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REGIONAL STATISTICS, 2021, VOL 11, No 4.

STUDIES

Víctor Hugo Torres Preciado – Nelson Omar Muriel Torrero: Economic and crime cycles synchronization across states in México: A dynamic factor model approach

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110401.pdf

Dadang Ramdhan: Impact of provincial human capital  on TFP growth through the FDI channel:  The case of Indonesian manufacturing industries

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110402.pdf

Rudi Purwono – Mohammad Zeqi Yasin – Ibnu Nur Hamzah – Nur Arifin: Total factor productivity convergence of Indonesia’s provincial economies, 2011–2017

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110403.pdf

Han-Sol Lee – Sergey U. Chernikov – Szabolcs Nagy: Motivations and locational factors of FDI in CIS countries: Empirical evidence from South Korean FDI  in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110404.pdf

Emil Kucsera: The handling of the blockade against Qatar from  the perspective of Qatar Airways’ resilience

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110405.pdf

Judit Berkes: Highly qualified social strata in urban areas of Hungarian regional centres from 1980 to 2011

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110406.pdf

Ferenc Szilágyi – Tibor Elekes: Urban growth and language shift in county seats  in Transylvania between 1900 and 2011

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110407.pdf

Gábor Koloh: The number of Trianon refugees

https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2021/2021_04/rs110408.pdf

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Job Announcement

Chief Executive Officer

DAKOTA INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

The Dakota Institute for Business and Economic Analysis, an applied business and economic analytical non-profit, seeks a full-time CEO to aggressively grow the Institute into a dynamic, self-sustaining, respected, and trusted source of economic and business intelligence, insight and analytics serving decision-makers in South Dakota, the Northern Great Plains Region, and the regional markets and economic sectors thereof.

The CEO reports to the Board of Directors. Office location(s) will be in South Dakota and the CEO will maintain a strong physical office presence. The position is available immediately.

Working with the Board, the founding CEO will help create and then lead a business and economic intelligence and analytical enterprise that earns an exceptional reputation because of timely and useful modeling and data derived insight on current and forecast economic and business conditions in South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains Region.

The successful candidate will be of high intellectual ability, have a strong first degree and a graduate or professional degree in economics, business, finance, law, decision science or related field.   Experience and/or demonstrated accomplishments in economic/business analysis, modeling, insight, forecasting, data management, and team building are desired. The successful candidate will have a strong ethical value set, considerable personal confidence, and a collaborative style. Additionally, the successful candidate will be a decisive self-starter able to effectively operate in a role that relies on persuasive and earned authority rather than mandates.

Key competencies include entrepreneurial ability, communication and presentation skills, influencing skills, and organizational development/leadership skills. Quantitative economic/business modeling and data analytical abilities and an explicit understanding of econometric and economic impact software (i.e., R, Python, Stata, IMPLAN, REMI) are desired.

Compensation package will be competitive and may include performance-based incentives. Nominations are welcome.

Applications will be accepted, and screenings and interviews will be ongoing until the position is filled. For full consideration apply immediately.

To apply submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vita or resume, and the names and contact information for at least three but no more than five references to: Dakota Institute for Business and Economic Analysis, c/o Van Fishback, PO Box 5057, Brookings, SD 57006. For a prospectus on the Dakota Institute and for e-application see  https://dakotainstitute.org . 

Contact Van Fishback This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  (605) 696-2230 to discuss this opportunity or make nominations.

The Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, Faculty of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine) invites you and your colleagues to take part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference «Region-2021: Optimal Development Strategy» (October 21-22, 2021). The conference will be held in full-time, online and part-time forms. The call for papers see attached.

Deadline for submitting materials for the conference – October 10, 2021.

For more detailed information on the participation in the conference, please, contact via e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You can find out about main areas of the department work following the link:  http://soc-econom-region.univer.kharkov.ua/index.php?lang=en

As well as we invite you to publish your papers in the scientific journal «JOURNAL OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY» (professional journal, category “B”), included in the scientometric bases Index Copernicus, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, InfoBase Index, Eurasian Scientific Journal Index, Scientific Indexing Services, Cite Factor, Research Bible, OAJI, ERIH PLUS, DOAJ, processing in Scopus and Web of Science. Requirements to manuscripts see the following:

http://hgj.univer.kharkov.ua/index.php/en/submission-requirements-and-conditions-of-paper-acceptance/author-guidelines

Manuscripts should be written in English.

