The Conference on the topic “Institutions, Governance and Regional Development” will be organized by Caucasus Association of Regional Science and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 5th to 6th of September 2019, at the Yeravan State University.

This Conference aims at providing a scientific platform for academics and young researchers interested in spatial economics and planning, regional and local development and related issues. That creates unique opportunity of networking and exchanging ideas on ongoing research in the field.

Deadline for the application is 31th July 2019.

More information at: https://rsai64.wixsite.com/yerevan2019

The Conference on the topic “Institutions, Governance and Regional Development” will be organized by Caucasus Association of Regional Science and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 5th to 6th of September 2019, at the Yeravan State University.

This Conference aims at providing a scientific platform for academics and young researchers interested in spatial economics and planning, regional and local development and related issues. That creates unique opportunity of networking and exchanging ideas on ongoing research in the field.

Deadline for the application is 31th July 2019.

More information at: https://rsai64.wixsite.com/yerevan2019

Dear colleagues,

The abstract submission for the XLV Meeting of Regional Science and the VI Valencian Conference of Regional Science, which are organised by the Spanish and Valencian Associations of Regional Science, is open. The Conference will be held at University Jaume I (Castelló), from 20^th to 22^nd of November, 2019, with the organizative support of the Interuniversity Institute of Local Development.

The motto for the Conference is “Tackling with societal, technological and climate changes in peripheral territories”. The sessions of the Conference will include a wide range of topics, which will be grouped in 20 subject areas and special sessions. We are pleased to announce that the Professor Raquel Ortega Argilés (University of Birmingham) and the Professor Jérôme Vicente (Université de Toulouse) will join the Conference as keynote speaker.

Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and uploaded to the members’ area before May 15^th of 2019 using the attached template. As well as the previous years, you will be able to submit the results of an ongoing research even if it is not a complete paper yet. The Scientific Committee will consider the acceptance of this kind of work through the submission of a long abstract, which should have a minimum extension of 1,500 words. The template of abstract and further information about the Conference are attached.

Unpublished papers written by researchers of an age under 33 years and presented at the parallel sessions are eligible for the Juan Ramón Cuadrado Young Researchers’ Prize. The jury that will grant the Prize is the Scientific Committee of the Conferences. The authors of the paper awarded with the prize will receive an accreditation for the award and a gift.

PhD students in the first stages of their dissertations and master degree students with a research orientation will enjoy reduced registration fees that will let them access to the parallel sessions of the Conference, and participate in the special session for young researchers also. There, they will present briefly their research ideas, preferably through posters.

We are looking forward to your participation and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you at Castelló.

Greetings,

The Local Organizing Committee

Congress Information

European International Conference on Transforming Urban Systems (EICTUS-2019)
26 – 28 June 2019
Université de Strasbourg, France

https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org/


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Submission deadline 15 March 2019

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the “Zone Atelier Environnementale Urbaine (ZAEU)” Université de Strasbourg - France, we are highly delighted to invite you to submit your abstract and participate in the European International Conference on Transforming Urban Systems (EICTUS-2019), which will be held from  26 – 28 June 2019 at Université de Strasbourg, France.

Major conference themes are as under:
•       Sustainable cities
•       Urban metabolism and sustainability
•       Urban ecology and eco-services
•       Urban land-use, development and planning
•       Urban climate, risks, resilience, vulnerabilities and adaptation
•       Energy resources, sustainable urban energy productions and supplies
•       Urban mobility, sustainable and innovative urban transport systems
•       Urban pollutions (air, water, soil) and reduction strategies
•       Urban risks, remediation and protection strategies
•       Urban economy and cost-effectiveness strategies
•       Other inter-disciplinary topics related to urban transition

Abstract submission: You are warmly invited to submit a 300 to 500 words summary of your work on or before 15 March 2019.

For further details, please visit the website of the conference: https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org/

We warmly invite you in the incredibly diverse city of Strasbourg for a stimulating and enjoyable EICTUS-2019 to share the knowledge and to learn and develop the network for future research.


With best regards from France,

Dr.  Nadège BLOND
Conference Chair

Dr. Sandrine GLATRON
Directrice ZAEU

Dr. Sajjad Hussain SAJJAD
Organizing Chair

Dear Members of the Regional Science Association International,

Following the Constitution of our Association, in 2019 RSAI is expected to elect its President Elect, due to succeed to Mark Partridge from 2021. According to By-Law 5.a:

“The RSAI President shall be elected by the Council for a two-year term and confirmed by a vote of the entire active membership of the Association. To canvass suitable candidates for nomination, the Council establishes a “Nomination Committee” comprising the RSAI President, the RSAI Immediate Past-President, three members of the RSAI Council (one each from among the council members who are appointees of the three superregional organizations), and two members of the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) recommended by the LRPC itself”.

The Nomination Committee has been nominated at the RSAI Council meeting in San Antonio, and is composed by Mark Partridge (Chair), Budy Resosudarmo, Neil Reid, Rachel Franklin, André Torre, Eduardo Haddad, Geoffrey Hewings, and Kingsley Haines. The committee proposed the Executive Director to launch this Call for Nominations of Candidates for the Election by the RSAI Council of the President of the Regional Science Association International 2021-2022.

RSAI members from LARSA who wish to propose their candidature for the Presidency of the Regional Science Association International may submit their proposal to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. within May, 15^th 2019. Candidatures should contain the following documents:

• A two-page CV and a Picture;
• A two-page statement on the motivations for applying as RSAI President and a discussion of the plans for the future strategy for the RSAI.

The Nomination Committee will then nominate the candidates to be voted on-line by the Members of the Council. Results will be diffused through RSAI News and on the RSAI webpage.

