♻️ Does bringing production home automatically mean going green?
📌 Linda Stihl, Jonathan Friedrich, & Markus Grillitsch map the conditions under which x-shoring strategies can—and cannot—deliver circular economy outcomes.
🔗 Read more at lnkd.in/eUPNuJYh
#EconomicGeography #Economics #Geography
POSTDOC RECRUITMENT
Contribute to an exciting interdisciplinary project that investigates the impact of music performance on economic decision making in the Mekong Delta. Apply by 4 March! Email with any queries! #postdoc #economics #economicgeography
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG902/r...
📉 What happens when a region is unable to regain economic momentum?
🪤 By adapting the regional development trap to the subnational scale, this article shows how regions across Europe face persistent challenges in improving prosperity.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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🔗 Can stronger linkages turn local factories into engines of broader regional growth?
🏭 Frangenheim et al. reveal how strengthening both forward and backward connections can grow opportunities for regional diversification and upgrading.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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👀ICYMI: "Just four metropolitan areas —New York, Boston, London, and the San Francisco Bay Area— account for 12% of the world’s top scientific talent."
✍️ @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social, Leiboyu Xiang &
@neillee.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ResearchPolicy #EconomicGeography
🕹️ What defines the legitimacy of new technologies across places?
🧠 Heiberg et al. devise a framework that highlights how multiscalar institutional legitimation matters for path creation in emerging technologies.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
#EconomicGeography #Economics #Geography
🌍 Who benefits and who bears the cost when environmental standards shape global value chains?
🌳 Krishnan et al. propose a new analytical framework to unpack the environmental dimensions of upgrading and downgrading across value chains.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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♻️ What makes circular economy initiatives actually stick?
🔄 Lekan et al. look at mission-driven social enterprises in Graz, Austria that map and sustain circuits of value that connect material and extraeconomic relations.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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🖲️ Have regions cracked the code to effective industrial strategy?
📟 Lo Conte et al. show that regional productivity gains follow when diversification is rooted in existing technological capabilities, hence the power of “relatedness.”
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
#EconomicGeography
#Climatechange impacts are geographically uneven and #adaptation strategies need to be place-based.
On this #literaturereview I summarize the key learnings from #economicgeography literature & suggest ways forward 👇 1/6
doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...
'As Kenya’s cities grew, more and more people left their rural homes and subsistence farming systems to go to urban settlements like Mombasa to find work.' An overview of Devin Smart's study, Preparing the Modern Meal. theconversation.com/street-food-... #foodhistory #Kenya #economicgeography
Pakistan-China dialogue strengthens CPEC, trade ties, and regional connectivity, opening doors for education and technology exchanges.
By Amna Ejaz Rafi
Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Jan-2026/...
#PakistanChinaRelations #CPEC #SouthAsia #connectivity #Afghanistan #Peace #economicgeography
It would be interesting to see representations of Aldi purchasing power by geographic location.
Study conducted over a month, at Aldi supermarkets in N. America and Europe.
Can we discuss what items should make up the basket?
#economicgeography
London School of Economics is seeking an Assistant Professor in Economic Geography and Urban Planning to teach local economic development and regional planning at undergraduate and master’s levels. £68,087.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #EconomicGeography #LocalEconomicDevelopment #HigherEdJobs
🌍 How much does ethnicity influence global investment flows?
💰 Culture is shaping capital. Zhou et al. reveal that ethnic networks of intermediaries are central to how SMEs engage in foreign direct investments.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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London School of Economics is seeking an Assistant Professor in Economic Geography and Urban Planning to teach local economic development and regional planning at undergraduate and master’s levels. £68,087.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #economicgeography #regionalplanning #localdevelopment
⏳ What can 159 years of patents reveal about American innovation?
🤖 Crespo & Peiró-Palomino trace a long history of regional specialization in the US to uncover spatial concentrations and shifting innovation hubs.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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What if geography no longer dictates trade? E-commerce cuts distance’s role by 35% but the distance effect is 69% weaker for durables, 43% for non-durables, negligible for services. New research on 9B card transactions reveals how digital trade reshapes economies #EconomicGeography @OECD @tylercowen
🚀 How do transformative systems land in new places?
⚙️ Through the lens of sanitation systems, Miorner, Schelbert, & Binz show that spatial diffusion of innovation involves great experimentation and institutional translation.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
#EconomicGeography
🌾 How do commodities markets engineer stability?
🛠️ Di Luigi, Clark, and Wójcik demonstrate how the institutional backbone of the wheat futures market helps reduce uncertainty, while centralizing power and mitigating risk.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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🏘️ How does migration and service-led growth affect development?
🌐 Randolph and Dutta uncover how India’s internal migrants maintain multi-locational ties, thereby facilitating a structural shift in India’s economy.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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This looks really interesting
#regionalscience #regionalecon #urbanecon #economicgeography
An enjoyable tangle of threads examining the size and scale of London relative to other UK cities.
Also did you know that London has a higher GDP than the whole of Sweden? 🇸🇪
#UrbanGeography #EconomicGeography
🏢 What lies beneath China’s rapid urban expansion?
🔎 Ang Liu’s article in Economic Geography reveals how “fake equity” enables developers to mask liabilities, linking urban growth to deeper financial vulnerabilities.
🔗 Read more at
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
#EconomicGeography
OnlineFirst - "Constructivist economic geographies" by Rachel Phillips, Chris Meulbroek, and @jamiepeck.bsky.social:
#constructivism #methodology #economicgeography
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New article in the Journal of #EconomicGeography:
We introduce the concept of a "Fourth Italy", a paradigm to explain the emergence of #EntrepreneurialEcosystems in #cities. We revisit Bagnasco (1977)’s model of the #ThirdItaly, calling for place-sensitive policies.
To read: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...
Thrilled to share that Rome will host GCEG in 2028! As part of the team, I’m excited to help bring this event to life & welcome scholars from around the world to explore Economic Geographies in Turbulent Times! 🌍🇮🇹 #GCEG2028 #EconomicGeography @carlettissimo.bsky.social @julian-lovreglio.bsky.social
🌍 Big news! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be co-convening, with Filippo Celata, and colleagues at CNR and Sapienza, the 8th Global Conference on Economic Geography: Rome 2028 🇮🇹 We can’t wait to welcome you all to Italy!
#GCEG2028 #EconomicGeography #Rome2028
📢 Calling early-career researchers! A 3-year postdoc in urban & regional economics at @alliancembs.bsky.social is open - guided by TPI experts & backed by Sir Terry Leahy.
🗓️ Apply by 18 June 2025
🔗 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#PostdocJobs #EconomicGeography #ResearchOpportunity
