RSPP Annual Paper Award
Elisabete Martins
Political Economy will meet in the Algarve to debate social and economic vulnerabilities and transformations
The 5th Annual Political Economy Meeting "Social and economic vulnerabilities and transformations” will take place at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Algarve on the 28th and 29th of January 2022. The attention of this edition of the main event on Political Economy in Portugal will be centred in the pandemic crisis and on the necessary transformations in the economy and society. In recent years, this meeting has brought together economists and other specialists from the most diverse disciplinary areas and approaches, who understand that economic phenomena are the result of social, political, legal, cultural, technological and ecological factors and that must be studied with attention to their institutional, historical and geographic contexts. The meeting has a preamble on January 27 with a Winter School, with several invited experts and the discussion of doctoral projects presented by students from several Portuguese and foreign universities.
The call for communications is currently open until September 17th. Proposals must be submitted in Portuguese or English. The Meeting will use a hybrid model, with a majority of face-to-face, plenary and parallel, sessions, and a set of online sessions.
The 5th Annual Political Economy Meeting is organized by the Portuguese Political Economy Association, Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve, CinTurs - Research Centre in Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, CEFAGE-UAlg - Centre for Advanced Studies and Training in Management and Economics and by the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
More information: https://economiapolitica.pt/
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Winner 2021 - Martin Beckmann Annual Award for the best paper published in Papers in Regional Science in 2020
The Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award for the Best Paper in Papers in Regional Science
Winner 2021
RSAI has the great pleasure to announce that the jury consisting of Janet Kohlhase, Dan Rickman and Jouke van Dijk chose the article:
Optimizing entrepreneurial development processes for smart specialization in the European Union, by László Szerb, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Zoltan J. Acs, and Éva Komlósi, published in Volume 99, Issue 5, October 2020, Pages 1413-1457.
Motivation:
Through an elegant scientific approach, the paper demonstrates how the Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index (REDI) can be used to optimize local entrepreneurial discovery processes, in a manner which can support smart specialization strategies (S3). The analysis clearly demonstrates that without optimizing the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the industry specialization alone may not be successful because of the inability of the ecosystem to nurture high growth ventures. With its results, the paper strongly suggests that regional improvement can be achieved by reinforcing the weakest features of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, an important suggestion for the successful implementation of a smart specialization strategy.
as the winner of the Martin Beckmann Prize as the best paper published in Papers in Regional Science in 2020.
Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts: Clusters and Competitiveness: Building Resilience in Knowledge-based Regions
Invitation to a hybrid conference on
Clusters and Competitiveness: Building Resilience in Knowledge-based Regions
with annual meeting of the European Chapter of the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Affiliate Network
Bochum (Germany) and online, 23-24 September 2021
Dear Sir, dear Madam,
After three decades of academic discourse on, and practical/political experience with clusters and competitiveness, crises and rising challenges pose new questions to scholars and policy-makers alike. Are clusters and cluster policies still relevant to maintain and build more resilient regions? How did they adapt to new challenges, how do they need to transform in the future? Our conference brings academics, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of regional economic development, clusters and competitiveness together to discuss these and related issues.
Participation is free of charge, please refer to the attached programme for further information. Register via https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anmeldung-clusters21 until 01 September 2021 stating your name, organisation, and if you are planning to attend in presence or online only. If you plan to attend in presence, please also indicate in which field trip you would like to participate. Until 10 August 2021, you are also invited to upload abstracts for presentations there. For enquiries and further information, please contact Simon Rohde at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We look forward to seeing you at the conference!
Yours sincerely,
Dr Rasmus Beck, CEO; Duisburg Business & Innovation (DBI)
Prof Dr Dirk Fornahl, Centre for Regional and Innovation Economics, University of Bremen & Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
Prof Dr Matthias Kiese, Ruhr-University Bochum
Ralf Meyer, CEO, Bochum Economic Development
In Memoriam: Prof. Pedro Ramos (1957-2021)
We regret to inform that Pedro Ramos passed away on July 6, 2021. He was 62 years old.
