York. In 2003 the city was one of the first in country to adopt form based standards, which have guided a significant amount of development in the city’s historic downtown as the city re-emerged as a popular tourist destination. Since the adoption of form based standards in Saratoga Springs both property tax and sales tax receipts have doubled.
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Turner, Karen R. "Modelling the impact of policy and other disturbances on sustainability policy indicators in Jersey : an economic-environmental regional computable general equilibrium analysis." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.248751.
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Van, Wyk Lukas Johannes Meyer. "Critical assessment of economic impact analyses at selected national festivals / Lukas Johannes Meyer van Wyk." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8630.
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Festivals have become a global phenomenon and now serve as a platform to promote the
leisure and tourism industry within a nation. These events have an undisputed economic effect
– not only on the hosting community – but also on the global community. Despite the
encouraging community support and the socio-economic impact and spin-offs that are
generated by means of such events, the financing of art festivals remains an intricate issue. The
fact remains that not all festivals are financially self-sustainable and so require extensive
sponsorship in order to ensure the continuation of the event. Limited government funding
available due to budget constraints curbs the financial support forthcoming from municipalities
and so forces event organisers to seek alternative funding to ensure the survival and feasibility
of events. This responsibility places an additional burden on event organisers and so
necessitates the use of assessment tools in order to convince private and public institutions or
individuals to invest in such events through sponsorships.
During an extensive literature study, it became apparent that the need exists to re-assess fully
the economic impact analysis of events. The literature revealed that varying models are used to
conduct economic impact analyses. In order to establish a concise framework within which to
conduct an economic assessment, it was decided to select only the most-used models –
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE), Input-Output (I-O) and Social Accounting Matrix
(SAM). The dilemma facing tourism economists is to determine which economic assessment
approach is most effective as every methodology has its own advantages and disadvantages. In
addition, the type and size of an event also plays a fundamental role when selecting an
appropriate measuring tool. This research was further motivated because of the existing gap
that exists in the South African context for no study has yet been conducted where the various
models that assess economic impact have been applied to the collated data of the same event.
This study thus aims to provide an overview and a comparison of competing and supplementing
methodologies for modelling the regional economic dynamics and the impacts of events. It
further investigates the manner in which regional CGE, I-O and SAM based (multiplier) models
operate towards capturing the region-specific, inter-regional and multi-regional production,
consumption and factor market patterns as result of expenditures incurred during events. An
analysis of the virtues and the limitations of these economic assessment methodologies
suggests that it may be the considerations such as the data collection/compilation, expected
output, research objectives and costs involved that ultimately determine the choice of a specific
modelling framework.
While addressing the problem stated above, this study produced the following three articles that
are now embodied in the work:
* Article 1 - “Critical assessment of economic impact analyses of the ABSA Klein Karoo
National Arts Festival”, and
* Article 2 - “Critical assessment of economic impact analyses of the Aardklop National
Arts Festival”.
Article 2 investigated and compared the economic assessment results when applying specific
constructed models, being the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and Computable General
Equilibrium (CGE) for the appropriate provinces, to the available data obtained from previous
surveys conducted at the 2010 ABSA Klein Karoo National Arts Festival and from the Aardklop
National Arts Festival. The two articles indicated that when different models of assessment are
applied to the same data set of an event, the economic impact results might differ significantly.
This may serve as a warning to economic assessors, academics and researchers that economic
impact results can be misleading and therefore the application thereof should be handled with
the utmost care in order to avoid misinterpretations and misconceptions.
* Article 3, “Assessing the economic impact of the Aardklop National Arts Festival: a feast
of models to opt for – or not?”
In this article, data from a visitor and business survey conducted at the 2010 Aardklop National
Arts Festival was used in the analyses made by applying SAM, CGE and I-O regional models
constructed for South Africa’s Northwest Province. Results from these analyses were then
compared in order to give researchers and practitioners a better insight and clarity regarding
which approach works best for the economic assessment of an arts festival. This article
highlighted the fact that the measured economic impact results differ when various models that
are applied to the same event. It also became evident that the most conservative economic
impact was measured by an I-O model, followed with a higher SAM measurement, while CGE
revealed the highest economic assessment.
The most significant contribution of this study is embedded in the fact that within the South
African context – and even globally – it is the first study of its kind that aimed to determine the
economic impact by means of applying more than one assessment model to the data set of a
single event. Further, this study provides guidelines for event organisers, academics and
economic advisors to follow in conjunction with the existing body of knowledge and practical
implementation structures when assessing the economic impact of events.Thesis (PhD (Tourism Management))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012
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Birgersson, Adam. "The impact of fuel taxation in Sweden : A study on the distributional impact of fuel tax in Sweden: A regional analysis." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85496.
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The general opinion is that an increase in fuel taxation would affect the countryside of Sweden to a greater extent, than the inner-city areas of the country. The topic of fuel taxation has become widely discussed on a political level throughout Europe. This paper examines the distributional effects on taxation of fuel in Sweden, by comparing different municipalities from different regions. By using aggregated data from different sources and estimate an increase in fuel prices by 10 percent, this paper estimates the direct effects of an increase in fuel taxation. The results show that by increasing the price on fuel with 10 percent, the municipalities located in the countryside of Sweden have a higher distributional impact and a greater tax burden compared to municipalities located near larger cities. But the differences are modest, and this paper concludes that the fuel tax should be considered proportional throughout all regions of the country.
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Pakravanmobarakeh, Mohammad Hossein. "Economic Input-Output Analysis for Battery Recycling Programs at the Higher Education Institutions and Regional Sustainability Planning." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1397736905.
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Ezaki, Mitsuo, Tien Dung Nguyen, and 光男 江崎. "Regional Economic Integration and Its Impacts on Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty in East Asia: A CGE Analysis." 名古屋大学大学院国際開発研究科, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/10937.
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Peers, Justin. "A Systematic Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Prolonged Episodic Volcano Crises." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3580.
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Uncertainty surrounding volcanic activity can lead to socio-economic crises with or without an eruption as demonstrated by the post-1978 response to unrest of Long Valley Caldera (LVC), CA. Extensive research in physical sciences provides a foundation on which to assess direct impacts of hazards, but fewer resources have been dedicated towards understanding human responses to volcanic risk. To evaluate natural hazard risk issues at LVC, a multi-hazard, mail-based, household survey was conducted to compare perceptions of volcanic, seismic, and wildfire hazards. Impacts of volcanic activity on housing prices and businesses were examined at the county-level for three volcanoes with a “very high” threat designation from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); LVC, (caldera system), Mount St. Helens, WA (stratovolcano), and Kīlauea, HI (shield volcano). A negative relationship was found between volcanic risk perception and preparedness. Additionally, the perception that housing prices declined after volcano alerts was confirmed by econometric modeling.
