Dear all,

The new RSAI Newsletter November 2019 can now be found under

https://www.regionalscience.org/images/PDF/Newsletter%202019%20November.pdf

Dear RSAI members,

The yearly NARSC congress, this year organized in Pittsburgh, PA, is quickly approaching and as another exciting Regional Science event is getting nearer I would like to take the chance to update you on three recent changes in the RSAI Council composition.

At the Lyon Council meeting a very important decision has been made. The Council elected Prof. Eduardo Haddad as President Elect of the RSAI. Eduardo will become Vice President as of January 2020, and will work along Prof. Mark Partridge, current RSAI President, for the benefit of the Association. Good luck Eduardo!

The Council also elected a New Treasurer. Our former Treasurer, Prof. Francisco Carballo-Cruz, decided to step down after years of excellent service. The new Treasurer is Prof. Serena Eréndira Serrano Oswald. Serena is current President of LARSA, and has a vast experience in dealing with regional science matters both at national and international level. Welcome on board Serena!

Lastly, right after the ERSA congress in Lyon the deadline for submitting applications for being elected Councillor-at-large expired. We received three excellent candidatures, and the turnover in the electronic ballot has been really impressive, witnessing the great interest of the members in the associational life. The majority of votes went to Daniela Luminita-Constantin, Romania, ERSA. Daniela is a historical and founding member of the Romanian section of the RSAI; she successfully organized a RSAI world congress in Timisoara, in 2012, and we are all excited to have her on board. Welcome Daniela!

I look forward to seeing many of you at some of the next RSAI events. In the meanwhile, I am sure you will join me in congratulating Eduardo, Serena, and Daniela for their forthcoming new endevors.

Andrea Caragliu

Executive Director, Regional Science Association International

Eduardo Haddad

Eduardo A. Haddad is Full Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, where he also directs the Regional and Urban Economics Lab (NEREUS). He is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, Rabat, Morocco.

Eduardo Haddad received his B.A. in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1993, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign in 1997. In 1998 he held a post-doctoral position at the University of Oxford. He has served as the president of the Brazilian Regional Science Association (2008-2010), and as the first president of the Regional Science Association of the Americas (2008-2010). He was the Director of Research of the Brazilian think tank Institute of Economic Research Foundation (FIPE) from 2005 to 2013. Eduardo has spent the period January 2014 to June 2015 on sabbatical as a visitor at the Department of Economics (International Economics Section) at Princeton University, and at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy and Planning at Rutgers University. In 2017-2018, he was the Chairman of the Department of Economics at USP. Together with Professor Carlos Azzoni, he founded NEREUS in 2002.

Serena Eréndira Serrano Oswald

Serena is a full-time researcher in the "Culture, Politics and Diversity" Program of the Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research (CRIM-UNAM).

She published more than thirty refereed publications, has organized 10 congresses at international level and 15 at national level; also, she has participated in 70 national and 45 international congresses.

Her research areas include gender, studies, identity, social representations, culture, motherhood, migration, politics, environment, peace and security, culture and regional development.

She has participated in 11 research projects and worked as a researcher, consultant, workshop worker, therapist and community facilitator, as well as in women's research projects for the pharmaceutical chemical industry. She is the founder of the NGOs Benguna Bee (Female Moon) and Tierra Joven. She is former President of the Mexican Association of Sciences for Regional Development (AMECIDER), and currently chairs the Latin American and Caribbean (LARSA) section of the RSAI.

Daniela Luminita-Constantin

Prof. Constantin is Full Professor of Regional Economics at the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest and acts as Director of the Research Centre for Macroeconomic and Regional Forecasting of this university. In 2001, Prof. Constantin has formed together with her colleagues mainly from the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest the Romanian Regional Science Association (RRSA). Since 2002 RRSA became member of the European Regional Science Association. In 2012 she coordinated the organization of the 9th World Congress of the RSAI in Timisoara. Daniela will take on her position as of Jan. 1, 2020.

