The second edition of Regional Economics provides a comprehensive and up-to-date
treatment of regional economics. This fully revised edition includes key theoretical …

This paper examines the impact of public infrastructure on industrial location when
increasing returns are present. Trade integration implies that firms tend to locate in countries …

VICKERMAN R., SPIEKERMANN K. and WEGENER M.(1999) Accessibility and economic
development in Europe, Reg. Studies 33, 1±15. There is continuing debate on the role of …

Modern Urban and Regional Economics, Second Edition, explains the spatial economic
foundations of the behavior of urban and regional economies, highlighting the differences …

Technical changes in the field of transport, communication and information technology,
together with long-term structural shifts will, in the new century, allow a degree of spatial …

First published in 1999, this volume combines the theory and practice of regional economic
policy in Europe. Six main topics are covered as follows: theory of regional economic …

9.1 The transformation of the electricity network 156 9.2 The transformation of the
telecommunications network 157 9.3 The splintering of domestic utility markets associated …

The efforts of the European Commission to reduce regional inequalities over its territory
continue to attract the attention of researchers. The purpose of this paper is to perform an …

In this article we discuss the relationships between transportation infrastructure, firm
location, agglomeration and regional development. We will argue that the spatial transaction …

This paper investigates the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Italy over the period
1998–1999. FDIs are measured through the frequencies of acquisitions and greenfield …