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Reumann, Andreas, and Friedrich Thießen. "Why are employment figures in airport studies too high?" Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-153384.
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Luftverkehrsprognosen stellen ein wichtiges Instrument dar, die Luftverkehrsinfrastruktur zu beeinflussen. Hinter vielen der Projekte, die von Luftverkehrsprognosen begleitet werden, stehen Interessen. Dies gilt insbesondere für Ausbauvorhaben von Flughäfen, die von eindeutigen Zielen und Wünschen getragen werden. Die Gutachter, die im Rahmen solcher Ausbauvorhaben tätig werden, sind der Gefahr ausgesetzt, beeinflusste Prognosen zu erstellen. Die Art und Intensität dieser Beeinflussung sowie die Methodik dieser Analysen sind Gegenstand dieses Aufsatzes. Zunächst wurden neuere Ergebnisse der OECD und EU erarbeitet und denen der Flughafenstudien gegenübergestellt. Nachfolgend wurde die Intensität der Beeinflussung auf Grundlage einer eigenen Untersuchung analysiert. Dabei wurden politische Entscheidungsträger im Rhein-Main-Gebiet nach Ihrer Verwendung von Studien und deren Ergebnisse befragt. Die Impact Study, als häufigste Forschungsmethodik, wurde in ihre Bestandteile zerlegt und mit der Full Cost-Benefit-Analyse, welche die durch die FAA empfohlene Methode ist, verglichen. Grundsätzlich sind solche Gutachten meist externe Analysen aus privatwirtschaftlicher Hand, die einerseits im Auftrag von regionalen Entscheidungsträgern, aber andererseits auch im Auftrag von Flughafen- und Fluggesellschaften angefertigt wurden. Die Unabhängigkeit der Prognosen ist damit gefährdet. Auf Grundlage der (neutralen) OECD- und EU-Ergebnisse zeigte sich, dass etwaige regionale Wirtschaftsimpulse und damit einhergehendes Beschäftigungswachstum durch erhöhten Flugverkehr nicht zu finden sind. Die kritische Analyse von „bezahlten Studien“ ist demnach von Bedeutung. Die Mehrzahl der politischen Amts- und Entscheidungsträger in Deutschland trifft allerdings Entscheidungen auf Basis keiner oder ausschließlich nicht-neutraler, bezahlter Auftragsstudien. Historisch betrachtet ist dies kein Novum. Bereits in den 60er Jahren kann man solche Studien und Entscheidungen nachweisen. Bezüglich des Forschungsdesign zeigte sich, dass Impact-Studien kaum für zur Beurteilung des Luftverkehrs geeignet sind. Sie beziehen die relevanten Effekte nur teilweise in ihre Berechnungen ein. Es wurde eine Reihe von systematischen Fehlern identifiziert. Die FAA-Richtlinien in den USA für methodisch korrekte Studien greifen nur wenig. Für weitere Forschung sehen wir die wichtige Aufgabe, die Methodik der Full Cost-Benefit-Analyse für die Prognose möglicher Effekte zur Anwendung zu bringenAviation traffic forecasts and airport analyses are important instruments which influence decisions on aviation related infrastructure. Behind many of such infrastructure projects, which are supported by forecast analyses, one finds political interests. This is especially the case for aviation projects, such as infrastructure enlargement projects of airports, which are motivated by distinct goals and desires. Referees who act within this framework are exposed to the risk of producing biased results. The form and degree of intensity of such influence and manipulation, as well as the methodology of such forecast analyses, are the subject of this working paper. To begin with, newer research results by the OECD and the EU have been formulated and further compared to results of studies commissioned by airport operators. Subsequently, the degree of intensity of such influence has been analysed on the basis of our own research. A survey was thereby produced, investigating the application of neutral and non-neutral studies in the decision-making processes of the public administration in the Rhein-Main-area. Impact studies, which are currently the most used method, have been segmented and compared with studies using full cost-benefit-analysis, the recommended method by the FAA. With regard to these results, it can be argued that most forecast analyses are produced by private consultancies, by order of public entities but also by order of airport operators. The independence of such research and its results is therefore endangered. Recent OECD and EU research results have shown that eventual effects, such as regional economic stimulus and employment growth, are absent. Thus, care in the application of study results in this field is necessary. However, the majority of policy makers (in Germany) unfortunately base their decisions mostly on non-neutral studies. Historically seen, this is not a novelty. Regarding the research design, impact studies are hardly suitable for airport studies. Further, it can be shown that impact studies incorporate mostly only non-negative items in their cash flow calculations, compared to full cost-benefit-analyses which incorporate all relevant items. A number of systematic flaws are further identified. The regulation-guidelines by the FAA, which demand to incorporate all items, have had little impact on the research design of airport studies in the US so far. The promotion and fostering of full cost-benefit-analyses is necessary to lift the quality of airport studies
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Prosapio, Luci Katherine. "The impact of socio-economic development initiatives on the perceptions of wine farm labourers in the Cape Town wine region." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021013.
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The South African wine industry faces unique challenges in the socio-economic development of its farm labourers due to its historical context and development over the past three centuries. A long history of malpractice, a lasting paternalistic mentality, and only partial compliance to regulations to reduce inequality and improve livelihoods for farm labourers hinders the success of industry-wide transformation. Despite studies regarding the current state of living and working conditions in the wine industry and types of socio-economic development needed for successful transformation, little research has been done to address whether these initiatives are creating a lasting impact on the well-being of labourers. Research on current intervention strategies aimed at empowering labourers must take into account the origin of wine in the Cape region, the legacy of Apartheid, and the current state of socio-economic inequality amongst wine industry workers. The purpose of this research is to provide a better understanding of how and to what degree initiatives and programmes designed for socio-economic development are actually making an impact within the industry. The central research question asks: “to what extent has socio-economic development initiatives aimed at the transformation of wine farm labourers influenced perceptions of well-being?” This research combines both document analysis and qualitative comparative case study methods in assessing the impact these initiatives have had on labourers’ perceptions and attitudes towards personal development and a better standard of living. At the end of the study, the researcher wants to know how the labourers perceive socio-economic initiatives; do they actually believe themselves has having gained increased levels of respect, dignity, and equality, and have these perceptions been impacted by current socio-economic initiatives?.
