The Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section invites the submission of abstracts for their 39th Annual Conference in Glasgow from August 25 to 27, 2010.
Call for Papers: RSAI-BIS conference 2010 (35.12 kB)
The following are suggested themes, but quality
papers in all areas of regional science are welcome.
· Regional Growth and Productivity
· Differential Regional Impacts of the
Current Economic Crisis
· Sustainable Regional Development
· Regional Energy Use and Environmental
Impacts
· Patterns of Migration and
Implications for Regional Labour Markets
· Evaluating Regional Development
Policies
· Spatial Analysis and Geodemographics
· Multisectoral Modelling Approaches
· Innovation and Competitiveness
· Spatial Productivity Disparities
· Transport and Infrastructure
· Rural Economies and Communities
There will be Special
Session for early career / doctoral students with prizes for the best
conference paper and the best conference presentation by early career
researchers.
Early career researchers are those engaged in or
having recently completed PhD study in regional science. Those applying
for the best presentation must be at a stage prior to a PhD viva date.
Applicants for the best conference paper must be within 3 years of their PhD
viva. If you are eligible and wish to be considered for these prizes
please bring this to the attention of the Secretary when you submit your
abstract.
Please submit abstracts of up to 300 words by e-mail
to the Secretary at the address below as soon as possible and by February 12th
2010 at the very latest. Authors will be notified of the selection committee’s
decision in April 2009.
For any further information regarding the conference
please contact the Secretary: Dr Declan Jordan, Secretary RSAI:BIS, Department
of Economics, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland.
E-mail:
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