Projecten
Ontwikkeling van accelerator programma voor sociale ondernemers ter ondersteuning van het volledige ecosysteem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Transportinfrastructuur en regionale ontwikkeling in China gedurende de MaoĆÆstische periode KU Leuven
1. Introduction
This project aims to investigate the link between transport infrastructure and regional economic development in China during the Mao era. Economists argue that public investments have a positive impact on economic growth for a number of reasons. As we will elaborate in what follows, the Chinese story contains many unique and intriguing elements which complicate this statement. A thorough investigation of the topic will ...
SRP: criminaliteit & maatschappij: nieuwe uitdagingen Vrije Universiteit Brussel
FuPLATex -Ā Functionalisatie van PLA vezels en textiel Centexbel - Wetenschappelijk en Technisch Centrum van de Belgische Textielnijverheid
Culture and Economic Development. KU Leuven
This dissertation contains four chapters on comparative development, political economy, public economics and migration with focus on cultural values. The first chapter investigates the ancient origins of differences of cultural traits across countries; in particular, using a large set of measures of culture it identifies the cultural traits associated with genetic distances. The second chapter explores the direct and barrier effects of ...