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Hermannsson, Kristinn. "The overall economic impact of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on their host sub-regions : multi-sectoral analysis for the city of Glasgow." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2012. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=17195.
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This dissertation explores the overall economic impact of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) at a sub-regional level in Scotland. By focussing on the overall economic impacts I seek to consider both demand side impacts (expenditures) and supply side impacts (e.g. human capital, knowledge, wider impacts). The analysis focuses on the City of Glasgow and how it interacts with the wider metropolitan area (the rest of Strathclyde) and the rest of Scotland. In order to analyse the interregional demand-side impact of HEIs a novel 3- region Input-Output table is constructed, which identifies the role of commuting in driving wage and consumption flows between the regions. Several applications are undertaken: the interregional expenditure impact of HEIs; the interregional expenditure and displacement impact of students' consumption expenditures; the interregional distribution of public funding for HEIs; the impact of HEIs in the West of Scotland matching the performance of HEIs in the rest of Scotland at complementing their public funding with external income; and the interregional "balanced expenditure" impact of HEIs. The “balanced expenditure“ analysis augments traditional impact study methods to explicitly acknowledge the binding budget constraint of public spending. This is particularly relevant for devolved governments, like in Scotland, where income is composed of a block grant from the central government. A CGE-model of the City of Glasgow is constructed in order to analyse the supply-side impact of a rising share of graduates in the working age population. For this I draw on a range of evidence on wage premia and how this can be interpreted as an indicator of graduate productivity. For Glasgow I estimate that a long run rise in the share of graduates will lead to an increase in labour productivity that triggers a significant long-run boost to Gross Regional Product (GRP). A range of sensitivities are explored
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SILVA, DEVANILDO D. da. "Articulacao do sistema de inovacao no municipio de Sorocaba. Um estudo com base na experiencia nacional de ambientes de inovacao e nos polos franceses de competitividade." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2009. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9421.
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Patriquin, M. N. "Environmentally extended regional economic impact modeling." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0012/MQ59861.pdf.
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McIntyre, Stuart G. "Regional economic and environmental analysis." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2012. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18912.
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Scotland has a set of legislative targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, measured on a territorial basis, introduced by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. In addition, the Scottish Government have adopted as a 'national outcome' target a reduction in the emissions embodied in Scottish consumption activities. These targets differ in terms of whether the emissions embodied in exports are included (territorial) or whether the emissions embodied in imports are included (consumption) in the emissions total. The first area of work in this thesis is quantifying the different emissions totals that can be calculated under both of these accounting principles using the currently available data for Scotland. Using the input-output framework, we explore the construction, and the implications, of this range of measures. We also identify some wider issues that arise in the adoption of different emissions targets for a region within an interdependent national economy. The second area of work focuses on understanding the sectoral level relationships which underpin national output and CO2 emissions in Scotland. It is often the case that the focus of policy and public debate is on 'the number' (i.e. the emissions total) and changes in it. Underpinning this 'number', however, is a series of complex economic relationships at the sectoral level which we want to better understand. We seek to better understand these relationships in Scotland using the tools of linkage and key sector analysis. The final strand of work in this thesis looks to explore the compatibility of the current focus of economic policy in Scotland on increasing export demand, with the environmental objectives of reducing Scottish territorial and consumption emissions. There is great emphasis placed by the Scottish Government on the economic impacts of investing in 'green' industries, while little is said of the environmental impact of more general growth in export demand, even though this is a clear economic policy priority.Using a CGE model framework, we explore the implications on both the territorial and consumption emissions totals of a general increase in export demand with flow migration and no-migration. These two cases provide interesting insights on both the long-run impact on these emissions totals, as well as on the dynamic adjustment to the long-run total. The analysis in this thesis answers a number of interesting research questions, and uncovers some additional questions which will be the focus of future research. It is clear that the economy and the environment are interdependent. What needs to be better understood is which parts of the economy impact on the environment, how trade influences the impact of our economy on the environment, and how economic and environmental policy objectives are interdependent.
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Bae, Jinwon, and Jinwon Bae. "Regional Economic Studies on Natural Resources and Their Economic Impact." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625457.
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Various adaptation and mitigation strategies have been explored to cope with changes in the climate. Estimating these strategies impacts on the local economy is one of the growing and pressing issues for the management of natural resources. This thesis consists of three parts and aims to contribute to regional economic studies by analyzing: (1) the economic impact of solar energy facilities, (2) the level of virtual water flow and the effectiveness of scenarios to mitigate water resource shortage, and (3) the impact of climate change on agriculture through a Ricardian approach weighted by stream flow connectivity.
As an increasingly adopted renewable energy resource, solar power has a high potential for carbon emission reduction and economic development. In the first essay the impacts on jobs, income, and economic output of a new solar power plant are calculated in an input-output framework. The contribution is twofold. First, we compare the multipliers generated by the construction and operation/maintenance of a plant located in California with those that would pertain had it been built in Arizona. Second, we point out the differences in the results obtained with the popular IMPLAN software from those obtained with the solar photovoltaic model of JEDI.
The second essay focuses on water use in Arizona. As much as 73% of the state's scarce water is used by a single sector: crop production. Because 79% of Arizona's crop production is consumed outside the state, this means that, 67% of the water available in the state is being exported to the rest of the country and abroad. This should be of major concern for a state expected to see its population grow and its climate get drier. Using input-output techniques we explore three scenarios aimed at saving 19% of the water available. This figure is based on the results of the first of the scenarios that explores how much can be saved through improving the efficiency of the current irrigation system. The second scenario shows that equivalent water savings could be reached by a twenty-seven-fold increase in the price of water. The third scenario shows that a 19.5% reduction in crop exports could conserve an equal amount of water. The model results suggest that the least costly solution is a more efficient irrigation system, while export reduction is the second best choice.
The third and final essay offers an extension of the well-known Ricardian model of agrarian economic rent. In spite of its popularity among studies of the impact of climate change on agriculture, there has been few attempts to examine the role of interregional spillovers in this framework. We remedy this gap by focusing on the spatial externalities of surface water flow used for irrigation purposes and demonstrate that farmland value—the usual dependent variable used in the Ricardian framework—is a function of the climate variables experienced locally and in upstream locations. This novel approach is tested empirically on a spatial panel model estimated across the counties of the Southwest USA for every five-year period from 1997 to 2012. This region is one of the driest in the country, hence its agriculture relies heavily on irrigation with the preponderance of the sources being surface water transported over long distances. The results highlight the significant role of irrigation spillovers and indicate that the actual impact of climate change on agriculture and subsequent adaptation policies can no longer overlook the streamflow network.
