Monday, 20 June 2022 14:06

News about Daniela Constantin

188 Constantin Daniela Luminita rev3 “Capital” - a celebrated Romanian magazine for economic and financial affairs - has included Prof. Daniela Constantin in the 2022 Top 100 Most Successful Women in Romania – Top 10 Most Successful Women in Education and Research Section. The other nine sections include Business, Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Mass-media, Civil Society, Medicine, Sports, and Entertainment. Nominations are exclusively and secretly made by the magazine editors; nominees are then contacted and informed about the outcome of the selection. 2022 is the first year in which an explicit section is dedicated to Education and Research.

Prof. Constantin is Full Professor of Regional Economics at the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest. She acts as Associate Editor of Papers in Regional Science, and serves as Councillor-at-large on the RSAI Council. Congratulations, Daniela!

Andrea Caragliu

Associate Professor of Regional and Urban Economics

Politecnico di Milano, ABC Department

RSAI Executive Director

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Friday, 17 June 2022 14:48

RSPP Call for Papers | Special Issue on The Impact of European Integration in Western Balkan Countries

Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP)

Call for papers for RSPP Special Issue on “The Impact of European Integration in Western Balkan Countries”

Guest Editor

Jolta Kacani - University of Tirana, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Within the last twenty years most of the Western Balkan countries are diligently following the European Integration process. For the region this process is widely accepted as the main instrument for accomplishing sustainable growth, regional prosperity and a peaceful wellbeing of citizens. The European Integration agenda has been a long social, economic, political, financial, technological, judicial, and environmental commitment empowering great expectations of citizens in the Western Balkan countries. The European perspective of the Western Balkan countries has been confirmed on numerous occasions by the European institutions over the past twenty years, but in fact, the EU has experienced a gradual approach of its enlargement policy.

Economic and political integration into the EU is a challenging process for the Western Balkan countries, happening simultaneously with technological change, increased transaction with the EU market and blooming of agile enterprises. These new trends in economic development combined with the new and inclusive political agenda has created new bridges among the countries in the region and joint benefits deriving from the EU membership. This situation has contributed to some states to expand and increase their influence in the region.

The scientific journal Regional Science Policy and Practice (https://rsaiconnect.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17577802) that belongs to Regional Science Association International (www.regionalscience.org) and it is committed to promote the development of Regional Science across the globe specifically through the promotion of special issues on nurtured by workshops is introducing a Special Issue call on “The Impact of European Integration in Western Balkan Countries”

The special issue on Regional Science Policy and Practice intends to promote r the EU Integration Agenda, exploring how it is shaping current regional policy research across the Western Balkan countries. The special issue intends to challenge current and highlight new research perspectives to regional development brought by European Integration commitment to promote an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, knowledge, research, information and recommendations between scholars, professionals, policy makers and doctoral students. The organizers warmly invite inputs from researchers, policymakers and practitioners working in all areas related to regional development with particular focus on European Integration perspectives that relate to the following workshop themes and areas.

Special Issue Themes

Inclusive growth and regional development

Regional growth policies and strategies towards EU integration agenda
Socio-economic inclusion in the region
The EU’s role in sustainable development of the region
Growth opportunities for inclusion in the EU market
EU agenda towards green growth and energy efficiency
Integrated territorial investments for resilient regions
Strategies regional initiatives for sustainable tourism and cultural heritage
Creative industries and regional development
Transportation networks and accessibility

Quality of education in Western Balkan countries, reforms, and challenges
Agriculture and regional development

EU Regional Policies and institutions

Reducing regional disparities and improving regional wellbeing
Knowledge transfer and
Good governance in EU institutional reforms
Regional cooperation in the management of EU funds
Institutional transformation towards EU integration
EU policy making and citizen’s participation
The role of government in developing economic and integration policies
Governance challenges in EU negotiation process

Regional innovation, competitiveness and entrepreneurship

Smart specialization and regional value chains
Multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment in the region
Industrial strategies for creation of regional innovative clusters
Technological change and diversification
Social innovation and resilient regions
Regional digital transformation risks and challenges
Digital skills and regional sustainability
Effects of Covid-19 pandemic on regional digitalization
E-commerce, E-learning, E-business for regional development
Adaptive and resilient enterprises for faster integration in EU markets
Structural transformation of operations in innovative enterprises

Regional finance, investment and capital markets

Efficiency and performance of regional financial institutions
Internal controls and financial reporting for integration in EU markets
Regional financial instruments for small and medium enterprises
Effective public finance management for the EU integration agenda
Sustainable financial analysis and auditing
Challenges of financial reporting after the pandemic
Free movement of goods and capital

Demographic change, migration, and mobility behavior

Challenges and opportunities of brain gain
Internal migration and regional change
The new geography of regional population clusters
Structural change and resilience in labor markets
Urban reorganization new opportunities for peripheral regions
Networks, interactions and inequalities in cities

Manuscript submission information:

All submissions must be original and may not be under review elsewhere. All manuscripts will be submitted via the Regional Science Policy & Practice online submission system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/rspp/). Authors should indicate in the cover letter that the paper is submitted for consideration for publication in this special issue “The Impact of European Integration in Western Balkan Countries”, otherwise, your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript.