ISSUE INFORMATION

Issue Information

Pages: 629-630 | First Published: 29 October 2019

INTRODUCTION

From Cohesion Policy Implementation to European Identity

Roberta Capello, Giovanni Perucca

Pages: 631-636 | First Published: 29 October 2019

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Cohesion Policy and European identity building: Trust as a mediating element

Roberta Capello, Giovanni Perucca

Pages: 637-653 | First Published: 31 July 2019

Mapping citizens' identification with the EU

Cristina Brasili, Pinuccia Calia, Irene Monasterolo

Pages: 655-672 | First Published: 31 July 2019

European identity and citizens' support for the EU: Testing the utilitarian approach

Valentina Aiello, Pierre Maurice Reverberi, Cristina Brasili

Pages: 673-693 | First Published: 10 September 2019

Open Access

EU Cohesion Policy can't buy me love? Exploring the regional determinants of EU image

Marcin Dąbrowski, Dominic Stead, Bardia Mashhoodi

Pages: 695-711 | First Published: 30 August 2019

Economic crisis, Cohesion Policy and the eroding image of the European Union at the regional level

Maciej Smętkowski, Marcin Dąbrowski

Pages: 713-732 | First Published: 30 August 2019

Open Access

Citizens' perception of the Cohesion Policy and support for the European Union

Enrique López‐Bazo, Vicente Royuela

Pages: 733-749 | First Published: 18 July 2019

BOOK REVIEWS

The human and economic implications of twenty‐first century immigration policy ‐ By S. Pozo (Ed.)

Bruce Newbold

Pages: 751-752 | First Published: 27 February 2019

Paul, T.V. Ed. 2019. The China‐India Rivalry in the Globalisation Era. Orient BlackSwan Private Limited. Hyderabad, India. Rupees 1195.00, Hb, 351 pp, ISBN 978–93–5287‐520‐7

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

Pages: 752-753 | First Published: 07 March 2019

Global city makers: Economic actors and practices in the world city network — Edited by Michael Hoyler, Christof Parnreiter and Allan Watson

Kyle Farrell

Pages: 754-755 | First Published: 12 April 2019

17th PRSCO Summer Institute 

29-31 July, 2020, RMIT University, Vietnam

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO), the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and RMIT University are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to the 17th PRSCO Summer Institute. The conference will be held from 29-31 July, 2020 at RMIT University in Vietnam. The theme of the conference is “Emerging Technologies in Regional Development”.

The topics of the conference include, but not limited to:

• Blockchain Solutions in Regional Development
• Logistics, supply chain and regional development
• Big Data in regional science
• Emerging challenges for regional development
• Vision and management of sustainable cities
• Energy, development, and sustainability
• Rural and local development
• Accessibility, infrastructure and regional economic growth
• Social capital and regional development
• Agglomeration, clusters, congestion and policy
• Globalization and regional competitiveness
• Migration, cultural networks and regional development
• Social segregation, poverty and social policy
• Climate change and sustainable regional development
• Innovation, knowledge economy and regional development
• Geographical information science and spatial analysis
• Spatial econometrics
• New frontiers in regional science: theory and methodology
• Infrastructure, transportation and communication
• Land use, real estate and housing markets
• Tourism, cultural industries and regional development
• Logistics, supply chain and regional development
• Urban governance and cities regeneration
• City systems and systems of cities
• Advances in I-O and CGE modelling
• Food security
• Global cities
• Southeast Asian regional economic integration

Special Issue

Best papers at the conference will be invited to submit to a special issue in Regional Science Policy & Practice (indexed in SCOPUS and Web of Science). All invited papers will go through the journal’s normal peer review process.

Key Dates:

• Deadline for Abstract Submission: 1 March 2020
• Notification of Paper Acceptance: 25 March 2020
• Deadline for Full Paper Submission: 25 April 2020
• Registration Deadline: 9 May 2020
• Conference: July 29-31, 2020

Submission Instructions:

Presenters are invited to submit an electronic copy (either Microsoft Word or PDF) of their papers (in English) with the file names labelled as the presentation title. Papers must be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.(link sends e-mail).

All submissions will go through a double-blind peer review process and all presenters are expected to discuss a paper and/or chair a session. 

All information at: https://www.rmit.edu.vn/17th-prsco-summer-institute

The Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, seeks applications for a one-year post-doc position with a possibility of a January 1, 2020 start. The candidate will be responsible for conducting research that will contribute both to the disciplines associated with regional science as well as to the regional economic development project currently funded by the Economic Development Administration at the Department of Commerce.

Regional economies are complex adaptive systems governed by networks of interdependencies, and have non-linear dynamics and trade-off attributes. The incumbent’s research will explore one key tradeoff in particular –economic efficiency and economic resilience.  While the research portfolio will be dominated by work applying a complex adaptive systems framework to model different regional sub-systems – particularly the entrepreneurial ecosystem – the candidate will also research how regions grow, adapt to shocks and respond to information and incentives. The empirical research portfolio will include several regional science disciplines, including entrepreneurship, economic resilience, inclusive growth, access to financial capital together with the determinants of poverty including the roles of automation and global competition, and the interdependence of rural and urban areas.