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Murphy, Kimberly A. "The impact of regional economic conditions on recruiting." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA361449.
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Sindhu, Jasleen. "Impact of economic liberalisation on regional disparities in India." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.507295.
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Coyle, Lewis J. "The economic impact of military installations on regional economies." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23647.
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williams, Dafydd. "Measuring the impact of regional projects: Developing an evaluative framework for regional economic development." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491210.
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This thesis proposes solutions to assist agencies in optimising their contribution to regional development. It develops a technique of project appraisal that is both theoretically sound and of practical use. The objective is to help policy makers and practitioners to appraise, monitor and evaluate regional policy projects. A review of theory and practice examines how various schools of economic thought assess the case for regional economic policy. The thesis argues that the context for evaluation has grown more complex and demanding, as regional policy moves away from simple job creation and tackles a greater variety of goals and objectives.
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Aritenang, A. F. "The impact of state restructuring on Indonesia's regional economic convergence." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2012. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1348855/.
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In recent decades, the state restructuring of trade liberalisation and decentralisation has emerged globally as attempts to promote more equal economic growth. This staterestructuring also occurs in Indonesia following the Asia financial crisis in 1997. As a case study, Indonesia provides two important insights on the study of staterestructuring on regional convergence. First, Indonesia is a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) that its institutional arrangements emphasis on member countries freedom to determine their own trade liberalisation sectors and schedules. Second, Indonesia decentralisation is a rapid and significant shift of politico-economy and social. Second, there is a rapid and significant shift of politico-economy and social institutional arrangements from centralised to decentralisation regime. These external and internal state-restructuring are expected influence the variety of regional economic development and convergence. This study aims to analyse the impact of state restructuring on disparities at the district level for the period from 1993 to 2005. The study divides the period under observation into three sub periods, the pre-decentralisation, the decentralisation and the whole period. This research aims to achieve this objective with three empirical studies as follows, first, using economic indices, the thesis examine inequality level of district economic growth and industry concentration. Second, econometrics analysis explores the impact of trade openness and decentralisation on regional economic growth. Finally, this thesis adopts comparative political analysis by using the historical institutionalism approach to understand the variation of state restructuring impact. The main findings show that despite evidence of regional convergence, disparities are persistent and severe in the post state restructuring period. The quantitative analysis shows that AFTA has insignificant impact and decentralisation significantly contract regional economic growth. While qualitative case studies in the Batam and Bandung cities found that institutional history and path development strongly influence development progress and discourses. Politico-economy shocks only act as critical juncture that provides opportunity for the state and regions to create new development path. However, path dependence of institutional changes and economic development is bounded by the regions’ past institutional arrangements and knowledge. For Indonesia, a country with long history of authoritarian regime, the role of nation-state remains important to promote balance local development.
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Crawford, Ian Kevin. "The local economic impact of the University of Bradford." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.484483.
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Campos, Rodrigo Calabrich. "Avaliação dos impactos espaciais do sistema viário oeste-Bahia: uma abordagem a partir de índices de acessibilidade e da modelagem de equilíbrio geral computável." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-30032016-120119/.
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O objetivo desta dissertação é avaliar os impactos do Sistema Viário Oeste, importante intervenção no sistema rodoviário da Bahia, sobre a distribuição espacial da atividade econômica e da acessibilidade. Objetivando avaliar os impactos do projeto sobre a atividade econômica, integramos um modelo inter-regional de equilíbrio geral computável especialmente desenvolvido para análises de impacto no Estado da Bahia a rede rodoviária do Plano Nacional de Logística e Transportes. A partir de simulações na rede rodoviária e de uma função de custo de frete rodoviário estimamos a redução percentual do custo inter-regional de transporte, variável relevante para integração da rede ao modelo de equilíbrio geral. Podemos destacar três resultados desta análise. Primeiro, as variações na atividade são sensivelmente mais intensas no Estado da Bahia. Segundo, dentre as regiões do Estado da Bahia, àquelas contidas nas regiões Sul, Centro-Sul e a Mesorregião Metropolitana de Salvador são as mais beneficiadas pelo Sistema Viário Oeste. Estes ganhos ocorrem em detrimento das regiões localizadas na porção setentrional do estado, que apresentam acréscimos menos expressivos ou até decréscimo da atividade econômica. Terceiro, o projeto apresenta efeitos de spillover relevantes, tendo em vista que, em todas as situações modeladas, ao menos 30% do aumento do produto real decorrente da operação do projeto beneficia regiões fora do Estado da Bahia. Objetivando avaliar os impactos do Sistema Viário Oeste sobre a acessibilidade, calculamos quatro indicadores de acessibilidade: o índice de acessibilidade locacional e três índices de acessibilidade potencial. Empreendemos então três análises sobre os índices calculados. Em um primeiro momento, avaliamos os impactos da redução dos tempos de deslocamentos decorrentes da construção do Sistema Viário Oeste sobre a distribuição espacial da acessibilidade. Como resultado desta análise, constatamos que os mesmos se concentram intensamente no Estado da Bahia. No estado, os municípios mais fortemente impactados são aqueles localizados nas regiões do Sul e Centro-Sul Baiano, com claro destaque para os municípios do Recôncavo. Em um segundo momento, analisamos os impactos do Sistema Viário Oeste sobre a desigualdade na distribuição de acessibilidade. Esta análise evidencia, em linhas gerais, o aumento da desigualdade regional na distribuição de acessibilidade entre os municípios baianos, sinalizando a intensificação da desigualdade na distribuição espacial das vantagens locacionais decorrentes das possibilidades de interação. Em um terceiro momento, empreendemos uma análise raramente efetuada em estudos desta natureza. Recalculamos os índices de acessibilidade utilizando as estimativas da variação do produto interno bruto proveniente das simulações no modelo de equilíbrio geral. Nesta análise, procuramos avaliar as consequências de se considerar às variações na atividade decorrentes do Sistema Viário Oeste sobre os índices de acessibilidade. Nesta perspectiva, observamos que a variação da atividade é relevante para explicar o comportamento da acessibilidade apenas em regiões pouco impactadas pela redução no tempo de deslocamento. Ainda, observamos que esta não impacta significativamente a análise empreendida sobre os índices de desigualdadeThe objective of this dissertation is to evaluate the impacts of the Sistema Viário Oeste, an important intervention in the road network of Bahia (Brazil), on the spatial distribution of economic activity and accessibility. In order to evaluate the project\'s impacts on economic activity, we integrated an interregional computable general equilibrium model specially designed for impact analysis in the State of Bahia to the road network