Pedro Ramos was a well-known Portuguese regional economist. He was full Professor at the Faculty of Economics of University of Coimbra and member of CeBER (Center for Business and Economics Research). His main research focus was on Macroeconomics, Regional Economics and Input-Output Techniques. Pedro was also a devoted teacher that influenced thousands of undergraduate students and hundreds of graduate students. He also supervised dozens of Master and PhD students in regional economics and input-output studies.
Pedro Ramos relationship with statistics, data, and geographical and economic indicators was shaped by the years that he served in the Portuguese National Statistics Institute and was a Director of Portuguese National Accounts. He also served as Eurostat consultant for Regional Accounts and help to design common rules for all European countries. For a decade, he helped to project regional economics has the director of the Portuguese Review of Regional Studies and an active member of Portuguese Association of Regional Development. Pedro was also one of the founders and most important supporters of the EU-REAL network where he had many friends and colleagues that will miss him. He used to say it was time to give an opportunity to the new generations, yet Pedro left us too soon and we had so much to learn with him.
Portuguese Section: Call for papers - Extended Deadline: 2021 APDR Congress,16-17 September 2021, UTAD, Vila Real
Dear colleagues,
We have decided to extend the call for papers deadline for the 2021 APDR Congress until August 1, 2021.
We take this opportunity to remind you that the congress it will be held in Vila Real from September 16 to 17, 2021 and that the theme of this edition is “Green and inclusive transitions in Southern European regions: What can we do better?”.
All the necessary information so that you can send your work and register can be found on the website of the 2021 APDR Congress.
Deadline for Abstracts submissions: August 1, 2021. Authors should submit their abstracts through online submission system by following the link https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/APDR2021.
We look forward to your participation and see you soon in Vila Real.
Regards,
The Organizing Committee and the Board of APDR
NARSC-NECTAR session on "Workforce Impact of Autonomous Technologies"
NARSC-NECTAR organized sessions on
Workforce Impact of Autonomous Technologies
57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) November 10-13, 2021, Denver, U.S.A.
Call for Papers
We are pleased to invite you to contribute papers for NARSC-NECTAR organized sessions, which will be held at the 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), November 10-13, Denver.
Main Topic
Internet-enabled and algorithm-based transportation and communications technologies such as autonomous vehicles (AV) and artificial intelligence (AI), are changing the way we work and will have important implications for the workforce. New jobs will be created, some jobs will be transformed and yet others will be eliminated. This series of sessions is designed to present the latest research on technological change in the workplace. Papers dealing with a range of workplace issues and technologies are welcome.
Session organizers:
Sicheng Wang (Michigan State University); Elizabeth Mack (Michigan State University).
Submitting an abstract
Please submit your abstract and paper id to the session organizers by July 6, 2021 by sending an e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To obtain a paper id you will need to submit an abstract through the conference submission system.
Sicheng Wang, Elizabeth Mack
Call For Paper for 3rd Annual Conference on Regional Science (ACRS3) of Bangladesh Regional Science Association
3rd Annual Conference on Regional Science (ACRS 3) 2021
CALL FOR PAPER FOR THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Regional Development at the Time of Uncertainty
Conference Theme
Any development decision needs to consider uncertainty of future events which may impact implementation of development plans. With globalization, nations are interconnected now. Problems in one region has its domino effect on other regions. The ongoing pandemic makes it amply clear. The development planners are confronted with an uphill task of choosing a path to development because of increasing uncertainty in future due to unprecedented and unanticipated problems with different magnitudes. Covid-19 or extreme events induced by climate change are examples. Researchers need to devise ways and means to address such problems in a systematic and realistic manner. Against this backdrop, Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA) and the Canter for Regional Development Studies (CRDS), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) are organizing the 3rd Annual Conference on Regional Science (ACRS 3) and inviting paper for presentation at the virtual conference.