Deadline for submitting papers to the journal – November 1, 2021. For more detailed information on the papers publication in the journal, please, contact via e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Members of the Regional Science Association International, 

according to the RSAI Constitution, each first year of term of the RSAI President, the Association faces the pleasant task of electing the Incoming President, who will in 2022 take on the position of President Elect, and work along with Prof. Eduardo Haddad, current RSAI President, to gradually move on to the position of President in 2023. Here is an excerpt of the rules of the Association for managing this important step:

Nomination committee. The RSAI Council has appointed a dedicated nomination committee, that following the rule of the RSAI Constitution is made up of the RSAI President (Eduardo Haddad), the RSAI Immediate Past-President (Mark Partridge), four members of the RSAI Council (one each from among the council members who are appointees of the four superregional organizations: Liz Mack for NARSC, André Torre for ERSA, Brian Kim for PRSCO, and Carlos Azzoni for LARSA), and two members of the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) recommended by the LRPC itself (Roberta Capello and Andrés Rodrigues-Pose).

Criteria of the nominees. The nominees should satisfy the following criteria: a) financial resources sufficient to cover travel costs to perform RSAI duties; b) support from candidate’s institution including relaxation of duties to enable President to travel as needed to execute RSAI business; c) RSAI Council experience (Council member experience) and/or other service to the regional science community (e.g., supra-regional and/or other sections, editor or one of the regional science journals, etc.).

Election procedure. The President Elect nomination committee shall [...] make a recommendation to Council at the second Council meeting of this same year . Upon receiving this recommendation, Council will select a nominee. The President‐Elect and Vice‐President shall start his/her appointment at the start of the next calendar year (i.e. the second year of the current President’s term).

RSAI members from the ERSA area who want to be nominated as candidate for the President of the Regional Science Association International should send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. within Oct. 20, 2021 the following material:

-          A two-page CV and a Picture;

-          A two-page statement on the motives in support of the candidacy and on 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 in RSAI webpage.

Thank you in advance for participating in this crucial stage of the Association's life,

Kind regards,

Journal of Regional Research (Investigaciones Regionales)

Call for Papers Special Issue - Industry 4.0 and sustainability in firms, clusters & industrial districts and regions
 
SPONSORED by AICO 2020/123 and AEI/FEDER EU RTI2018-095739-B-100
 
Coordinator: Professor Dr. JOSE-LUIS HERVAS-OLIVER https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=8XRfZqMAAAAJ&hl=es&oi=ao

KEY WORDS

Industry 4.0; digitization of SMEs; sustainability; regions; clusters; industrial districts

RATIONALE

This Special Issue addressed Sustainability and Industry 4.0 topics. Generally, Industry 4.0 encompasses the digitization of manufacturing, constituting the manufacturing-dedicated digitization of business and industries. Industry 4.0 is also known as the Industrial Internet of Things and refers to a new paradigm of digital-based manufacturing and industrial inter-firm connected value (e.g., Kagermann et al., 2013). The concept includes different digital enabling technologies, such as the Internet of Things, Additive Manufacturing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and Blockchain, among others. Industry 4.0 in clusters and regions is nascent. How does Industry 4.0 shape industrial clusters and districts? What are the fundamental policy initiatives developed to fit Industry 4.0 to clusters, regional development and firm competitiveness?
In addition, sustainability constitute a critical topic in regions, clusters, districts and innovation systems. Sustainability (e.g. circular economy, SDG, eco-design, environmental impacts, etc.) are of utmost importance for shaping regions and their innovation. Thus, a cross-disciplinary approach (from business, clusters, regions, policymakers, etc.) is required to fully understand the complexity of the challenge. We believe that scholars from different perspectives meeting at the regional space stimulate discussion for cross-fertilizing.
 
This Special Issue attempts to provide a cross-fertilization of different literatures and perspectives, integrating firm innovation, competitiveness and clusters/regional literature.