Submissions open until December 31, 2024.

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Friday, 17 June 2022 14:23

NARSC 2022 Call for Papers, Registration, and more!

NARSC Update

REMINDER
Call for Papers – North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Montreal, Canada, November 9-12, 2022

Join us in Montreal, Canada for the 69th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) and co-hosted by the Canadian Regional Science Association. The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 1. The conference will be held at the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Montreal, November 9-12. The conference hotel is connected to Palais des congrès, Complexe Desjardins, and Place des Arts. It is located close to Old Montreal, Sainte-Catherine Street’s shopping, the local food scene and steps away from Place des Festivals.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree by Hilton at a specially negotiated rate of C$229 (plus applicable taxes and fees) for a double-occupancy room. Please book the conference hotel through the NARSC website. By doing so, NARSC will get credit for your booking. You can book your room at the conference hotel using this link.

For more information, go to the conference page.

To register, go to the registration page.

NARSC 2022 Special Sessions

Be sure and check out the calls for Special Session on the NARSC website. Here is are some of the calls now available:

Industry Clusters, Agglomeration Economies and Proximity Spatial Methods

Regional/Rural Development Session

Location and Spatial Analysis

Honoring and Celebrating Arthur Getis, A LEGEND in Spatial Analysis

Transportation Accessibility, Socioeconomic Impacts, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Machine Learning in Regional Science- Perspectives, Methods, and Applications

Perspectives on GeoComputation Approaches for Urban and Regional Systems

NARSC Honors Committee is Soliciting Nominations for Awards

The Honors Committee of the North American Regional Science Council is soliciting nominations for the following awards to be given at this year's annual meeting:

1. Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement in Regional Science

The Walter Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement is named in honor of Professor Walter Isard, father of Regional Science, founder of the Regional Science Association, and a leading scholar in the worldwide Regional Science community. Established in 1994, the award pays tribute to North American regional scientists who have made significant theoretical and methodological contributions to the field of Regional Science throughout their careers. The list of past winners of the Isard Award can be found here.

2. Boyce Award for Distinguished Service to Regional Science

This award honors Professor David Boyce, a prominent figure in Regional Science who promoted the Regional Science Association for a number of years and was instrumental in its long-term success. The award acknowledges the service contributions that North American members have made to Regional Science organizations. The list of past winners of the Boyce Award can be found here.

3. Hewings Award for Outstanding Achievement by a "Junior" Faculty

This award is named in honor of Professor Geoffrey J.D. Hewings who over the years introduced numerous graduate students to Regional Science and mentored them as young scholars. The award recognizes distinguished contributions to Regional Science research by North American scholars who have recently completed doctoral studies (within ten years of receiving a Ph.D.). The list of past winners of the Hewings Award can be found here.

4. Roger R. Stough Outstanding Mentor Award

This award is named in honor of Professor Roger R. Stough. In addition to being a renowned scholar and contributor to the development of Regional Science, Roger was an outstanding mentor to dozens of graduate students and junior faculty members. This award recognizes regional scientists who have been exceptional mentors to students, junior faculty members and underrepresented populations and communities over a lifelong career. The list of past winners of the Stough Award can be found here.

Please send your nomination(s) by September 20th to Steven Deller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

NARSC Newsletter June 2022

The June 2022 issue of the NARSC newsletter is now available here. Read past issues on the website.

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Friday, 17 June 2022 14:11

The New Issue of Regional Statistics is already Available! (2022, VOL 12, No 3)

THE NEW ISSUE OF REGIONAL STATISTICS IS ALREADY AVAILABLE!

We are pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Regional Statistics has been released and now it’s avaiable online.

https://www.ksh.hu/terstat_eng_current_issue

REGIONAL STATISTICS, 2022, VOL 12, No 3.

