In many instances in empirical spatial analysis, the method of choice is a regression
analysis, whereby a variable of interest (the dependent variable) is related in a linear way to …

The volume on New Directions in Spatial Econometrics appeared in 1995 as one of the first
in the then new Springer series on Advances in Spatial Sciences. It very quickly became …

This paper analyses the economic growth effects of EU structural funds extending the
current literature by at least three aspects: Firstly, we make use of a new structural funds …

In recent years the so-called new economic geography and the issue of regional economic
convergence have increasingly drawn the interest of economists to the empirical analysis of …

The maximization of the log-likelihood function required in the estimation of spatial
autoregressive linear regression models is a computationally intensive procedure that …

As is laid down in the convention on biodiversity, it is essential to install a sustainability
monitoring system with integrated biodiversity indicators on both the regional and local …

We propose a spatial capital asset pricing model and a spatial arbitrage pricing theory (S-
APT) that extend the classical asset pricing models by incorporating spatial interaction. We …

This book identifies the main challenges Chinese agriculture is confronting and considers
how these challenges might be met. The performance of China's agricultural production is …

This paper analyses the growth e® ects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of
124 NUTS-1/NUTS-2 regions over the time period 1995-2005. We extend the current …

Tax competition theory predicts that the introduction of the EU Single Market in 1993 should
have caused excise tax competition and thus increased strategic interaction in the setting of …