of the National Plan of Logistics and Transport. We then estimated the percentage reduction in inter-regional transport costs, the relevant variable for integrating the road network to the general equilibrium model, based on simulations on the road network and a freight cost function. Three results from this analysis can be highlighted. First, variations in economic activity are significantly more intense in the State of Bahia. Second, within the State of Bahia the South, South-Central mesorregions and Metropolitan Mesorregion of Salvador are the ones that most benefit from the Sistema Viário Oeste. This expansion occurs at the expense of regions located in the northern part of the State. The aforementioned regions accrue less significant positive gains or even losses in economic activity. Third, the project has significant spillover effects, given that at least 30% of the increase in real output due to the operation of the project benefits regions outside the State of Bahia. Aiming at evaluating the impact of the Sistema Viário Oeste on accessibility, we calculated four accessibility indexes: the locational accessibility index and three potential accessibility measures. We then performed three distinct analyzes over the calculated indexes. First, we evaluated the impact of travel time reductions on the spatial distribution of accessibility. As a result of this analysis, we found that the benefits generated by the Sistema Viário Oeste accrue mostly to regions in the State of Bahia. Within the state, the most heavily impacted municipalities are those located in the South-Central and South Bahia. Second, we analyzed the impacts of the Sistema Viário Oeste on accessibility inequality. This analysis shows, in general terms, the increase in regional inequality in the distribution of accessibility, signaling the increased inequality in the spatial distribution of location advantages arising from the possibilities of interaction. Third, we undertook an analysis rarely made in studies of this nature. We recalculated the accessibility indices using the estimates of the impacts on gross domestic product derived from general equilibrium simulations. In this analysis, we evaluated the impacts of activity changes resulting from the Sistema Viário Oeste over the accessibility indices. In this perspective, we observe that change in economic activity is relevant for the explanation of accessibility growth only in regions mildly affected by the decrease in travel time. Furthermore we found that changes in activity have no impact on the inequality analysis undertaken
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Kraybill, David S. "A computable general equilibrium analysis of regional impacts of macro-shocks in the 1980S." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53561.
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The purpose of this study is assess the domestic regional impacts of changes in federal fiscal policies and the nation's trade deficit. An attempt is made to fill a gap in the literature of regional economics by providing an explanation of how economic changes at national and international levels are transmitted to regions, and by providing general-equilibrium estimates of the effects of these changes. The level of regional economic activity is assumed to be linked to the federal budget through federal purchases of goods and services, through intergovernmental transfers, and through net transfers to households. Domestic regions are linked to the balance of trade through shifts in exports and imports and through shifts in net income transfers from abroad.
An interregional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is constructed and calibrated for Virginia and the rest of the United States (ROUS). Scenarios approximating federal fiscal policies and the trade deficit during the period 1981-85 are introduced, and the model is solved to obtain a new equilibrium. As a result of these shocks, it is concluded: (a) that the magnitude of sectoral effects differed in Virginia versus ROUS, (b) that in contrast to non-rural sectors, rural sectors in Virginia experienced slower growth in value added, (c) that investment in Virginia and in ROUS increased in response to the net inflow of savings from abroad, but the increase was mitigated by the rise in federal spending, and (d) that a tariff increase on the output of the apparel and textile industry would increase output in that industry in Virginia but would decrease it in other industries if the economy were fully employed.Ph. D.
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Otsubo, Hirotoshi. "Regional economic function analysis of U.S. foreign-trade zones." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33045.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-88).
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are defined as designated areas in the United States where foreign merchandise is considered to be international commerce and not subject to U.S. customs duties unless or until it enters into the U.S. market. The original purpose of the FTZ program was to generate new business and employment in the United States by encouraging foreign trade, especially export and transshipment trade. Since the early 1980s, the program has grown in popularity in terms of the number of FTZs established and the value of goods traded through them. Meanwhile, the program has shifted its primary function from export promotion to import promotion. Today, offshoring manufacturers, such as oil refineries and auto-assembly plants, are the major beneficiaries of the program. They can reduce the payment of customs duties by converting high-duty imported materials into low-duty finished products under FTZ procedures. This import-oriented activity is enabled by the liberality of the FTZ Act and administrative support from the FTZ Board. FTZ #27, located around Boston Harbor, is not an exception. Since the late 1990s, this zone has amplified its function in import promotion by accommodating several distributors, including BOSFUEL and Reebok. Under FTZ procedures, these firms can benefit considerably from duty exemption and deferral. I estimated that the cost savings reach 940,000 dollars at BOSFUEL and 1.1 million dollars at Reebok. However, FTZ #27 has failed to generate employment both at the local and regional levels. The number of workers in the zone has declined by 61% since 1999 because employment loss at existing manufacturers has outpaced the increase at BOSFUEL and Reebok.
(cont.) Also, I estimated that the import promotion of jet fuel and footwear creates only limited employment in Greater Boston. This is mostly because FTZ #27 lacks locational incentives and supply-chain linkages that would initiate regional economic growth. This case study indicates that, through the functional shift, the FTZ program is losing its economic significance for regional economies. This suggests that the program requires substantial modifications in policy and administration to improve its efficacy.
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Nosova, Olga. "Statistical analysis of regional integration effects." Universität Potsdam, 2008. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2009/2910/.
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The paper studies the regional integration as the unique process which depends on the degree of cooperation and interchange among regions. The generalisation of existing approaches for regional integration has been classified by the criterions. The data of the main economic indicators have been analysed. The economic analysis proves the differences in production endowments, the asymmetry in fixed capital investment, the disproportional income, and foreign direct investment distribution in 2001 – 2005 in Ukrainian regions. Econometric modelling depicts the existence of the division for the industrial regions with high urbanisation and backward agrarian regions in the Ukraine, the industrial development disparities among regions; the insufficient infrastructure (telecommunications, roads, hotels, services and etc.), the low labour productivity in industrial sector, and insufficient regional trade.
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Lee, Eun Kyu. "Green Buildings: Lease Structure, Productivity, and Regional Economic Impacts." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1470235356.
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Carneiro, Douglas Mesquita. "Organization and distribution of economic activity across Brazilian regions and their impact on regional economic indicators." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2017. http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/7454.