Qualifications: A PhD in a relevant field -- such as economics, regional science, regional planning or data science with a strong background in economics -- is required at the start of the appointment. The candidate will have extensive training in state-of-the-art economics or a related field and econometric analysis, including spatial statistics, as well as excellent communications and writing skills. Candidates with experience or training in complex adaptive systems are at an advantage. In addition, he or she will have extensive experience with a variety of statistical packages.  The candidate needs to be able to both work well independently and also to function effectively in a team setting.

The Kelley School of Business, one of the nation’s premier business schools, is based on Indiana University campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Founded in 1925, the Indiana Business Research Center is the state’s leading provider of economic and demographic data and analysis. The center has won numerous awards for its informative publications and websites. More information about the IBRC may be found at www.ibrc.indiana.edu.

Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/8318 . Direct any questions to Jacob Seibel, Indiana Business Research Center, 1309 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applications received before November 1, 2019 will be given full consideration; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.

University of North Texas

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Economics Department

Assistant/Associate Professor

JOE ID Number: 2019-02_111463366

Date Posted: 09/23/2019

Position Title/Short Description

Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Denton, Texas, UNITED STATES

JEL Classifications:
R0 -- General
R1 -- General Regional Economics
R4 -- Transportation Economics
R5 -- Regional Government Analysis

Keywords:

R0 General Regional Economics, R4 Transportation Economics, R15 Regional Econometrics, R58 Regional Development Planning and Policy

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics at the University of North Texas invites applicants for an assistant/associate professor position beginning in fall 2020. Desired fields are in applied regional development, regional theory, urban economics, transportation economics, spatial modeling or spatial econometrics. Applicants must have a PhD in relevant field, a strong desire for applied research and proven funding record. The person hired will be the assistant director of the Economics Research Group. Position carries a reduced teaching load. Salary is competitive. Direct questions to Professor Michael Carroll, Department of Economics, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 940-565-4049.

Link: https://facultyjobs.unt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=190348

Please submit: cover letter, curriculum vitae, and narrative describing scholarly research. Reference letters will be requested later. Applications accepted until positon is filled.

The UNT System is committed to EEO/AA and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The UNT system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.

NURTURING TALENT 2020

The RSAI aims to continue promoting the development of Regional Science by nurturing new talent in 2020. The council has therefore pledged resources to co-finance workshops and summer institutes intended to provide substantive training to pre-doctoral researchers, including the presentation of their work and receiving feedback from senior scholars and their peers. It is expected that the selected workshops and institutes will have considerable international geographical coverage.

Organizers of workshops and summer schools fulfilling the above aims are encouraged to submit a two-page case for support within November 4, 2019 to the RSAI secretariat (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Individuals are encouraged to consult with their national and supranational sections to allow better coordination among different initiatives.

All applications will be reviewed by the Committee and will have to be formally approved by the RSAI Council. Their decision will be final.

BUILDING BRIDGES IN REGIONAL SCIENCE

2020 conference participation support

The RSAI facilitates the participation of researchers from low-income and lower-middle-income economies (as defined by the World Bank: https://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income) at the five largest Regional Science Conferences in 2020: LARSA, PRSCO, ERSA, NARSC, and the World Congress.

RSAI will provide a subsidy up to USD 500 (or the equivalent in other currencies) to selected researchers. This is likely to cover the conference registration fee and some local travel costs. Alternative means of financing will have to be sought for international travel and accommodation.

Only one author of a submitted paper presentation proposal can apply for a subsidy.

Interested researchers should upload a two-page CV plus a one-page motivation –including a budget with proposed sources of funding of the conference-related registration, travel and accommodation costs – within 30 days of receiving confirmation of the acceptance of the researcher’s abstract by the conference organizers.

Applicants should have had a paper accepted for presentation at the conference.

All applications, to be submitted at the following link:

https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/4Qb1O9ro1K0LuWIeG

will be reviewed by the Committee and will have to be formally approved by the RSAI Council. Their decision will be final.

Recently, the OECD Trento centre has revamped its internship programme making it more flexible and comprehensive. Now, the applications are accepted any time for four 3-month internship periods during the year. We can be flexible in terms of the start and the end dates. The original internship duration can be extended several times up to 12 months of total duration.

The nearest application deadline is 1 December 2019.

We offer two internship streams:

1. The Spatial Productivity Lab (SPL): a research-oriented programme with a strong empirical focus on regional development and productivity; currently, we work on several projects that leverage the micro-level and unconventional data.
2. Capacity building: a stream of work closer aligned with subnational (regional and local) policy-making, evidence-based policy design and peer knowledge exchange.

More information is available here https://oe.cd/internship-Trento