STUDIES

Adiwan F. Aritenang: The impact of urban characteristics on the spread of Covid-19 in 2020: The case of Java Island cities, Indonesia

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120301.pdf

Rahma Fitriani – Darmanto Darmanto – Zerlita F. Pusdiktasari: A dynamic-time dependent spatial autocorrelation detection for East Java's Covid-19 regional percent of cases, March 2020–March 2021 (Indonesia)

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120302.pdf

Debjoy Thakur – Ishapathik Das: Statistical assessment of spatio-temporal impact of Covid-19 lockdown on air pollution using different modelling approaches in India, 2019–2020

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120303.pdf

Imade Yoga Prasada – Aura Dhamira – Agus Dwi Nugroho: Agricultural land availability and farmer's income in Java Island, Indonesia, 1990–2018

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120304.pdf

Muhamad Rifki Maulana – Harry Aginta: Testing for convergence clubs in real wage across Indonesian provinces from 2008 to 2020

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120305.pdf

Emőke Kiss – Dániel Balla: Analysing national climate change-related documents: Spatial and temporal dimensions worldwide

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120306.pdf

Tekla Szép – Géza Tóth – Michael Carnegie LaBelle: Farewell to the European Union’s east-west divide: Decoupling energy lifts the well-being of households, 2000–2018

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120307.pdf

Dimitrios Angelidis – Athanasios Koulakiotis: Return and volatility spillovers in twelve Eastern European countries, 2006–2015

http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2022/2022_03/rs120308.pdf

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Friday, 17 June 2022 08:58

Call interns OECD CFE EDS 2022 - application deadline July 2022

Dear Sir or Madam,

the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities is looking for highly qualified and motivated students with a strong quantitative background to do a research-oriented internship in its Economic Analysis unit.

Candidates should be nationals of a OECD member country and be enrolled in a full-time graduate degree programme (Master or PhD) for the entire duration of the internship in economics, quantitative geography, or related fields (PhD level is strongly preferred).

We encourage candidates willing to apply their analytical skills in a policy context and to better understand what supports SMEs, entrepreneurship, regional, urban, rural and local development to submit their application.

For more information please consult the internship call here (also attached). The application deadline is 10^th of July 2022.

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The Economic Analysis Unit of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

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Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:42

Associate Director - Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) (Job ID #167729)

The Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking to fill its Associate Director position. The candidate should have research experience with a focus on government finance and budgeting.

The GFRC webpage is here: https://gfrc.uic.edu/

The job posting is here: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=167729&job=associate-director-government-finance-research-center-gfrc&fbclid=IwAR1omatzOSt1zncDyyqso-Mg5Lv03fsPvW03K7go5-fFO553WiE5Ivk4nk0

Title: Associate Director - Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) (Job ID #167729)

Department: College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Category: Academic Professional

Location: Chicago

Close Date: 06/24/2022

Description: This position is responsible for designing, conducting and managing research in the Government Finance Research Center’s (GFRC) priority areas; initiating and supervising new scholarly & research projects; strategic planning and development of new research programs.

Duties:

Lead GRFC research agenda
Develop intellectual agenda for GFRC research program.
Design, conduct, and coordinate research on GRFC initiatives “core priority areas,” etc.
Coordinate Faculty Advisor Panel in the design of research activities.
Analyze findings, write research reports, and present research findings to public audiences, policymakers, scholarly audiences and funders.
Pursue external funding for GFRC research including developing relationships with funders, writing grants and coordinating applications with grants and contracts staff people.
Develop & promote relationships with peer research organizations in mutually beneficial ways.
Support all GFRC research agendas
Meet with faculty to provide scholarly support for research.
Coordinate dissemination of GFRC & faculty advisory panel research in ways that impact local, state, and national policy.
Advancement
Meet with external constituencies to promote and advance Center priorities.
Develop & manage relationships with potential funders and donors.
In consultation of the Director, create, implement, coordinate and support GFRC External Advisory Panel.
Develop relationships with potential panel members including public officials, scholars, and funders.
Plan and coordinate External Advisory Panel meetings
Represent GFRC at campus and non-campus meetings
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/?start=1&per=5000 and Job ID: 167729 and upload a cover letter, CV and the names and contact information for three references by June 23, 2022.

Qualifications:

A minimum of a Master’s degree required ABD (pre-doctoral) in Public Administration, Public Affairs, Urban Planning, Economics, Political Science with a focus on government finance and budgeting PhD preferred.

Relevant experience in research-based organizations required. Preferably in either university, foundation, or nonprofit or civic organization.

Experience in research on government finance and budgeting, or related field.

Strong writing and communication skills, ability to supervise staff, plan and manage budgets.

Preference for demonstrated communications skills, such as publications, demonstrated experience in staff management and budget preparation.

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Monday, 13 June 2022 09:44

The latest issue of Papers in Regional Science are available! Volume 101, Issue 3, June 2022

Papers in Regional Science
Volume 101, Issue 3

Pages: 513-768

June 2022

ISSUE INFORMATION

Free Access

Issue Information

Pages: 513-514 | First Published:12 June 2022

FULL ARTICLES

Open Access

Can regional policies shape migration flows?

