Urban-rural Integration Based on Regional Economic Integration——A Case of Jiuquan-Jiayuguan Areas of Gansu Province

The relationship between urban-rural integration and regional economic integration is summarized in the paper.Based on the fact,it expressed the necessity and realistic meaning of pushing forward the urban-rural integration process synchronously during Jiuquan-Jia yuguan (abbreviate:Jiu-Jia) areas economic integration.The current degree of the urban-rural integration of Jiu-Jia was analyzed by index calculation,and the related conclusions were obtained.Besides,the development concepts and the key works to accelerate the process of Jiu-Jia urban-rural integration were suggested.The results show that the overall level of urban-rural integration in Jiuquan and Jiayuguan is higher than the average level of Gansu Province,but the urban-rural economic development and social development lose the balance and the dual structure is prominent.In the end,three developmental patterns for accelerating the developmental process of urban-rural integration are put forward.Firstly,the government should find the key of the current work and coordinate the construction of infrastructure.Secondly,rural economic industrialization should be promoted.Thirdly,the urbanized social management should be promoted.

The Inspiration of European Integration to Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation

The two different developing trends in current Asia are in sharp contrast with each other. One is relying on military means to solve regional conflicts, the other is coordinating and stabilizing inter-state relations through economic integration. The latter is undoubtedly the target to be sought after. Summarizing Europe’s experience is conducive to reaching the goal.

Coordinated development of Yunnan's frontier culture and economy under the regional economic integration pattern

This paper constructs the index system by means of quantitative analysis. We choose the coordination degree of Yunnan province from 2012 to 2015. The regional cultural and economic development in Yunnan's frontier are analyzed so that we can provide the reference for the sustainable development of Yunnan's frontier and realize the coordinated development of culture in Yunnan's frontier and economic system in order. The results show that the culture and economy in Yunnan's frontier are coupled with formation of the coordinated development of culture and economy; economic development is the main reason to promote the coordinated development of culture and economy in Yunnan's frontier, and it contributes to the main force of improving the coordinated development of evolution types; the coordinated development degree of the overall level is low and still in the China's backward level.

Impact of openness, economic policy reform and regional shocks on trade and growth of Thailand： An econometric study

Thailand has currently enhanced and promoted intensive trade and investment liberalization and implemented long-term growth policy according with current regional economic integration, WTO obligations and globalization. Nevertheless, several recent internal and external factors e.g. the massive SARS and avian flu outbreaks, the Indian Ocean tsunami devastation, the Asia financial crisis and domestic policy reforms （ICSEAD, 2006） have also impeded this policy. While the issues are important for Thailand and developing countries in Asia, only limited research has been undertaken to investigate them. The paper conducts a substantive quantitative study to contribute to these trade and development policy issues. A new econometric modelling policy method, namely the generalized gravity theory （Tran Van Hoa, 2004） is used to develop a simple flexible simultaneous-equation econometric model of Thailand＇s openness model with its seven major trade partners （ASEAN-4, Australia, the USA, the EU, China, Japan and India）. Using data from the ICSEAD, the World Development Indicators and the Bank of Thailand databases, the paper reveals efficient and reliable empirical findings on trade-growth causality, trade determination including the impact of shocks and policy reform on trade and growth between Thailand and its major trade partners over the past two decades. The paper also provides evidence on the linkages between trade in goods, FDI and services and regional economic integration for more credible policy implications.

