Objectives: The main objective is to share the results of new unpublished research in the field of regional science. Even though there is a special topic, any kind of other interesting research is invited. This year's special theme: “Asymmetric shocks and the region” The year 2009 will be...

The conference aims to bring together researchers who are active in the field of spatial eco-nomics to exchange ideas, document recent advances in methods and applications and dis-cuss directions for further research.