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The multiple effects of borders on metropolitan functions in Europe

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  • Christophe Sohn
  • Julien Licheron

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This paper examines the effects of borders on the performance of metropolitan areas in Europe. An innovative multidimensional conceptualization of border effects into four factors (separation, contact, differentiation and affirmation) is elaborated on and empirically tested. Estimation results confirm the ambivalent effects of the differentiation factor: economic differentials display positive effects, while cultural differences have negative effects on metropolitan performance. For the other factors, the estimations are of the expected sign, but their signal is weak and calls for further research. Ultimately, this exploratory analysis represents a promising attempt to disentangle the intrinsic dimensions of borders and consider their ambivalent effects.

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  • Christophe Sohn & Julien Licheron, 2018. "The multiple effects of borders on metropolitan functions in Europe," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(11), pages 1512-1524, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:52:y:2018:i:11:p:1512-1524
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1410537
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    1. Peter Nijkamp, 2021. "Borders as opportunities in the space-economy: towards a theory of enabling space," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 223-239, February.
    2. Federico Fantechi & Ugo Fratesi, 2023. "Border Effects on firm's productivity: The role of peripherality and territorial capital," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 102(3), pages 483-506, June.
    3. Anna Growe & Kati Volgmann, 2022. "Metropolisation through Regionalisation? Spatial Scope and Anchor Points of Metropolitan Functions in German Urban Regions," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 113(5), pages 502-522, December.
    4. Sofia GOUVEIA & Leonida CORREIA & Patrícia MARTINS, 2020. "European integration and its effects on population in border and peripheral regions," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 11, pages 8-27, November.
    5. Christophe Sohn & Julien Licheron & Evert Meijers, 2022. "Border cities: Out of the shadow," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(2), pages 417-438, April.
    6. Francesco Cappellano & Christophe Sohn & Teemu Makkonen & Virpi Kaisto, 2022. "Bringing borders back into cross-border regional innovation systems: Functions and dynamics," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 54(5), pages 1005-1021, August.

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