1) The December 2015 NARSC Newsletter is now available. It can be viewed here - http://www.narsc.org/newsite/?page_id=417.

2) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 

The 10^th Annual Conference of the Spatial Econometrics Association will be held in Rome from June 13^th to June 15^th at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. All details can be found at the website of the Association  or directly at the website of the Conference at:

www.spatialeconometricsassociation.it

Special features of the conference this year:

-          Two special “Decennial” lectures by Jean Paelinck and Luc Anselin

-          Two invited speakers: Dan Griffith and second name to be confirmed

-        A special issue of the journal “Econometrics”  (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/econometrics)

-          A round table on software for spatial econometrics with R, STATA, GeoDa and SAS

-          The first meeting of the Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute Alumni on June 12^nd

-          A crash introductory 2-days course on Spatial Econometrics and application in R will be held on June 10^th and 11^th

The deadline for submitting an abstract is April, 16^th 2016

Notification of acceptance will be sent by April, 30^th, 2016

The deadline for the Early Bird registration is May 14^th, 2016

Please note that, due to the coincidence with the Jubilee in Rome, it is important to book the hotel well in advance. The website reports a large number of alternative accommodations.

Immediately before the conference there will be the 9^th edition of the Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute starting from May 16^th and finishing on June 10^th.

The deadline for applying to the summer school  is February 20th, 2016 (applications at www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org )

Notification of acceptance will be sent by March, 1^st, 2016

Journal of Family Business Strategy
Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 207-272 (December 2015)

Special Issue: "Family Business and Regional Development"

Edited by Welter, F.; Block, J.; Wennberg, K.; Basco, R.; Stough, R.

• Roger, S; Welter, F.; Block, J.; Wennberg, K.; & Basco, R. (2015). “Family Business and Regional Science: ‘Bridging the Gap.” Journal of Family Business Strategy 6 (4): 208–18.

• Bassetti, T.; Dal Maso, L.; & Lattanzi. N. (2015). “Family Businesses in Eastern European Countries: How Informal Payments Affect Exports.” Journal of Family Business Strategy 6 (4):
  219-233.

• Cucculelli, M.; & Storai, D. (2015). “Family Firms and Industrial Districts. Evidence from the Italian Manufacturing Industry.” Journal of Family Business Strategy 6 (4): 234-246.

• Backman, M., and Palmberg, J (2015). “Contextualizing Small Family Firms: How Does the Urban-Rural Context Affect Firm Employment Growth?” Journal of Family Business Strategy 6 (4): 247-258.

• Basco, R,. (2015). “Family Business and Regional Development. A Theoretical Model of Regional Familiness.” Journal of Family Business Strategy 6 (4): 259-271.

Department Head, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

The Department of Urban Planning and Policy in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites nominations and applications for the position of Head. The successful candidate will provide leadership for the growth of the department and a vision for the department’s continued excellence in research, teaching, and service. They will have a visible presence in the Chicago metropolitan region, throughout Illinois, and globally.  The department offers a highly-regarded professional degree program, the Masters in Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP), which is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. It also hosts a new and rapidly growing Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and a small but selective doctoral program, and the Urban Data Visualization Lab. The department has 18 tenured and tenure-track faculty, and currently 160 MUPP students, 80 undergraduate majors, and 25 Ph.D. students are enrolled.

Located just west of Chicago's Loop, UIC is a Carnegie Research I University (very high research activity). It enrolls 27,000 students and is the largest public research university in the Chicago area. CUPPA was created in 1995 as part of UIC's Great Cities Initiative and houses two academic programs (Urban Planning and Policy and Public Administration). The College also hosts six research centers and institutes: the Survey Research Laboratory, the Great Cities Institute, the Urban Transportation Center, the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, and the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

The Head is the administrative officer of the department with responsibility for instructional programs and for administrative, budgetary, promotion, and recruitment matters. The department has a long tradition of shared governance and the Head regularly consults with faculty, students, staff and the departmental Advisory Committee around key decisions.  The Head also represents the department within the College, University, and academic and professional communities.  The successful candidate will have a distinguished record of scholarship commensurate with the rank of full professor, exceptional administrative skills, teaching excellence, and demonstrated commitment to community engagement, and social justice. The area of specialization is open but should align with at least one of the department’s concentrations:  spatial planning and design; urban transportation; community development; economic development; globalization and international planning; and environmental planning and policy.