Pattern of Opening Up,Integration and Reshaping Economic Geography——A New Economic Geography Analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Since the 18 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,the central government has implemented several regional development plans,including the Belt and Road Initiative and the Yangtze River Economic Belt,aiming to reshape the economic geography of China.This paper is based on the Belt and Road Initiative and the Yangtze River Economic Belt and outlines the pattern of opening up.To analyze the impact of the pattern of opening up on the regional integration of China's economic geography,this paper has developed a new economic geography model comprised of four regions and two countries.From this,it draws some conclusions.First,the change of pattern of opening up will lead to shifting centripetal and centrifugal forces from the international market.The greater the scale of neighboring markets,the stronger the agglomeration force will be; the more product varieties made in neighboring countries,the more potent its dispersion force.Second,developing an inland international trade corridor will decentralize industry distribution and reduce the impact of external market integration on home countries.Third,the inland international trade corridor could alter the effect of domestic market integration on the economic geography.When domestic integration occurs prior to international integration,further integration of a domestic market leads to greater industrial distribution along a bell-shaped curve,which describes economic activities from dispersion to agglomeration to decentralization.Therefore,developing an integrated market system of major countries and opening a corridor between China and Europe is not only the key to reshaping China's economic geography but also the path to solving the problems of the Heihe-Tengchong Line.

Prospects for the Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region

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The “Absence” of Asian Regional Economic Integration and the Development Orientation of the Belt and Road

Asia has a special significance in China’s neighborhood strategy.Geographically,the Belt and Road Initiative faces the countries of Asia or China’s neighbors in the first place.Asia is clearly marked by an imbalance in and“absence”of regional economic integration.This“absence”is two-fold:it is expressed on the one hand as a lack of unified institutional arrangements for regional economic integration,and on the other as the inability of underdeveloped countries in the region to truly participate in regional economic integration and thereby gain opportunities for development.Compared with the rule-oriented nature of existing regional economic integration mechanisms,the Belt and Road Initiative,as a new type of regional cooperation mechanism,displays an orientation towards development.All existing regional economic integration arrangements,regardless of their form,establish specific rules on access thresholds,the rights and duties of member countries,schedules and roadmaps,dispute resolution mechanisms and so forth.This is not the case for the Belt and Road,which is not predicated on specific rules,but establishes its overall framework by orienting itself towards development.Overall,the development orientation of the Belt and Road is helpful not only in overcoming the inherent defects of Asian regional economic integration,but in responding to the new challenge of anti-globalization.This is an institutional public good that China offers to Asia and to the world.

North American Free Trade Area and World Economic Regional Integration

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PROGRESS OF CHINESE REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY STUDIES IN RECENT TWENTY YEARS

Regional geography, embodying the regionality and integration, is the kernel of Geography. Since the 1980s, the Chinese geographers have extensively taken part in the social practical activities and made progress in physico geographical regionalization, economic regionalization, territorial (regional) development planning, construction of special economic zone, and integrated research in the major areas of China. Through these works, the theories of regional geography have been richened and the capacity participating in the social practice promoted as well. In China, many regional researches had been conducted respectively from the aspects of regional physico geography and regional economic geography, etc. According to the cases, this paper gives a review on the studies of regional geography during the latest two decades in China. It ought to be indicated that the natural and human components should be combined and the disciplines intersected and permeated, with the support of advanced technology. In order to serve the regional sustainable development, on the background of global change, this is an inevitable tendency for the development of the regional geography.

Open Regionalism: The Way Forward For Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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Eurasian Integration： Past, Present, and Future

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet area moved fi＇om the periphery of the world economy into a new centre of political and economic influence. Today, the concept of pragmatic （economic） Eurasianism by N. Nazarbayev plays a paramount role in the development of integration processes in Eurasia. One of the newest initiatives of Eurasian integration is the Eurasian Economic Union （EAEU）, which functions today in a five-side format, comprising Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia. However, conflict of interests, differential economic development among member states, and institutional problems often complicate the various processes of integration. On the other hand, with measures like harmonizing of national legislations, improved communication between countries at all levels, unification of trade policies, and enhanced control over domestic market in place, the EAEU countries also represent the newest competitive players in the world arena.

