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Low-Cost Carriers, Economies of Flows and Regional Externalities

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  • Allan Williams
  • Vladimir Balaz

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Williams A. M. and Balaz V. Low-cost carriers, economies of flows and regional externalities, Regional Studies. The emergence of low-cost carriers, following air travel re-regulation in Europe, has major implications for individual firms and regional economies. Understanding regions as 'economies of flows', the paper explores, largely conceptually, how uneven, fluctuating, and fragmentary changes in air travel and connectivity, resulting from the activities of low-cost carriers, have had substantial impacts on flows of labour migrants, knowledge, business connectivity/investment, and mobile markets, especially tourism. The resulting modifications to institutions and regional externalities contribute to net changes in the transaction costs of individual firms, regional competitiveness, and the unfolding and increasingly interconnected map of uneven regional development in Europe. [image omitted] Williams A. M. et Balaz V. Transporteurs a faibles couts, economies de flux et externalites regionales, Regional Studies. L'emergence des transporteurs a faibles couts, apres la reregulation des voyages par avion en Europe, a des implications majeures sur les entreprises et les economies regionales. Assimilant les regions a des « economies de flux », les auteurs explorent, largement sur le plan des concepts, comment les changements irreguliers, fluctuants et fragmentaires qui affectent les transports aeriens et les connexions, resultant des activites des transporteurs a faibles couts, ont eu des consequences substantielles sur les flux de travailleurs migrants, la connaissance, la connectivite/investissement dans les affaires et les marches fluctuants, en particulier le tourisme. Les modifications qui en resultent pour les institutions et les externalites regionales contribuent aux changements en matiere de cout des transactions des entreprises, de competitivite regionale ainsi que de deploiement d'une carte de plus en plus interconnectee du developpement regional irregulier en Europe. Transport aerien Reglementation Externalites Migration Connaissance Tourisme Williams A. M. und Balaz V. Billigfluggesellschaften, Okonomien von Stromen und regionale Externalitaten, Regional Studies. Das Entstehen der Billigfluggesellschaften nach der Neuregulierung des Flugverkehrs in Europa hat sich auf einzelne Firmen und regionale Wirtschaften nachhaltig ausgewirkt. Ausgehend von einer Auffassung der Regionen als 'Okonomien von Stromen' wird in diesem Beitrag auf grosstenteils konzeptueller Ebene untersucht, wie sich die ungleichmassigen, fluktuierenden und fragmentaren Veranderungen im Flugverkehr und in den Flugverbindungen aufgrund der Tatigkeiten der Billigfluggesellschaften erheblich auf die Strome von Arbeitsmigranten, Wissen, Geschaftsverbindungen bzw. -investitionen und mobile Markte (insbesondere Fremdenverkehr) ausgewirkt haben. Die sich daraus ergebenden Anderungen an den Institutionen und regionalen Externalitaten tragen zu Nettoveranderungen hinsichtlich der Transaktionskosten der einzelnen Firmen, der regionalen Wettbewerbsfahigkeit sowie der entstehenden und zunehmend zusammenhangenden Karte der ungleichmassigen Regionalentwicklung in Europa bei. Flugverkehr Regulierung Externalitaten Migration Wissen Fremdenverkehr Williams A. M. y Balaz V. Companias aereas de bajo coste, economias de flujos y efectos externos regionales, Regional Studies. La aparicion de companias aereas de bajo coste tras la nueva regulacion de los viajes en avion en Europa tiene repercusiones importantes para las empresas individuales y las economias regionales. Basandonos en una comprension de las regiones como 'economias de flujos', en este articulo analizamos, en gran medida de un modo conceptual, como han repercutido significativamente los cambios desiguales, fluctuantes y fragmentarios de los viajes por avion y la conectividad debido a las actividades de las companias aereas de bajo coste, en los flujos de los inmigrantes laborales, conocimientos, conectividad/inversion comercial y los mercados moviles, especialmente el turismo. Las modificaciones resultantes para las instituciones y los efectos externos regionales contribuyen a los cambios netos en los costes de transaccion de empresas individuales, la competitividad regional y la creacion de un mapa cada vez mas interconectado del desarrollo regional en Europa. Viaje en avion Regulacion Efectos externos Migracion Conocimiento Turismo

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  • Allan Williams & Vladimir Balaz, 2009. "Low-Cost Carriers, Economies of Flows and Regional Externalities," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(5), pages 677-691.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:43:y:2009:i:5:p:677-691
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400701875161
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