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Esta tese de doutorado compreende tr?s ensaios que abordam quest?es pouco exploradas pela literatura de economia regional no Brasil. No primeiro artigo ? analisada a import?ncia do tamanho das empresas para o crescimento econ?mico das 558 micro-regi?es brasileiras de 1999 a 2009. Estima??es de dados em painel com efeitos fixos (FE) e uma an?lise econom?trica espacial considerando depend?ncia espacial e heterogeneidade espacial foram usadas. As estimativas para o Brasil como um todo mostram que a presen?a de grandes empresas no setor industrial contribuiu positivamente para o crescimento econ?mico das microrregi?es, enquanto que as pequenas empresas apresentaram uma rela??o negativa com o crescimento econ?mico. A presen?a de heterogeneidade espacial na amostra ? caracterizada por dois clusters espaciais diferentes com rela??o ? renda per capita. A an?lise de cada cluster espacial mostra que a rela??o entre tamanho da empresa e crescimento econ?mico nas regi?es mais ricas permanece a mesma, enquanto nas regi?es de menor PIB per capita, o tamanho das empresas n?o influencia o crescimento econ?mico. O segundo artigo utiliza an?lise econom?trica espacial para investigar qual a rela??o entre o tamanho das empresas e os indicadores de desenvolvimento econ?mico dos munic?pios brasileiros de 2000 a 2010. A investiga??o ? motivada pela quantidade de recursos e esfor?os que os governos dedicam a pol?ticas que atraem grandes empresas e apoiam pequenas empresas locais. Os modelos estimados apresentam diferentes resultados entre setores e indicadores de desenvolvimento. O sinal encontrado para a rela??o entre o crescimento do emprego e o tamanho da empresa depende dos setores considerados. Assim, os resultados recomendam uma aten??o especial por parte dos formuladores de pol?ticas p?blicas na elabora??o das suas estrat?gias de desenvolvimento local. No terceiro artigo ? analisado o padr?o de localiza??o do emprego ocupacional no Brasil em 2010, bem como ? testada a hip?tese de especializa??o funcional em fun??o do tamanho dos munic?pios do Brasil e se esta varia de acordo com setor industrial analisado. Os resultados encontrados mostram que existe significativa heterogeneidade espacial na distribui??o das ocupa??es dentro do setor industrial nos munic?pios brasileiros. Tamb?m se confirma a hip?tese de especializa??o funcional em fun??o do tamanho das cidades e a import?ncia de se analisar cada setor separadamente, pois nem todos os setores apresentaram o mesmo padr?o de especializa??o funcional. Esses resultados fornecem informa??es que auxiliam na compreens?o da estrutura setorial e ocupacional das economias regionais, fatores estes que influenciam diretamente o crescimento e desenvolvimento regional.
This dissertation comprises three essays aimed at addressing issues little explored by regional economics literature in Brazil. In the first paper, there is an analysis of the importance of the size of companies for the economic growth of the 558 Brazilian micro-regions from 1999 to 2009. Panel data estimations with fixed effects (FE) and a spatial econometric analysis considering spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity were used. Estimates show that the presence of large companies in the industrial sector has contributed positively to the economic growth of micro-regions, whereas small businesses presented a negative relation to economic growth. The presence of spatial heterogeneity in the sample is characterized by two different spatial clusters regarding per capita income. The analysis of each spatial cluster separately points out that the relation between company size and economic growth in the richest regions remains the same, while in the regions of lower GDP per capita, the size of companies does not influence economic growth. The second paper uses spatial econometric analysis to investigate the relation between size of companies and economic development indicators of Brazilian municipalities from 2000 to 2010. The investigation is motivated by the amount of resources and effort that governments dedicate to policies attracting and supporting local business. The estimated models present dissimilar findings across sectors and development indicators. For instance, the sign of the relationship between employment growth and company size depends on the sectors considered. Thus, the results recommend special attention on the part of policy makers in formulating their local development strategies. In the third paper there is an analysis of the location pattern of occupational employment in Brazil in 2010, as well as a test of the hypothesis of functional specialization according to the size of Brazilian municipalities and if this specialization changes according to the industrial sector. The results show that there is significant spatial heterogeneity in the distribution of occupations in the industrial sector in Brazilian municipalities. In addition, the hypothesis of functional specialization in function of the size of the cities and the importance to analyze each sector separately was confirmed. As not all sectors present the same pattern of functional specialization, especially for occupations related to management and R&D activities. These results provide additional information to understand sectoral and occupational structure of regional economies, factors that have a direct influence in the regional growth and development.
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Sartzetaki, Maria. "Computational modeling for evaluating the economic impact of airports on regional economies." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2011. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7219.
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Airports, as fundamental nodes of the air transport network, reflect the economic status of
the region they serve and act as major engines of economic development, as was stated in
ACI 2004. The impact of regional tourist airports on their region is more important due to
the fact that there is a high interrelation between airports and tourism. A growing literature
on this subject highlights the methods used to calculate the total effect of an airport on
regional economy, and the difficulties entailed in such calculations.
Τhe key objectives of this research are to develop an econometric assessment model based
on a computational modelling concept that will estimate the economic impact of Regional
Tourist Airports on Regional economy. The modelling framework is based on the Input
Output Analysis concept and is in accordance with the theoretical principles of regional
and national Economics, as well as all the reviewed models which have been developed
globally, in order to assess the regional economic significance of airports and transportation
projects. The case study of the research is the new airport in the Island of Crete in Greece,
one of the most attractive tourist destinations in southeast Mediterranean.
Conventional wisdom dictates the presentation of a Computational Input Output Model,
appropriate for this purpose, in order to quantify the total value of the new airport
operation in terms of jobs and income, at a regional and national level. The Economic
impact that the Model will estimate includes four categories of impact: direct, indirect,
induced and catalytic. The model outputs will measure these impacts in terms of Jobs, total
Income and Total growth of GDP.
The goal is to create a Model, which will be appropriate for application in relevant tourism
regional airports, giving an essential tool in order to support decisions at the level of
strategic planning, providing essential results about the impact of tourist airports
developing a new airport and estimating the economic development.
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Kim, Yong-Lyoul. "Spatial econometric analysis of highway and regional economy in Missouri." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4373.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (April 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Shelton, Jon R. "Three Essays on Innovation and Regional Economic Development." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1321972326.
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Sanchez-Reaza, Javier. "Trade, proximity and growth : the impact of economic integration on Mexico's regional disparities." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2003. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1722/.
