Purpose This study aims to systematically review the economic complexity literature to
advance the knowledge on its contribution to building regional competitiveness …

This study aims to identify the provinces at risk of regional development traps in Turkey for
the 2017–2021 period, as well as to uncover the statistical association between economic …

The trade distance is an important constraining factor underpinning the emergence of social
and economic interactions of complex systems. However, agent-based studies supported by …

Economic complexity plays a prominent role in the economic development of countries. So,
economies need to improve their level of product sophistication. Several, researchers have …

Economic fitness is a nonlinear method for measuring countries' and regions' economic
complexity. This study aims to measure the economic complexity of regions and its impacts …

Policy makers are facing double pressure of increasing health expenditures and efficient
distribution of the available resources. Analysing health systems performances is an …

Selecting suitable trading partners in the globalized trade landscape remains critical.
Traditional selection processes driven by factors like comparative advantage and trade costs …

Supply chain complexity is perceived to exacerbate the supply disruptions or shocks
experienced by a city. Here, we calculate two network measures of supply chain complexity …

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 …

The present research aims to investigate the determinants of economic development and
productivity by proposing an empirical analysis of the economic effects of institutional quality …