The Annals of Regional Science. Volume 68, Issue 1 is now available online. In this issue Editorial Editorial: developments at the Annals of regional science 2020–2021 Martin Andersson, Brian H. S. Kim, Janet E. Kohlhase » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Editorial Labor force diversity and new firm formation Mikaela Backman, Janet E. Kohlhase » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Original Paper The roles of KIBS and R&D in the industrial diversification of regions Jeroen Content, Nicola Cortinovis, Koen Frenken, Jacob Jordaan » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Economic shocks and their effect on the schooling and labor participation of youth: evidence from the metal mining price boom in Chilean counties Manuel Pérez Trujillo, Gabriel O. Rodríguez Puello » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF How does the length of residence in a neighborhood vary the effects of neighborhood land use on commuting trip time and mode choice? Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF The geography of COVID-19 in Sweden Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Frictional unemployment, bargaining, and agglomeration Xinmeng Li, Dao-Zhi Zeng » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Do population density, socio-economic ranking and Gini Index of cities influence infection rates from coronavirus? Israel as a case study Yuval Arbel, Chaim Fialkoff, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Convergence in retail gasoline prices: insights from Canadian cities Mark J. Holmes, Jesús Otero, Theodore Panagiotidis » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Study on the impact of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway on regional economic equity based on economic performance Heng Yang, Qiong Tong, Pan Zhao » Abstract » Full text HTML » Full text PDF Do you want to publish your article in this journal? Please visit the homepage of The Annals of Regional Science for full details on: · aims and scope · editorial policy · article submission · journal metrics