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Trade theories have stressed the importance of international exchanges in producing benefits for the nations involved. However, neo-classical models have not addressed the plausible spatial implications of trade. More recentiy, the new economic geography has argued that the benefits of trade can be either concentrated in few places or dispersed, subject to the levels of transportation costs. This thesis explores the case of one country to shed light over these theoretical issues. Mexico followed a development model based on import-substitution industrialisation (ISI) until the mid 1980s. This approach was replaced for an export-led strategy, initially based on trade liberalisation when it accessed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and later on membership of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). These changes make of Mexico an ideal case to explore the impact of trade liberalisation and economic integration on territorial inequalities. Patterns of convergence during ISI and of divergence during GATT and NAFTA were identified through o and B-convergence analyses. The results show that whereas the final stages of the ISI period were dominated by convergence trends, GATT and NAFTA have led to divergence. In particular, economic integration is related to divergence. Regression analyses show that the above transformations have led to greater concentration of economic activity and territorial polarisation. These changes have profoundly altered the factors associated with regional growth, mainly linked to oil exports, migration and distance to Mexico City at the demise of ISI. Most of these variables are less significant in explaining growth after GATT. NAFTA leads to a shift in the relevant market from Mexico City to the USA and exports are now supported by a dynamic maquiladora industry heavily concentrated in border-states. The above results are confirmed by the study of two regions. The states selected were Chihuahua in the North and Oaxaca in the South, which depict convergence/divergence trends. The northern state has profited from both trade-related periods, whereas the southern has declined after the opening up of the economy. Although industrialisation in the border is relatively more advanced than in the South, the latter seems to be heading in that direction. However, the type of industrial processes locating in both states could signal greater disparities in the future. The cases also show the emergence of regional and local governments as political actors having greater power in shaping territorial growth and the possibility of an emerging knowledge-based economy.
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Picard, Lisa M. (Lisa Mae). "Modeling the impact of regional economic change on the residential real estate market." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69351.
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Quintero, James Paul. "Regional economic development : an economic base study and shift-share analysis of Hays County, Texas /." View online, 2007. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/259/.
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Dohm, Marion. "Neue Economic Impact Methodik zur Evaluation der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Effekte des Flughafenprojektes Berlin Brandenburg International am Standort Schönefeld /." Berlin, 2001. http://aleph.unisg.ch/hsgscan/hm00054193.pdf.
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Sharpe, James. "Three Essays on the Economic Impact of Immigration." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/economics_etds/20.
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With the significant rise in immigration to the U.S. over the last few decades, fully understanding the economic impact of immigration is paramount for policy makers. As such, this dissertation consists of three empirical essays contributing to the literature on the impact of immigration. In my first essay, I re-examine the impact of immigration on housing rents and completely controlling for endogenous location choices of immigrants. I model rents as a function of both contemporaneous and initial economic and housing market conditions. I show that existing estimates of the impact of immigration on rents are biased and the source of the bias is the instrumental variable strategy common in much of the immigration literature. In my second essay, I present a new approach to estimating the effect of immigration on native wages. Noting the imperfect substitutability of immigrants and natives within education groups, I posit an empirical framework where labor markets are stratified by occupations. Using occupation-specific skill to define homogeneous skill groups, I estimate the partial equilibrium (within skill group) effect of immigration. The results suggest that when one defines labor market cohorts that directly compete in the labor market, the effect of immigration on native wages is roughly twice as large as previous estimates in the literature. In my third essay, I return to the housing market and examine the effects of immigration within metropolitan areas. Specifically, I investigate the relationship between immigrant inflows, native outflows, and rents. Taking advantage of the unique settlement patterns of immigrants, I show that the effect of immigration on rents is lower in both high-immigrant neighborhoods and portions of the rent distribution where immigrants cluster. Contrary to the existing belief in the literature, the results suggest that the preferences of natives, not immigrants, bid up rents in response to an immigrant inflow.
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Murphy, Terence G. "An Analysis of the Factors that Influence Regional Economic Development Cooperation." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/852.
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This dissertation is a comparative case study of regional cooperation in the field of economic development. In the 21st century global economy, proponents of regionalism have put forth fresh arguments for collective action. A regional approach to economic development activity presents a classic social dilemma: How can local officials collectively improve the economic prospects of a region, and remain autonomous to act in the best interest of the local community? This research examines the role of social capital in overcoming this social dilemma.
Three (3) comparable Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) form the empirical basis of this research. The Houston MSA, the Atlanta MSA and the Miami MSA present distinct variations of regionalized economic development activity. This dissertation seeks to explain this disparity in the dependent variable. The hypothesis is that accrued social capital is crucial to obtaining economic development cooperative agreements.
This qualitative research utilized secondary demographic and economic databases, survey instruments, interviews, field observations, and a review of legislative and administrative decisions to formulate a clear understanding of the factors influencing the current state of regional economic development cooperation within each region. The study concludes that the legislative and executive decisions of state government exert inordinate influence on the capacity of local officials to cooperate regionally for economic development purposes.
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Signoretta, Paola E. "Sustainable development in marginal regions of the European Union : an evaluation of the Integrated Mediterranean Programme Calabria, Italy." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318294.
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Van, der Merwe Schalk Willem Jacobus. "Local and sub-regional socio-economic and environmental impact of large-scale resort development." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1658.
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Riser, Jerome L. "A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of the Redistribution of Regional Economic Growth." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500829/.
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Utilizing shift/share and economic base analysis, data covering employment, income, and population are analyzed for each of the nine regions of the United States as defined by the Census Bureau. The study covers 1970 through 1984 because widespread redistribution of employment and a shift toward more service-oriented, white collar jobs occurred during this period. This study presents currents trends and recommends ways in which people may better prepare for the future.
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Asadi, Mehrnoosh. "Evaluating the Economic Impact of Recreational Charter Fishing in Florida Using Hedonic Price and Economic Impact Analysis." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2547.
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Florida is the “Fishing Capital of the World”. With 3.1 million recreational anglers and total recreational fishing-related expenditures of $5 billion in 2011, Florida ranked first in the nation. Given the large benefits of recreational fishing in Florida, assessing the preferences of anglers is critical for sustaining the substantial benefits obtained from recreational fishing in Florida. The objective of this study is to estimate the value of fishing attributes using data on recreational fishing services offered by guides and outfitters. Hedonic price models are applied to estimate the implicit prices of fishing trip attributes and features. The estimated total economic impacts suggest that recreational fishing activities have added $151.19 million value to the economy of Florida and generated $69.73 million in total output. The results can be used by state and national policymakers for future policy design and management of this unique ecosystem service to ensure a sustainable economy.
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Gurney, Karen A. "THE LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IMPACT OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE 1998 TO 2008." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1342051271.
