Ethnic competition in the retail trade in northern U.S. cities in 1900 : a test of the saturation theory of entrepreneurship
Competition ; Division of labour ; Entrepreneurship ; Ethnic community ; Ethnic group ; Retail trade ; United States of America ; Urban ecology ; Urban economy
The saturation theory of entrepreneurship holds that, in urban economies, the presence of highly enterprising groups impedes the entry of less-enterprising groups into small businesses. This theory is tested, analyzing census data on retail
Choice ; Consumer behaviour ; Location ; Logit model ; Netherlands (The) ; Retail trade ; Rotterdam ; Shopping centre ; Spatial competition ; Urban area
The paper deals with the potential competition of an out-of-town shopping mall in the retail sector (Alexandrium in Greater Rotterdam) with respect to the inner-city of Rotterdam. It aims to identify the motives of visitors and buyers for such large
European part of Russia ; Housing ; Real estate market ; Retail trade ; Saint Petersburg ; Spatial differentiation ; Town ; Urban area ; Urban development