In recognition of UIC’s status as an urban-serving university and the department’s historical commitment to racial equity, applications from underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged. 

UIC’s tenure/tenure-track and full-time non-tenure track faculty are represented by UIC United Faculty Local 6456: American Federation of Teachers / American Association of University Professors / Illinois Federation of Teachers / AFL-CIO.

Application Procedure

To apply please submit a complete on-line application and upload a complete curriculum vitae, a statement of qualifications, and the names and contact information of three references at

https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=59021&job=upp-department-head                             

Minimum Qualifications (required) for posting to UIC Job Board

• An earned doctorate in urban planning, geography, urban studies, architecture, or a related field.
• Tenure at a highly-ranked academic institution, including at least ten years of faculty service.
• A thorough knowledge of the academic discipline and professional organizations within urban planning and policy. 
• Firsthand knowledge of university administration, especially in the areas of faculty development, grants management, student affairs, continuing education, alumni affairs, and public service.
• Understanding of budgeting and financial management, marketing, and strategic planning within an academic department.
• Ability to collaborate, build consensus, and plan for joint action with faculty, students, and staff.

The review process will continue until the position is filled. For best consideration, applications should be received by February 29, 2016.  Applications will be reviewed beginning 1/29/16.

As an EOE/AA employer, the University of Illinois will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

Dear colleague,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the INFER Annual Conference organized by the Research Centre on Industrial and Public Economics (CREIP), the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and the International Network for Economic Research (INFER), which will be held from 8th to 10th June 2016. The conference is open to contributions from all areas of economic research. However, there will be a session on Spatial Econometrics for both theoretical and applied papers related to spatial modelling. The deadline for receiving proposals is 26th February 2016.

You may find further details in the attach document and at the web of the conference (http://wwwa.fundacio.urv.cat/congressos/infer-conference/)

We look forward to meet you in Reus.

Best Regards,

Miguel Manjón (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>), Universitat Rovira i Virgili
c/c: Oscar Martínez (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>), Universitat Rovira i Virgili
c/c: Karen Miranda (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>), Universitat Rovira i Virgili

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Dear Colleague,

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), a world association of academics and researchers, organizes its 3^rd Annual International Panel on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages, 25-28 July 2016, Athens, Greece as part of the 13^th Annual International Conference on SΜΕs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Management – Marketing – Economic - Social Aspects, 25-28 July 2016, Athens, Greece. Please submit a 300-word abstract before 28 December 2015, by email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), addressed to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, U.K.

Please include with this order: Title of Paper, First Name, Family name of all co-authors, Current Position of all co-authors, Institutional Affiliation (University/Organization) of all co-authors, Country of all co-authors, an email address of all co-authors and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission.

Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. George Poulos, Vice-President of Research, ATINER & Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa, South Africa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).   

Dear colleague,

I would like to draw your attention to the announcement of the August Loesch Prize 2016, granted by the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz (Germany) and the August Loesch Association. Please write an E-Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to submit your work, to get further information about the submission process. The invitation of submissions is attached. Please forward it to anybody who might be interested.

Johannes Broecker

10TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE ECONOMIC JOURNAL

CALL FOR
PAPERS

The _10th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal_,
organized by CeBER, Center for Business and Economics Research, will
take place at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra, on
July 1-3, 2016. The Meeting webpage is http://www.uc.pt/en/feuc/PEJ2016
[1] .

SUBMISSIONS in all fields of Economics are welcome and should be
made through Conference Maker, at


https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=PEJ2016
[2]

UNTIL MARCH 15, 2016. Papers should be written in English. The
title page should contain the following elements: name of the author(s),
affiliation(s), presenter, address(es), email(s), title of the paper,
abstract (up to 600 words), keywords and JEL classification codes.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER _PEDRO CARNEIRO_ [3] University College, London.


