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29/01/2010
28/01/2010
The Geography of bosses
Accordind to this story from the BBC the perspective of Davos' participants regarding the evolution of the economy depends on their geographical location and industry.
26/01/2010
Europe's biggest cities
Want to know which are Europe's 500 largest cities? You can check here. Spoiler alert: the biggest is Moscow and the second biggest is London.
The world is not flat!
According to this news story manufacturing in the US is going through a resurgence. Naturally the question with matters like these is if the return of some firms is enough to eclipse off shoring. Nevertheless it presents a series of interesting elements.
Summer Institute in Economic Geography
The next edition of the summer institute in Economic Geography will be next Summer in Vancouver. It's open to PhD student and early career academics. More information here.
Changing shape of American cities
Through Planetizen I found a very interesting interview with the urban planner Ken Greenberg discussing the changing shape of American cities. It's worth a read. This interview was made for the Metropolis Magazine.
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