This chapter discusses theoretical and applied research in urban economics on
decentralized cities, ie, cities in which employment is not restricted to the central business …

We provide a comprehensive overview of the strengths and weaknesses of different spatial
econometric model specifications in terms of spillover effects. Based on this overview, we …

I find a positive relationship between broadband expansion and local economic growth. This
relationship is stronger in industries that rely more on information technology and in areas …

A major concern of all decision makers has been to ensure that there are clear benefits from
transport investment proposals. The travel time savings are clear, but the wider economic …

There is a growing consensus on the need to propose specific policies to face rural
depopulation. This article applies fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to …

The volume on New Directions in Spatial Econometrics appeared in 1995 as one of the first
in the then new Springer series on Advances in Spatial Sciences. It very quickly became …

A computable general equilibrium model of urban land use is developed with land allocated
to houses, production, and roads. Traffic congestion and employment location are …

Abstract D e G oei B., B urger MJ, V an O ort FG and K itson M. Functional polycentrism and
urban network development in the Greater South East, United Kingdom: evidence from …

I investigate the effect of improvements to the transportation infrastructure on changes in
location patterns of population in Barcelona, Spain between 1991 and 2006. At a census …

A critical assessment is made of endogenous growth theory from the perspective of recent
developments within economics as a discipline. These include its increasing mathematical …