Essays about: "agglomeration and economic growth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words agglomeration and economic growth.

1. 1. Access to Green Spaces and Equitable Economic Growth - The impact of Copenhagen’s green infrastructure on socio-economic mobility

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mads Stub Pullich; [2022]
   Keywords : Science General;

   Abstract : The aim of Copenhagen municipality to attract socio-economically strong residents with its green infrastructure strategy inspired the analysis which aimed to assess whether improving access green areas in the city has had any impact on socio-economic mobility of its residents. Additionally, the concerns of potential displacement of socio-economically weaker residents warranted consideration of how income inequality affects the impact of access to green spaces. READ MORE

3. 2. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Grosin; Elias Höckerfelt; [2021]
   Keywords : Skill-Biased Technical Change; Agglomeration Economies; Regional Economics; Labor Demand; Skill Differentials;

   Abstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE

4. 3. Technology start-ups in context : A case study investigating how contextual factors impact the performance of New Technology-BasedFirms (NTBFs) in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Agnes Hjalmarsson; Hilda Stifors; [2021]
   Keywords : New technology-based firms; firm performance; firm context; contextual factors; agglomeration; clusters; Nya teknik-baserade företag; företagsprestation; kontextuella faktorer; agglomeration; kluster;

   Abstract : In recent decades, numerous prominent scholars have highlighted the fact that small and medium sized firms in general, and new technology-based firms in particular, represent an important source of innovation and economic growth. The success of new technology-based firms is further argued to be closely linked to innovation capacity and performance, which in turn depends on the context in which the company is located. READ MORE

5. 4. Influence of Agglomerations in the Service Sector in Economic Growth: Mexico, 2005-2018.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Valeria Lobaton Verduzco; [2020]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the relationship between the presence of economic agglomerations and regional economic growth in Mexico during the period 2005- 2018. The focus is mainly toward understanding the influence of clusters in the service sector due to its increasing potential for driving the economy. READ MORE

6. 5. Trends, structures and patterns of inequality and growth in Swedish regions: An analysis of the spatio-temporal patterns in the development of inequality and income in Sweden 1990–2016

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Andreas Erlström; [2019]
   Keywords : Uneven development; Income inequality; Agglomeration economies; Structural growth theory; Path-dependency; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the spatio-temporal patterns of inequality and income growth in Sweden during the time-period 1990–2016. It aims at answering the question of whether there has been increasing inequalities, if so where and why. READ MORE