POTENTIAL TOPICS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOR THE SPECIAL ISSUE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

·       How   does  Industry   4.0   shape  firms   in   industrial  clusters’  and   regions’ competitiveness?
·       Industry 4.0 in cluster firms: individual and collective strategies
·       How does Industry 4.0 promote collective actions for cluster firms transition into digitization?
·       How are policymakers and policy initiatives responding to this challenge? What are the innovation policies promoting Industry 4.0 and digitization in general?
·       What are potential barriers constraining clusters adaptation to Industry 4.0?
·       How does Industry 4.0 shape collaboration for innovation in clusters and regions?
·       Place-based sustainable innovation
·       Sustainability in space and policymaking
·       Green and social innovation in regions
·       Industry 4.0 and sustainability effects
·       SDG in systems and regions

Papers presented at ERSA-2021, Rethinking Clusters 2021 and the 2021 Reunión de Estudios Regionales are special candidates for a Special Issue in Journal of Regional Research. The Journal of Regional Research – Investigaciones Regionales is the flagship journal of the Spanish Regional Science Association (https://investigacionesregionales.org/en/). The Special Issue is also open to other contributors working on those topics.

SCHEDULE

-Full paper submission through the Journal’s portal : Open from October, 1st, 2021 to December, 31st, 2021. https://investigacionesregionales.org/en/envio-de-articulos/submission-of- papers-and-others-contributions/
 

THE JOURNAL

The Journal of Regional Research (Investigaciones Regionales, in Spanish) is listed in SCOPUS (Q2 in Economics, Q3 in Geography and Development) and Clarivate (Emerging Sourcing Citation Index, Q3 in Economics according to the Journal Citation Indicator of the JCR). While being specialized in regional issues, this journal is multidisciplinary and strongly devoted to European and Latin American topics. It is an academic journal, where all papers are subject to a double and blind review process. The journal is full Open Access, free for authors and readers.

SELECTED REFERENCES
Ahmed, R. O., Al-Mohannadi, D. M., & Linke, P. (2021). Multi-objective resource integration for sustainable industrial clusters. Journal of Cleaner Production, 316, 128237.
Bellandi, M., de Propris, L., Santini, E., 2019. Industry 4.0+ challenges to local productive systems and place- based integrated industrial policies, in: Transforming Industrial Policy for the Digital Age. Edward Elgar Publishing., pp. 201–218. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788976152.00016
Bellandi, M., Plechero, M., & Santini, E. (2021). Forms of place leadership in local productive systems: from endogenous rerouting to deliberate resistance to change. Regional Studies, 1-10.
Bellandi, M., Santini, E., Vecciolini, C., de Propris, L., 2020. Industry 4.0: Transforming local productive systems in the Tuscany region, in: Industry 4.0 and Regional Transformations. Routledge
Corradini, C., Santini, E., & Vecciolini, C. (2021). The geography of Industry 4.0 technologies across European regions. Regional Studies, 1-14.
De Propris, L., & Bailey, D. (2021). Pathways of regional transformation and Industry 4.0. Regional Studies.
de Propris, L., Bailey, D., 2020. Industry 4.0 and Regional Transformations, Industry 4.0 and Regional Transformations. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429057984
De Steur, H., Temmerman, H., Gellynck, X., & Canavari, M. (2020). Drivers, adoption, and evaluation of sustainability practices in Italian wine SMEs. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(2), 744-762.
Hervás-Oliver, J. L. (2021b). Industry 4.0 in industrial districts: regional innovation policy for the Toy Valley district in Spain. Regional Studies, 1-12.
Hervas-Oliver, J. L., Di Maria, E., & Bettiol, M. (2021a). Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: The new digital imperative. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 31(1), 1-11.
Hervas-Oliver, J.L., Estelles-Miguel, S., Mallol-Gasch, G., Boix-Palomero, J., 2019. A place-based policy for promoting Industry 4.0: the case of the Castellon ceramic tile district. European Planning Studies 27. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1642855
Jankowska, B., Di Maria, E., & Cygler, J. (2021). Do clusters matter for foreign subsidiaries in the Era of industry 4.0? The case of the aviation valley in Poland. European Research on Management and Business Economics, 27(2), 100150.
Martinelli, A., Mina, A., & Moggi, M. (2021). The enabling technologies of industry 4.0: Examining the seeds of the fourth industrial revolution. Industrial and Corporate Change, Forthcoming.