Augusto Cerqua, Guido Pellegrini, Ornella Tarola

Pages: 515-536 | First Published:02 March 2022

Spatial heterogeneities, institutions, and income: Evidence for Brazil

William Y. N. Suzuki, Marcio P. Laurini, Luciano Nakabashi

Pages: 537-571 | First Published:01 March 2022

Simón Sánchez-Moral, Mário Vale, Alfonso Arellano

Pages: 573-602 | First Published:17 March 2022

Measuring the efficiency of materials management based on data envelopment analysis approach: the case of Polish regions

Aneta Masternak-Janus

Pages: 603-618 | First Published:14 February 2022

Information communication technology and manufacturing decentralisation in China

Tinglin Zhang, Bindong Sun, Wan Li, Huimin Zhou

Pages: 619-637 | First Published:22 February 2022

Open Access

The Mediating Role of Urbanization on the Composition of Happiness

Cristina Bernini, Alessandro Tampieri

Pages: 639-657 | First Published:18 March 2022

Open Access

Shooting down the price: Evidence from Mafia homicides and housing prices

Michele Battisti, Giovanni Bernardo, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giuseppe Maggio

Pages: 659-683 | First Published:26 February 2022

Open Access

Spatial dependence in the technical efficiency of local banks

Carmelo Algeri, Luc Anselin, Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo

Pages: 685-716 | First Published:17 March 2022

Political competition, spatial interactions, and default risk of local government debts in China

Cong Yu, Linke Hou, Yuxia Lyu, Qi Zhang

Pages: 717-743 | First Published:01 March 2022

Travel mode choice as a representation of travel utility: A multilevel approach reflecting the hierarchical structure of trip, individual, and neighborhood characteristics

Jindo Jeong, Jiwon Lee, Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim

Pages: 745-765 | First Published:01 March 2022

BOOK REVIEW

A Behavioural Theory of Economic Development: The Uneven Evolution of Cities and Regions, By Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson, Oxford University Press, 2021, £75/$100 hb. 336 pp. ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐883234‐8

Martijn J. Smit

Pages: 767-768 | First Published:18 March 2022

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Monday, 13 June 2022 08:29

Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Researcher in Science of Science at the University of Warsaw - 3 positions available

The University of Warsaw is recruiting three Assistant Professor or Postdoctoral positions in Science of Science (including: scientometrics, research policy, science policy, sociology of science, economics of science or science and technology studies). Details are available here: https://www.lbn.uw.edu.pl/job-opportunities

Closing date for applications: June 29, 2022 (Warsaw time).

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Thursday, 09 June 2022 14:22

2022 RSAI Fellows and RSAI Newsletter (May 2022)

Dear RSAI members,

I hope this email finds you all well.

With the summer season about to start in the Northern Emisphere, the RSAI and its numerous sections all over the world keep running their daily activities.

It also gives me great pleasure to write you to deliver great news. The following four colleagues have been appointed Fellows of the RSAI:

Prof. Genevieve Giuliano ( University of Southern California)
Prof. Budy Resosudarmo (Australian National University)
Prof. André Torre (University Paris-Saclay)
Prof. Frank Van Oort (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

The committee in charge of pre-selecting candidatures, made up by this year by Prof. Kyoshi Kobayashi (Chair), Prof. Janice Madden, and Prof. Alessandra Faggian, whom I'd like to thank, received several very good candidatures. The committee suggested to process five of them, and the four names above turned out to pass the threshold for being elected based on the votes by other Fellows. Congratulations to the new Fellows on their outstanding achievement! The RSAI will count on them for mentoring future regional scientists and supporting the growth of the discipline and the association.

Let me also take the chance to send you the latest issue of the RSAI Newsletter (download), skillfully edited by Martijn Smit (University of Utrecht) and Mina Akhavan (Politecnico di Milano). The Newsletter brings you the latest news about the Associations' activities, while also introducing Roberta Capello's experience as an RSAI Fellow, hosting a chapter in Peter Batey's history of European Regional Science congresses, showcasing an interview to Andreas Diemer, who won the 2021 RSAI Dissertation award, and much more content. I am confident you'll enjoy the read.

Lastly, let me remind you all of the discounts for RSAI members to publish their articles, if accepted, in Open Access format on Papers in Regional Science and Regional Science, Policy and Practice. For the former, Authors face an APC of 3,550 USD/ 2,350 GBP/ 2,950 EUR for every accepted article, but this abates to 1,500 USD/1,000 GBP/1,250 EUR for RSAI members. For RSPP, APCs are equal to 2,550 USD/ 1,700 GBP/ 2,150 EUR for non-members, and 1,500 USD/1,000 GBP/1,250 EUR for RSAI members. This is yet another advantage from being a member of our association.

I thank you all in advance for your attention, and I look forward to seeing many of you soon at one of the many future RSAI events.

Kind regards,

Andrea

Andrea Caragliu

Associate Professor of Regional and Urban Economics

Politecnico di Milano, ABC Department

RSAI Executive Director

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Tuesday, 07 June 2022 08:04