Young researchers (below 30 years of age) are especially encouraged to submit papers for a special session for young researchers.
The focus of the conference is regional development in the time of uncertainty. To address this multi-faceted theme of the conference, papers are expected in the following areas:
Sub-Themes of the Conference
- Regional Development and Public Health
- Climate Change, Disaster Management and Regional Development
- Regional Transportation
- Natural Resource Management
- Urban and Regional Economy
- Migration, Rural – Urban Linkage
- Impact of Mega-Infrastructure in Regional Development
- Agriculture and Rural Economics
- Innovation and Impact of Information Technology
- Politics and Governance in Regional Development
- Gender and Social Issues in Regional Development
- Cities in uncertain time
In addition, there would be three workshops addressing the need of young researcher and two keynote speech on burning issues on Regional Development at home and abroad.
Workshops for Young Researchers
- Tools and Methods for Regional Scientists
- Publishing in Regional Science Journals
- Regional Science in Development Planning
Important Dates
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Submission Portal: www.brsabd.org
In Memoriam: Prof. Antoine Bailly (1944-2021)
The RSAI wishes to express his family its condolences on the passing of Prof. Antoine Bailly. Antoine was a Past President of the Association; a great scholar; and an esteemed member of the Long Range Planning Committee, the body in charge of advising the current President for all complex and strategic RSAI matters.
The latest issue of Regional Science Policy & Practice are available! Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages: 207-435, April 2021
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Regional Science Policy & Practice Pages: 437-1091 June 2021 Issue Edited by: Vinko Muštra, Andres Rodriguez-Pose, Alina Schoenberg, João Lourenço Marques |
ISSUE INFORMATION
Free Access
Pages: 437 | First Published: 27 June 2021
INTRODUCTION
Challenges and policies for middle‐income trapped regions and cities
Vinko Muštra, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Pages: 438-440 | First Published: 27 June 2021
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Open Access
Developing intermediate cities
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Jamie Griffiths
Pages: 441-456 | First Published: 20 April 2021
Unveiling and typifying rural resources underpinned by innovation dynamics in rural areas
Teresa Maria Gamito, Lívia Madureira, José Manuel Lima Santos
Pages: 457-477 | First Published: 31 July 2019
Transport network improvements: The effects on wage earnings
Eivind Tveter
Pages: 478-491 | First Published: 29 August 2019
POLICY REVIEW
Policy interdependence and the models of health care devolution: “Systems or federacies”?
Joan Costa-Font, Laurie Perdikis
Pages: 492-500 | First Published: 06 November 2019
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
An empirical analysis of gentrification in Istanbul
Zühal Özbay Daş, Gülşah Özşahin
Pages: 501-526 | First Published: 20 April 2020
Impact of transport infrastructure on local development in Dalmatia
Josip Grgić
Pages: 527-558 | First Published: 16 September 2020
The structural changes in Armenian Community budgets within the process of community consolidation
Tsovinar J. Karapetyan, Arpenik Muradyan, Vanine A. Yeranosyan, Erik M. Grigoryan
Pages: 559-572 | First Published: 20 October 2020
Factors impacting patent applications in European countries
Bojan Ćudić
Pages: 573-589 | First Published: 16 February 2021
INTRODUCTION
Urban resurgence in European cities
Alina M. Schoenberg
Pages: 590 | First Published: 27 June 2021
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Open Access
Comparative urban performance assessment of safe cities through data envelopment analysis
Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Soushi Suzuki
Pages: 591-602 | First Published: 20 March 2020
Austrian regions in the age of globalisation: Trade exposure, urban dynamics and structural change
Sascha Sardadvar, Christian Reiner
Pages: 603-643 | First Published: 02 August 2020
Open Access
A masterplan for urban resurgence: The case of Mönchengladbach, Germany (2008–2019)
Anna Herzog, Rüdiger Hamm
Pages: 644-658 | First Published: 28 August 2020
Exploring paths to creative city emergence. The example of three Polish cities
Agnieszka Orankiewicz, Maciej Turała
Pages: 659-672 | First Published: 12 January 2021
INTRODUCTION
Evidence‐based regional development policies
João Lourenço Marques
Pages: 673-674 | First Published: 27 June 2021
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Open Access
Yiqiao Chen, Elisabete A. Silva, José P. Reis
Pages: 675-692 | First Published: 14 May 2020
Open Access
Accessibility to primary schools in Portugal: a case of spatial inequity?