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Shealey, Stephanie Lynne. "Evaluating developments of regional impact using TRANSIMS." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33888.
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The thesis develops and documents a workflow for applying TRANSIMS to the analysis of Developments of Regional Impact (DRI). The proposed workflow will consider perspectives of both the transportation agency responsible for the evaluating the DRI and the transportation engineer responsible for performing the analysis.
TRANSIMS offers a comprehensive framework for managing inputs and outputs that follow a transportation planning workflow. Not a single, monolithic software application, TRANSIMS is a suite of 65 small, light-weight, single-task tools for creating and manipulating GIS shape files and SQL data base files, estimating the
elements of a four-step transportation modeling process, and computing link and vehicle delays for a given transportation network. Current analysis techniques for developments of regional impact require that the analyst apply arbitrary or non-repeatible estimates for trip assignments at the regional level. Because of the modular
nature of the TRANSIMS, implementing each DRI as a layer in the GIS data base will permit the mixing and matching of multiple DRI within a local area, permitting a risk-based approach to the evaluation of multiple DRI, any of which may or may not actually happen.
This thesis focuses exclusively on the review of DRI analysis techniques, review of TRANSIMS modules, and development of a proposed DRI workflow within the TRANSIMS framework.
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Letsatsi, Paseka C. "The impact of regional integration in Africa: the case of South Africa and Botswana." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1010176.
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Regional integration can refer to the trade unification between different states by partial or full abolition of customs tariffs on trade taking place within the borders of each state. This is meant in turn to lead to lower prices for distributors and consumers (as no customs duties are paid within the integrated area) and the goal is to increase trade. (Economic integration,1950, p66) According to Mattli (1999, p.42), the analysis of the first problem takes the decision to adopt an integration treaty as a given, and is primarily concerned with identifying the condition under which the process of integration is likely to succeed or to fail. Implementation of an agreement by heads of states to tie the economies of their countries closer together entails a lengthy process of establishing common roles, regulations, and policies that are either based on specific treaty provisions or derived from general principles and objectives written into the integration agreement. Regional integration can be applied for varying forms of economic co-ordination or co-operation amongst different neighbouring states, there will however always be different political agendas in the process. If there is a treaty amongst member states, this treaty has to be enforced or it may result in the development of differences. “In order to address national priorities through regional action most member states had been allocated the responsibility of co-ordinating one or more sectors. This involved proposing sector policies, strategies and priorities, and processing projects for inclusion in the sectoral programme, monitoring progress and reporting to the council of Ministers”. (Department of International Relations & Co-operation, Republic of South Africa). Richard Baldwin, Daniel Cohen, Andre Sapir and Anthony Venables argue that, using the same basic model as Bond and Sypropoulos (1996a), they consider trigger strategies such that initially there is inter-bloc free trade supported by the threat of perpetual trade war if any party breaks the agreement. Regional integration can be understood as the process of providing common rules, regulation, and policies for a region. Regional integration is defined as a process that allows member states to have access to each other’s markets on a voluntary basis and at various degrees. Economic, political, social and cultural benefits are realised from this interaction. (Lee MC, 1999, p30) Regional integration can be seen as co-operation in a broader context but can also be an important framework, through programmes within each regional bloc. According to (Keet ,2005,p22) since the birth of democratic South Africa, regional co-operation is also seen – in addition to the broader African aims-to be an important framework, through programmes within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), within which to address the gross imbalances created both within and between the economies of the region. Regional integration has become a way of assisting the emerging economies to be able to use their proximity to align their economies with the core for economic development. According to (Hamdok, 1998, p34) the effective implementation of regional integration is founded on an enabling environment that promotes accountability, transparency and respect for the rule of law. Also a strong institutional framework at the regional and national levels is fundamental to streamline regional agreements into national policies. In addition, the establishment of effective transnational implementation tools provide opportunities to push reforms conducive to good governance at the regional level. A clear demonstration of this can be observed in effective? legal systems and the need for a regional framework and related judicial institutions to provide an improved regional environment for private development. Integration always provides space for member states to assist in the development of other member states and which have a common economic approach to development. This is done in order to ensure that there are incentives for all member states as compared to those who are outside the bloc. As evidenced in the case of Europe, economic integration helps create a homogenous space and, to some extent, equalises living conditions and if all other regional blocs follow this process the benefit becomes greater. These appear to be prerequisites for a dialogue on the harmonisation of political stands. Indeed, an economic space that is physically integrated; where goods and services move speedily and smoothly; where, besides, the mobility of factors (manpower, capital, energy and inputs) are not subjected to hindrances; where, finally, microeconomic policies are harmonised, is likely to offer equal opportunities to all. Such a high degree of economic integration is not sustainable without a policy dialogue on issues that, at first, may not fall squarely under the rubrics of economic field; peace and security, defense, diplomacy etc. (Blayo N, 1998, P.5) The process of regional co-operation within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) started in in 1980 through the formation of the Co-ordinating Conference which was later changed to SADC IN 1992. Even though it is clear that the South African government played a dominant role because of its apartheid policies, the basic condition was to start the process of integration and open the process of economic co-operation within the region. The Governments of the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Swaziland- being desirous of maintaining the free interchange of goods between their countries and of applying the same tariffs and trade regulations to goods imported from outside the common customs area as hereinafter defined; “Recognising that the Customs Agreement on 29 June 1910 as amended from time to time , requires modification to provide for the continuance of the customs union arrangements in the changed circumstances on a basis designed to ensure the continued economic development of the customs union area as a whole, and to ensure in particular that these arrangements encourage the development of the less advanced members of the customs union and the diversification of their economies, and afford to all parties equitable benefits arising from trade among themselves and other countries”.(Government Notice, R 3914,p1). Even though there’s an acknowledgement that under the difficult conditions during apartheid, there was a need for the region to develop a common approach towards development and sustainable growth in the Southern African region. All countries in the region had to co-operate for long term sustainable economic growth, peace and security. “In 1980, the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) was established with the major objectives of decreasing economic dependence on the apartheid regime and fostering regional development. The strategy adopted for meeting these objectives was regional development and co-operation. In 1992 SADCC was reborn, as the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The member states decided the time had come to move the region towards the creation of one regional market”. (Lee MC, 1999, p1) “Through the establishment of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) the Southern African region has managed under difficult conditions of economic inequalities to standardise the trade links amongst member states, although there is still more to be done in the region to achieve shared goals of development. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) links the trade, regimes of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.
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Le, Roy Danny G. "An economic analysis of inter-regional trade in the Canadian dairy industry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2002. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ65827.pdf.
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