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Agglomeration and skills: explaining regional wage disparities in Colombia 集聚与技能：解释哥伦比亚地区工资差异

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100220

Andres García-Suaza, Diana Londoño

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The changing role of functional urban areas in regional policy: Identifying inner peripheries in the new development paradigm 功能区在区域政策中的作用变化：在新发展范式中识别内部边缘

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100221

Paweł Churski , Czesław Adamiak , Anna Dubownik , Tomasz Komornicki , Maciej Pietrzykowski , Barbara Szyda , Przemysław Śleszyński

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Unraveling the nexus: Subjective well-being and left-behind places 解开联系：主观幸福感和留守地区

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100222

Anastasia Panori , Athanasios Kalogeresis , Elli Papastergiou , Thanasis Ziogas , Dimitris Ballas

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Immigration, place, and the right: Explaining support for the radical right in Italy during 2022 Italian National Elections 移民、地方和权利：2022年意大利全国选举中对意大利激进右翼的支持

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100214

Moreno Mancosu , Giulia Sarcone

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Green shrinkage: The heterogeneous regional effects of environmental regulation on green innovation 绿色收缩：环境规制对绿色创新的异质区域效应

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100216

Yujing Wang , Zeqiang Ni , Jingshu Yang , Hui Li , Qing Liu

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New patterns and trends of migration: Hybrid-crimes among indonesian migrant workers in Southeast Asia 移民的新模式和趋势：东南亚印尼移民工人的混合犯罪

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-06-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100215

Arthur Josias Simon Runturambi , Ridwan Arifin

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Fiscal decentralization and devolved healthcare service availability outcomes in Kenya: Evidence from panel dynamic approach 肯尼亚财政分权和下放医疗服务可得性结果：来自小组动态方法的证据

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100213

Isaiah Maket , Remmy Naibei

{"title":"Fiscal decentralization and devolved healthcare service availability outcomes in Kenya: Evidence from panel dynamic approach","authors":"Isaiah Maket , Remmy Naibei","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100213","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100213","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study examined the effect of fiscal decentralization on healthcare availability outcomes from 23 Kenyan counties during the 2013–2022 devolution period. The results from different robust non-endogeneity econometric methods indicate a significant deleterious effect of fiscal decentralization on the availability of human and technical healthcare resources (number of medical personnel and number of hospital beds per 10,000 people). The study also reveals the significant beneficial role of county gross domestic product in enhancing the availability of healthcare resources. Nevertheless, the paper demonstrates that county revenue impedes realizing adequate availability of healthcare resources in Kenyan counties. The study results point to the need to implement proactive decentralized fiscal policy interventions to realize an efficient healthcare system where human and technical healthcare resources are available. Specifically, enacting policy interventions that target effective financial allocation toward infrastructural development and building human resource capacity could enhance overall healthcare availability at the grassroots level.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 9","pages":"Article 100213"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144366597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From global shocks to regional impacts: The pivotal role of trade intermediaries in Burkina Faso's economy 从全球冲击到区域影响：贸易中介机构在布基纳法索经济中的关键作用

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100209

Gaël Somé , Patrice Rélouendé Zidouemba

{"title":"From global shocks to regional impacts: The pivotal role of trade intermediaries in Burkina Faso's economy","authors":"Gaël Somé , Patrice Rélouendé Zidouemba","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100209","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100209","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of global price fluctuations on economic welfare in Burkina Faso, with a particular focus on the role of trade intermediaries. Using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) calibrated with a 2019 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), the analysis incorporates a trade sector characterized by imperfect competition, modeled as a Cournot oligopoly with increasing returns to scale. The findings reveal that price shocks affect households asymmetrically, with price increases being transmitted more strongly than decreases, especially in markets with limited competition. In highly concentrated markets, intermediaries capture the benefits of declining global prices, preventing consumers from fully experiencing cost reductions. Conversely, in more competitive environments, the negative impact of price surges is alleviated, fostering more equitable economic outcomes. These findings highlight the need for policymakers to promote market competition and restructure distribution channels by reducing excessive intermediation, which inflates consumer prices. Strengthening competition within the trade sector can enhance economic resilience and ensure that trade liberalization initiatives, such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), effectively contribute to regional welfare and inclusive economic growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 9","pages":"Article 100209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144105194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the environmental impacts of biofuels: Do affluence, green technological innovation, and green finance matter for top biofuel abundant economies? 探索生物燃料对环境的影响：富裕、绿色技术创新和绿色金融对生物燃料丰富的经济体重要吗？

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100211

Kafeel Kafeel , Jing Zhou , Sher Khan , Martin Hronec , Marian Suplata

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Housing lending, territorial reform, and the financing of central and peripheral regions: Towards a spatial-monetary regime shift? 住房贷款、地方改革、中部和外围地区融资：走向空间货币体制转变？

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100210

Sébastien Bourdin , Jérôme Picault , Arnaud Simon

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