PORTUGUESE ECONOMIC JOURNAL WEBSITE http://www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/~pej


IMPORTANT DATES

Paper submission: until March 15, 2016


Communication of decisions: April 15, 2016

Early registration: until
May 24, 2016

Deadline for presenters' registration: June 10, 2016


Late registration: as of May 25, 2016

Conference: July 1-3, 2016


FURTHER INFORMATION on REGISTRATION, FEES, VENUE and ACCOMMODATION can
be found at the Meeting webpage.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Ricardo Reis
(LSE, UK)

Guilherme Carmona (University of Surrey, UK)

Isabel Horta
Correia (Banco de Portugal and Católica-Lisbon SBE, Portugal)

Joana
Pais (ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)

João Gomes (University of
Pennsylvania, USA)

Leonor Modesto (Católica-Lisbon SBE, Portugal)


Luis Cabral (NYU, USA)

Miguel Ferreira (NOVA SBE, Portugal)

Miguel
Portela (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)

Paulo Rodrigues (Banco de
Portugal and NOVA SBE, Portugal)

Pedro Carneiro (UCL, UK)

LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

José Murteira (U. Coimbra, Portugal)

Ana
Margarida Monteiro (U. Coimbra, Portugal)

Óscar Lourenço (U. Coimbra,
Portugal)

Pedro Godinho (U. Coimbra, Portugal)

CONTACTS

Faculdade
de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra,

Av. Dias da Silva, 165


3004-512 Coimbra

Portugal

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.



Links:
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[1] http://www.uc.pt/en/feuc/PEJ2016
[2]
https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=PEJ2016
[3]
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctppca/

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you very much for your great interest to the 2016 RSAI World Congress Istanbul. We have received hundreds of abstracts with a great geographical diversity from Mexico, Brazil, US to Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and from Japan, Indonesia, China to Germany, France, Italy and many other European countries. You have made our congress a real ‘World Congress’! Thank you very much! We have also received many requests for the extension of the deadline. In the light of these requests and ongoing demand, we are very glad to inform you that the deadline for abstract submission has been extended until Sunday 17th of January 2016.

If you are still unsure about attending the conference, you can find more information about the conference/themes/speakers and special sessions at the congress website: www.2016worldcongress.regionalscience.org

As we are approaching the year-­‐end and embracing the coming 2016, I would like on behalf of Turkish Regional Science Association and RSAI World Congress Local Organizing Committee, to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

With warmest regards,

Prof.Dr. Tüzin Baycan
President Turkish Regional Science Association
Chair RSAI World Congress Local Organizing Committee

6th Annual Conference of the Argentine Regional Science Association

May 26‐27, 2016, San Carlos de Bariloche

Call for Papers

OVERVIEW
The Argentine Regional Science Association (SAER) invites you to participate in the 6th edition of its Annual Conference to be held in May 26‐27, 2015 in San Carlos de Bariloche, organized by the Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro, Sede Andina.
The 6th Annual Conference will cover a wide range of topics on Regional Economics including:

• Regional finances, trade, investments and capital markets
• Regional economic growth and development
• Science & Technology, Tourism & Export sectors at Regions

Previous Seminars (http://www.saerargentina.com.ar ) have attracted speakers from different countries. We welcome scholars, researchers, students as well as corporation and government executives. We will also host special panels on regional topics. You can either present your research work or just attend. There will be a session of work and/or thesis in progress.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Submissions (extended abstracts up to 1,000 words or full papers) should be in English and include title, keywords, JEL classification, author(s)’ full name(s), affiliation, address, email and phone of the (responsible) author. Submissions (in pdf file format only) must be made by email only to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

DEADLINES

• Submission of papers or extended abstracts: March 20, 2016
• Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2016
• Submission of final papers/work in progress: May 15, 2016

The organizers will invite participating authors to be discussants of a paper.