Economic complexity offers a potentially powerful paradigm to understand key societal
issues and challenges of our time. The underlying idea is that growth, development …

Economic complexity offers a potentially powerful paradigm to understand key societal
issues and challenges of our time. The underlying idea is that growth, development …

There is an emerging consensus in the literature that locally embedded capabilities and
industrial know-how are key determinants of growth and diversification processes. In order …

Despite the key role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in both international markets and
domestic economies, there is no consensus on their impact on their host economy. In …

El objetivo de este artículo es desarrollar una metodología para medir la brecha de género
en el “empleo pleno y trabajo decente”, y descomponerla estadísticamente según factores …

Estimating the capabilities, or inputs of production, that drive and constrain the economic
development of urban areas has remained a challenging goal. We posit that capabilities are …

¿ Se puede lograr el “empleo pleno y productivo para todos” en el 2030, según el Objetivo
de Desarrollo 8 de la ONU? El asunto se evaluó para 62 ciudades colombianas …

Knowledge of the spatial organization of economic activity within a city is a key to policy
concerns. However, in developing cities with high levels of informality, this information is …

Is urban economic performance driven by a few factors? We study a simple model for the
probability that an individual in a city is employed in a given urban activity. The theory posits …

Evolutionary economic geography emphasises the role of locally embedded skills and
knowledge in regional economic development processes. A region grows into new …