Implementation of Dynamic Line Rating in a Sub-Transmission System for Wind Power Integration

Based on conventional static line rating method, the actual current carrying capability of overhead conductors cannot be judged. Due to continuous increment in electricity demand and the difficulties associated with new line constructions, the overhead lines are therefore required to be rated based on a method that should establish their real-time capability in terms of electricity transmission. The method used to determine the real-time ampacity of overhead conductors not only can enhance their transmission capacity but can also help in allowing excessive renewable generation in the electricity network. In this research work, the issues related to analyzing an impact of wind power on periodical loading of overhead line as well as finding its static and dynamic ampacities with line current are investigated in detail. Moreover, the investigation related to finding a suitable location for the construction of a 60 MW wind farm is taken on board. Thereafter, the wind park is integrated with a regional grid, owned by Fortum Distribution AB. In addition to that, the electricity generated from the wind park is also calculated in this project. Later on, the work is devoted to finding the static and dynamic line ratings for “VL3” overhead conductor by using IEEE-738-2006 standard. Furthermore, the project also deals with finding the line current and making its comparison with maximum capacity of overhead conductor (VL3) for loading it in such a way that no any violation of safe ground clearance requirements is observed at all. Besides, the line current, knowing the conductor temperature when it transmits the required electricity in the presence of wind power generation is also an important factor to be taken into consideration. Therefore, based on real-time ambient conditions with actual line loading and with the help of IEEE-738-2006 standard, the conductor temperature is also calculated in this project. At the end, an economic analysis is performed to evaluate the financial advantages related to applying the dynamic line ratings approach in place of traditional static line ratings technique across an overhead conductor (VL3) and to know how much beneficial it is to temporarily postpone the rebuilding and/or construction of a new transmission line. Furthermore, an economic analysis related to wind power system is taken into consideration as well to get familiar with the costs related to building and connecting a 60 MW wind farm with the regional grid.

Union of South American Nations： Monetary Synchronization and Economic Asymmetries

An analysis of the monetary synchronization of the Union of South American Nations （UNASUR） for the decade 2004 through 2013 has been conducted using the optimum currency area （OCA） theories in order to evaluate the economic integration. By applying Bayoumi and Eichengreen＇s equation, it was found that with a decent adjustment, a high percentage of countries show a tendency to harmonize their currencies in function of the four independent variables： output disturbances, the dissimilarity in exports composition, the trade linkages, and the size of the economies. To extend the model, mobility of labor and level of the integration in good＇s market were added by modifying Behrens＇ proposal, founding that the six variables are indeed related to the exchange rate harmonization at different significant levels, with a considerable moderate fitting. Additionally an analysis of variance （ANOVA） has been considered in order to study the following economic indicators： gross domestic product （GDP）, population, GDP per capita, exports to group vs. total exports, unemployment, and inflation rates so as to visualize the economic asymmetries of the Union, for the same period. Differences were inferred for all of them but not for their annual speed of change. The least significant differences （LSD） provide further results and Duncan＇s multiple range tests lead to defining groups of countries with similar characteristics.

产业学院建设助力高等职业教育适应区域经济发展研究

随着经济的发展和社会的进步,高等职业教育在推动区域经济发展中发挥着重要的作用。通过分析高等职业教育与区域经济发展的关系,探讨了加强组织领导、融入区域发展、与区域企业融合、衔接产业链、创新链和教育链等方式,实现产学研的深度融合,为区域经济发展提供有力的支持。在产业学院建设中,建立管理委员会、依托大数据质量监控云平台等举措,提高产业学院的办学质量和人才培养效果,以期为高等职业教育适应区域经济发展提供有益的借鉴。

超越技术的视角:新型基础设施推动区域经济发展的理论基础与科学议题

新型基础设施(新基建)是第四次工业革命的基石,是推动区域经济发展和实现大国崛起的引擎,也是经济地理的前沿和重要研究领域。本文以超越技术的视角,系统梳理了当前经济地理学中关于新基建的相关理论,主要包括技术关联性理论、关键赋能技术理论、技术−制度协同演化理论和区域一体化理论等。在此基础上,提出需重点关注的3个科学议题及研究思路,分别是新基建技术−制度协同演化路径与机制研究、新基建赋能产业创新发展机制研究和新基建统筹布局与区域一体化运行机制研究。本文旨在建立新基建推动区域经济发展的理论框架,以期为中国更好发挥新基建战略潜力和推动区域高质量发展提供理论支撑。