Best regards,

JIBS is one of four schools within Jönköping University. We offer an international and team-oriented workplace with competitive education programs, across bachelor, master and doctoral levels, as well as a thriving research environment and many opportunities for personal development. JIBS has three guiding principles: international at heart, entrepreneurial in mind and responsible in action. Our mission is to advance the theory and practice of business, with specific focus areas in entrepreneurship, ownership and renewal. At JIBS, we have the following research centers: Center for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership (CeFEO), and Media, Management and Transformation Center (MMTC). As a doctoral student you have the option to be affiliated with one or more of these centers.  

Economics is one of the largest disciplines at JIBS and is globally known for excellence in research and teaching and for its strong international profile. Current strengths in research in economics at JIBS include (i) innovation, entrepreneurship, industrial dynamics and growth, (ii) urban and regional economics, (iii) international trade, (iv) labor market outcomes, (v) firm dynamics, (vi) development economics, and (vii) corporate governance, firm performance and institutional conditions.

For more information about research at JIBS, please visit www.jibs.se, where you can also read more about our PhD program.

Working tasks

We offer a full-time position that is fully financed. Most of your time will be devoted to your doctoral studies (80%) which includes coursework (120 credit points, ECTS) and writing a doctoral thesis (120 credit points, ECTS). The course work includes both mandatory courses in macro- and microeconomics, econometrics, and classics in economics, and elective courses depending on the topic of your thesis. The remaining time (20%) is allocated for teaching and administrative tasks. There are also opportunities to take additional courses in pedagogics for higher education.

As a doctoral student you will work independently as well as in teams.

Qualifications

As an applicant you should hold a master’s degree in economics or have acquired the corresponding knowledge in some other way, by the time the employment starts. The applicant is required to have at least 90 credit points in economics and at least 15 credit point in statistics (or the equivalent). The main language of research and teaching at JIBS is English. You must be fluent in both written and spoken English to be eligible for our doctoral program. 

Prior research, teaching and/or professional experience are meritorious, as is an ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders in and around the university environment. We seek candidates who have the ambition to pursue an international research career and wish to combine a high level of scholarship with policy-making and/or practical relevance.

For more information: https://ju.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:job/jobID:253565/where:4/.

Dear UNI partners,

Do you have knowledge or interest in collaborating with UN-Habitat? Particularly in the development of concrete urban planning and design projects?

We are looking for an intern to support us in the Urban Planning and Design Lab!

Under the Supervision of Urban Planning Expert from the CPEDU the intern will:
- Support the designated programme (City Planning, Extension and Design Unit, Urban Planning and Design Lab) in the development of concrete urban planning and design projects, urban plans, workshops, trainings, Charrettes and different tools to promote urban planning and design. 
- Assist in the development of UN-Habitat/UPDB urban planning policy documents, guidelines, information materials, presentations through identification and review of relevant publications and documents, drafting and commenting on documents, and assisting in producing information materials.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Do you want to find out more? Click the link below:
https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=112047&Lang=en-US

Practical GE Modelling Course

Dates: 9-13 September 2019

Venue: WIFO, Arsenal, Objekt 20, A-1030 Vienna.

The Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) in collaboration with the  Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) offers an intensive one-week course introducing participants to computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling with GEMPACK software.

Outline

The course focuses on a typical single-region applied general equilibrium model: the ORANI-G model of the Australian economy. Variants of the ORANI model of the Australian economy have been used extensively for policy analysis in Australia for more than two decades. ORANI-G, a generic version of ORANI, has been used to model the economies of more than 30 countries around the world.

The course aims to introduce participants to the ideas and techniques of CGE modelling, and to equip them to start using, adapting or constructing CGE models for their own simulations. By the end of the course, participants will have acquired thorough knowledge of:

• the theory underlying CGE models;
• the basic structure of a typical CGE model;
• the representation of applied GE models in the notation used in GEMPACK;
• the data requirements of a typical single-country CGE model;
• checking that the equations and data of a model are implemented correctly on the computer;
• formulating exogenous scenarios;
• computing simulations for policy analysis and interpreting and reporting results.

The course program consists of lectures integrated with a sequence of practical computer exercises using GEMPACK. This provides a strong emphasis on learning through analysis of stylized simulations including a rise in wages, an increase in government spending or a change in applied tariffs. The course will be taught by the world-leading CGE modellers from the  Centre of Policy Studies.

The course should appeal to

• those needing background to work with, or understand results from, a typical CGE model like ORANI-G;
• those wishing to use the theory of ORANI-G with GEMPACK for a model of a country other than Australia;
• those wanting to understand current policy issues in the context of a formal economy-wide system.

Course Fees (€)

The fee covers course materials (including software), morning and afternoon teas and 5 lunches. It does not cover accommodation, breakfast or dinner.

Registration and Payment

Registration is done through CoPS. Please send an email to Louise Pinchen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) stating the name, organisation and email for all those wishing to register.

Payment should be made directly to WIFO in Euro using bank details at right once your registration has been acknowledged.

Account name:     Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Bank name:           UniCredit BankAustria AG

IBAN                       AT77 1100 0004 7149 4500

BIC                          BKAUATWW

Account No.          471494500

Currency                EUR

More information

For more information please visit the Practical GE Modelling course page http://www.copsmodels.com/pgemc.htm.

RSPP Annual Paper Award

For the Best Paper in Regional Science Policy and Practice

Winners 2019

Manuel Gómez‐Zaldívar, Marco T. Mosqueda and J. Alejandra Duran (2017) - Localization of manufacturing industries and specialization in Mexican states: 1993–2013: 1993–2013. Regional Science Policy & Practice 9 (4), 301-315

"The paper is a nice and complete package. An accepted methodology thoughtfully applied to a national economy to review shifts in sectoral or regional shares. It is an enlightening Policy & Practice entry-level paper for a bright student to get his/her feet wet with this general topic."