The RSPP Workshop on Pandemics, Location and Mobility mobilizes members of the Editorial Team, Guest Editors and Editorial Board of the journal and is open to the participation of participants that want to take part in the workshop and submit a paper to a special issue of the journal.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on human activities around the world. Mobility, the vehicle of social interaction par excellence, was the first sector to be affected, given its close and critical link with the spread of the pandemic. The consequences for mobility and the subsequent limitations of the range of movements continue today at variable spatial scales, according to the progress on vaccination programs and the health indicators/dashboard of the moment. Clearly, the links are complex and the causalities are at this stage difficult to establish.
This structural pattern has had an impact on mobility practices at international, regional and local levels, changing the volume, geography and modes of travel used. International travel has fallen drastically. Public transport has been penalized in relation to individual modes, especially the car, although walking and cycling are increasing in some cities, also benefiting from new urban planning policies (tactical urbanism measures). The COVID-19 pandemic also seems to be having an impact on the long-run location of households and businesses, which is likely to change urban forms.

Submissions

International Conference on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation’2021 will take place in Brenna, Poland from 22.09 to 24.09.2021. The Conference is addressed to researchers and practitioners, dealing with different aspects of territorial and inter-organizational cooperation in the context of local, regional and international dimension.

The Conference is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach resulting from raising multiperspective scientific problems and innovative formulas. The Conference’s main aim would be networking and forming international, interdisciplinary scientific teams working together on new scientific challenges. My intention is for the Conference to become an international platform of scientific cooperation represented by different academic centres and practitioners, who should take full advantage of the research results.

The Conference attendance is free of charge thanks to the ‘Regional Initiative of Excellence’ project funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The costs of travel and accommodation are covered by participants. I believe that establishing continuous scientific cooperation with Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, which I run, would bring benefits for each Conference participant in the form of joint projects and scientific publications.

https://wsb.edu.pl/icotic2021 

The College of Built Environments (CBE) at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle is inviting applications for the position of Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate (RDRE). This full-time academic appointment will be tenured at the Associate Professor or Professor level, depending on qualifications. The base academic appointment is for nine months with two additional months while serving as Chair, with salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The start date for this position is negotiable, but may be as early as July 1, 2022. The Chair role is a three-year renewable term, with the typical length of this administrative appointment being six years. After serving as Chair, the individual will be a full-time faculty member in the department.

The new chair will engage both the academic and professional community in an effort to expand the department’s local, national, and global contributions. The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Real Estate, a Real Estate Minor, a Master of Science degree in Real Estate, and two Graduate Certificates (Graduate Certificate in Real Estate and Graduate Certificate in Housing Studies). The department currently consists of four full-time faculty members and 19 affiliated lecturers. It has expanding undergraduate programs, and a strong and stable graduate program with a global alumni network.

The CBE is a key unit within the University of Washington–which is a world-renowned Research 1 public university set within the striking natural environment of the Puget Sound region. In carrying out its mission, the CBE engages processes for planning, designing, and investing in environments by welcoming the expertise of citizens, community members, and others with diverse backgrounds and a wide range of lived experiences.

A detailed leadership profile is available at this link.

All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, 1) a letter of application, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) statement of research and teaching interests, 4) statement of administrative philosophy and experience, 5) a diversity statement that describes your experience related to diversity, inclusion and equity, as well as your potential to contribute to the CBE diversity mission. Additional materials may be requested from candidates as the search process progresses. For fullest consideration, application materials should be received by November 16, 2021.

The University of Washington is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to organize the application processes for this search. Applicants to this position will need to create a free Dossier account to submit all application materials. For more information and to set up a Dossier account, go to: https://apply.interfolio.com/93321. For more information on signing up, accessing your account, or submitting your application, please review Interfolio's help and support section or contact them via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or phone: (877) 997-8807.

WittKieffer is assisting the University of Washington in this search. Nominations and inquiries can be directed to Ryan Crawford and Julia Bradley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.