On the Spatial Determinants of Firm Growth: A Microlevel Analysis of the Italian SMEs
In this chapter, we propose a novel methodology that aims at establishing what is the role of “location” in shaping firm growth. Along with the traditional determinants (like, e.g., age, size, financial constraints and others), geographical location is al
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Spatial Economics Volume II Applications
Spatial Economics Volume II
Stefano Colombo Editor
Spatial Economics Volume II Applications
Editor Stefano Colombo Dept of Economics & Finance Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano, Italy
ISBN 978-3-030-40093-4 ISBN 978-3-030-40094-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40094-1
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Contents
Part I Development and Cities 1
Urban Resilience and Spatial Economics Zeynep Elburz, Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp
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A Balanced Development? The Novel σ –μ Efficiency of Italian Regions Salvatore Greco, Menelaos Tasiou, and Gianpiero Torrisi
Part II Growth 3
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Modelling and Forecasting Regional Growth: The MASST Model Roberta Capello and Andrea Caragliu On the Spatial Determinants of Firm Growth: A Microlevel Analysis of the Italian SMEs Giuseppe Arbia, Maria Michela Dickson, Roberto Gabriele, Diego Giuliani, and Flavio Santi
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Part III Inequality
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5 Spatial Inequality: A Multidimensional Perspective Giuseppe Pignataro
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6 The Spatial Dimension of Inequality Alessandra Michelangeli
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Part IV Transportation and International Trade 7 Export Activity and Firms’ Financial Constraints Emanuele Forlani Part V Location and Employment 8 Geographical Boundaries of External and Internal Agglomeration Economies Katiuscia Lavoratori and Lucia Piscitello 9 Unemployment and Trade in Spatial Economics Xinmeng Li and Dao-Zhi Zeng
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Part VI Marketing
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10 From Geomarketing to Spatia
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