数实融合与经济高质量发展耦合协调的时空演进及差异分析

数实融合是中国共产党二十大报告的明确要求,对助推经济高质量发展具有重要作用。从基础融合、创新融合、应用融合、效益融合和生态融合5个维度构建中国数实融合发展评价指标体系,基于2010-2021年中国30个省区市的面板数据,对数实融合、经济高质量发展及二者的耦合协调水平进行测算,并运用核密度估计和Dagum基尼系数法对其时空演进与区域差异进行了研究。结果表明:各省耦合协调水平总体不断提升;在研究期内,耦合协调度较低的地区上升幅度较大,呈现追赶趋势,但增长速率逐步放缓。全国范围内,耦合协调水平呈先集聚后分散的趋势,虽差距逐步缩小,但已经出现多级分化特征;不同区域的耦合协调水平演进呈现不同趋势。数实融合与经济高质量发展的耦合协调区域差异有所缓解,主要差异来源于区域间差距。东部地区省份之间的耦合协调水平差距最大,与其他地区之间的耦合协调发展水平差距也最为显著。

康养产业与区域经济深度融合:困境、动力机制与现实路径

康养产业作为一项新兴业态,产业链涵盖旅游、医疗、养老等诸多产业。推动其与区域经济深度融合是在新发展阶段下我国实施积极应对老龄化战略、健康中国战略、乡村振兴战略的重要内容,是实现共同富裕目标的必然举措。本文探寻康养产业与区域经济深度融合的理论逻辑,结合康养产业的特征和类型,剖析康养产业与区域经济融合发展存在的问题。并从外部、内部两个维度分析康养产业与区域经济深度融合的动力机制,认为外部动力机制有政策驱动、需求拉动以及市场拓展;内部动力机制有企业竞争、技术变革以及思想转变。可以通过政府提供政策支持与保障,建立康养发展水平评价机制,培养融合型康养人才,推动康养产业智慧化发展,健全康养产业发展体系等方面,实现康养产业与区域经济的有效融合,助力共同富裕。

国家异质性与跨国金融合作:一个文献综述

作为一个实践前沿的研究领域,国家异质性与跨国金融合作问题正处于研究成果涌现和体系构建的关键阶段。通过对国家异质性与跨国金融合作进行系统的文献综述,梳理该领域的研究现状和进展,归纳国家异质性在金融合作研究中的主要问题和现有研究的不足。基于此,提出未来研究的四个方向:深化理论框架与实证分析、加强多维度异质性影响分析、考虑异质性影响金融合作机制研究和应用跨学科研究方法,为推动有效的国际金融合作和区域经济一体化提供了理论支持和深化研究建议。

区域经济一体化对企业劳动力成本粘性的影响——基于长三角城市群的视角

中国区域经济发展不平衡已引发劳动力供需失衡和劳动力资源错配等问题,如何矫正劳动力市场扭曲现象、提高劳动力资源配置效率,值得深入研究。文章以长三角城市群为例,实证检验区域经济一体化对企业劳动力成本粘性的影响效果及作用机制。研究发现,区域经济一体化主要通过增加企业劳动力需求来降低企业劳动力成本粘性;进一步研究发现,位于扩容城市、高学历员工和技术员工占比较高、资本密集型、成熟期以及中小规模的企业,区域经济一体化对劳动力成本粘性的影响更加显著。研究结论为推动城市群经济一体化建设和加强企业劳动力成本管控提供政策参考。

面向区域经济发展的高职院校产教融合路径探索

在当前快速变化的经济环境中,高职院校在区域经济发展中扮演着至关重要的角色。产教融合作为一种新兴的教育模式,对于培养符合区域经济发展需要的高技能人才至关重要。然而,产教融合过程中存在诸多问题,这些问题严重影响高职教育效果。因此,解决校企资源对接不足、创新教育模式以及优化政策支持是提升高职院校产教融合效果的关键。具体而言,加强校企合作、创新教育模式、优化政策支持,可有效提升高职教育的质量和效果,促进高职院校与区域经济协同发展。