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Economic convergence vs. socio-economic convergence in space
2006
This paper aims to present a new analysis framework for assessing disparities among regions (or countries). It combines both economic and social variables, where the economic attributes refer in particular to marked differences in consumption variables. This analysis is also appealing for spatial convergence analyses over time. In our paper, both economic and social variables are included as the basis of a logical operational scheme that is suitable for comparative research. In this scheme the economic aspects of living standards are represented by different categories of consumption expenditures, while the social aspects are represented by indicators of health, education, labour market con…
MEASURING REGIONAL CONVERGENCE - AN APPLICATION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ROMANIA
2012
Attention of regional economic convergence has a great place in economics literature. The application of spatially explicit methods of data analysis to the convergence question has yielded important insights on regional economic growth. The literature on regional income inequality, although somewhat older than the convergence literature, has been slower to adopt new spatially explicit methods of data analysis. Application of recently developed methods of spatial econometrics to the question of regional convergence has yielded a more comprehensive and multidimensional view of regional economic growth. This article aims to identify the techniques and methods use for regional convergence and i…
Testing the Home Market Effects in a Multi-country World: The Theory
2004
We extend the two-country model by Krugman (1980) to a multi-country set-up and show that the `home-market effect' highlighted with two countries does not readily extend to such a more general setting. In particular, we prove that the most important result, namely the disproportionate causation from demand to supply, generalizes only under the fairly implausible assumption of pairwise symmetric trade costs between all countries. We argue, therefore, that the implications of product differentiation for the structure of world trade are better characterized in terms of spatial (`accessibility') and non-spatial (`attraction') effects, and we provide a theory-based specification that suggests ho…
Differenziali Territoriali di Produttivita' ed Efficienza negli Anni '90: i Livelli e l'Andamento
2001
Nel presente lavoro, dopo avere effettuato una rassegna degli approcci esistenti in letteratura sulle ragioni dello sviluppo dualistico dell'economia italiana, si argomenta che per valutare il potere esplicativo di questi approcci e' importante esaminare alcune loro predizioni empiriche relativamente a livello e andamento della produttivita' totale dei fattori, nonche' degli elementi in cui queste variabili possono essere scomposte. Basandosi sui dati dell'Indagine del Mediocredito Centrale, vengono quindi calcolati per gli anni '90 misure di efficienza tecnica, di scala e allocativa, nonche' degli indici di Malmquist, per un campione piuttosto ampio (e territorialmente diversificato) di im…
Social capital formation across space: proximity and trust in European regions
2013
An extensive economics and regional science literature has discussed the importance of social capital for economic growth and development. Yet, what social capital is and how it is formed are elusive issues, which require further investigation. Here, we refer to social capital in terms of “civic” capital and “good culture,” as rephrased by Guiso, Sapienza, and Zingales and Tabellini. The accumulation of this kind of capital allows the emerging of regional informal institutions, which may help explaining differences in regional development. In this article, we take a regional perspective and use exploratory space and space–time methods to assess whether geography, via proximity, contributes…
Interkingdom Gut Microbiome and Resistome of the Cockroach Blattella germanica
2021
Cockroaches are intriguing animals with two coexisting symbiotic systems, an endosymbiont in the fat body, involved in nitrogen metabolism, and a gut microbiome whose diversity, complexity, role, and developmental dynamics have not been fully elucidated. In this work, we present a metagenomic approach to study Blattella germanica populations not treated, treated with kanamycin, and recovered after treatment, both naturally and by adding feces to the diet, with the aim of better understanding the structure and function of its gut microbiome along the development as well as the characterization of its resistome.
Peilipojasta tarinoimassa : tyrnäväläisen kerrontaperinteen performanssit 2000-luvulla
2016
Artikkelissa tutkitaan tyrnäväläisen Peilipoika-tarinaperinteen rooleja paikallisessa sosiaalisessa elämässä 2000-luvulla. Edesmenneeseen tietäjään liittyvää kerrontaa analysoidaan tarkastelemalla erilaisia kerrontatilanteita ja hyödyntämällä niiden performatiivista tulkintaa. Tietäjäperinnettä koskevat tutkimukset ovat usein tarkastelleet tietäjiä kerrontakohteena ja niiden tavoitteena on ollut muun muassa menneisyyteen liittyvän uskomusmaailman rekonstruoiminen. Tämän artikkelin tavoitteena on sen sijaan avata kerrontaperinteen merkityksiä nyky-yhteisössä performatiivisen tulkinnan kautta, jota ei ole hyödynnetty läntisten alueiden tietäjäperinteen tutkimuksessa. Artikkelin lähtökohtana o…
In search of medieval disability : lectio praecursoria 16.2.2013
2013
FM Jenni Kuulialan yleisen historian väitöskirja Disability and Social Integration. Constructions of Childhood Impairments in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Canonisation Processes tarkastettiin 16.2.2013 Tampereen yliopistossa. Vastaväittäjänä toimi professori Gábor Klaniczay Central European Universitysta Budapestista ja kustoksena professori Christian Krötzl Tampereen yliopistosta.
Cardiorenal Syndrome: New Pathways and Novel Biomarkers
2021
Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) is a multi-organ disease characterized by the complex interaction between heart and kidney during acute or chronic injury. The pathogenesis of CRS involves metabolic, hemodynamic, neurohormonal, and inflammatory mechanisms, and atherosclerotic degeneration. In the process of better understanding the bi-directional pathophysiological aspects of CRS, the need to find precise and easy-to-use markers has also evolved. Based on the new pathophysiological standpoints and an overall vision of the CRS, the literature on renal, cardiac, metabolic, oxidative, and vascular circulating biomarkers was evaluated. Though the effectiveness of different extensively applied biomark…
"Jumalan sanan ylenkatsojat" : rahvaan kirkossakäynti Savossa vuosina 1660–1710
2012
1600-luku on perinteisesti tunnettu luterilaisen puhdasoppisuuden aikana, jolloin kirkko ja kruunu kontrolloivat tiukasti Ruotsin valtakunnan alamaisten käyttäytymistä ja ajattelua. Papiston mahdollisuudet ylläpitää kirkkokuria olivat kuitenkin rajalliset harvaan asutuilla syrjäseuduilla, kuten Savon maakunnassa. Artikkelissa käsitellään savolaisen rahvaan kirkossakäyntiä sekä poissaoloja kirkosta 1600-luvun lopulla ja 1700-luvun alussa. Piispan- ja rovastintarkastuspöytäkirjojen avulla selvitetään, miksi poissaolot olivat yleisiä, vaikka kirkossakäynnin laiminlyönnistä seurasi rangaistus. Toisaalta pohditaan sitä, miksi seurakuntalaiset tulivat kirkkoon tärkeinä pyhäpäivinä suurin joukoin …