João Lourenço Marques, Jan Wolf, Fillipe Feitosa
Pages: 693-707 | First Published: 08 June 2020
Landscape planning based on EBPM: Location prioritization of green space management
Hwajin Lim, Yukari Niwa, Manabu Tange
Pages: 708-728 | First Published: 09 November 2020
Arnab Bhattacharjee, Cornilius Chikwama, João Lourenço Marques
Pages: 729-743 | First Published: 12 May 2021
Smartening urban governance: An evidence-based perspective
Pages: 744-758 | First Published:11 June 2020
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Pages: 759-776 | First Published:30 June 2020
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Pages: 777-797 | First Published:22 April 2021
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A Geospatial Analysis of Temporary Housing Inequality among Socially Marginalized and Privileged Groups in India
Pages: 798-819 | First Published:23 April 2021
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Mapping destination competitiveness in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province: A Malmquist–data envelopment analysis approach
Pages: 820-834 | First Published:20 April 2021
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Spillover effects of trade openness on CO2 emissions in middle-income countries: A spatial panel data approach
Pages: 835-877 First Published:10 October 2020
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Social capital and regional development in Turkey*
Pages: 878-920 First Published:01 August 2020
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Proposing a solid waste management plan in Tripoli, North Lebanon: An individual awareness based solution
Pages: 921-942 First Published:28 November 2020
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Tunisian industrial policy, location and evolution of the industrial space of the interior regions
Pages: 943-956 First Published:19 March 2021
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Spatial aggregation and resampling expansion of big surveys: An analysis of wage inequality
Pages: 957-981 First Published:19 August 2020
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Beyond the socio-economic use of fiscal transfers: The role of political factors in Greek intergovernmental grant allocations
Pages: 982-1008 First Published:29 July 2020
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Do agglomeration economies matter where natural endowments are? Lessons from Greece
Pages: 1009-1024 First Published:16 April 2021
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Opportunities and challenges for small businesses in new transit neighborhoods: Understanding impacts through in-depth interviews
Pages: 1025-1041 First Published:23 March 2021
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Interregional demand for workers and the effects of labour income taxation
Pages: 1042-1050 First Published:24 August 2020
A new approach to inter-regional network externalities in Japan
Pages: 1051-1067 | First Published:14 May 2020
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Urbanization, waitlisted children, and childcare support in a two-region overlapping generations model
Pages: 1068-1089 | First Published:13 November 2020
BOOK REVIEW
The wake up call: Why the pandemic has exposed the weakness of the west, and how to fix it by Micklethwait, John, and Wooldridge, Adrian. HarperVia, New York, NY. 2020. US$18.00, Hb, 167 pp, ISBN 978–0–06-306529-1
Pages: 1090-1091 | First Published:15 March 2021
NECTAR CL 5 "Leisure, Recreation and Tourism"
Dear Nectar colleagues,
NECTAR Cluster 5 (Leisure, Recreation and Tourism) and CEFAGE (Centre for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics) are organizing a joint Workshop about Smart Transport for Sustainable Tourism. This will be held at the University of Évora, Portugal, on March 23-25, 2022.
Please find enclosed the call for papers.
Best wishes,
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Ana Condeço-Melhorado
NECTAR Secretary
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