FESER E. J. and BERGMAN E. M. (2000) National industry cluster templates: a framework for applied regional cluster analysis, Reg. Studies 34, 1-19. A growing number of cities, states and regions in Europe, North America and elsewhere are designing development strategies around strategic clusters...

Applications using quasi-experimental comparison group designs in regional science and geography have increased substantially over the last three decades, inspired by the work of Andrew Isserman and colleagues in the 1980s and 1990s, robust literatures on quasi-experimental design in fields like...

This article uses data from the 1969 to 1999 period to examine the spatial extent and temporal persistence ofU.S. economic distress as viewed by three different indicators: unemployment, low income, and out-migration-induced population decline. The basic unit of analysis is the commuter zone....

This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the confidential establishment-level Covered Wages and Employment (ES-202) data series for small area economic analyses and other kinds of quantitative geographical research. The article examines the improvements in the geographic...

The commercialization of academic knowledge is increasingly seen as a potential economic development model, particularly for improving the capabilities and economic performance of regions. This insightful volume investigates the emerging factors in knowledge commercialization from an...

Feser E. and Isserman A. The rural role in national value chains, Regional Studies. Industry clustering is a useful concept for understanding the interdependence among industries and its implications for regional economic development and growth. The paper claims that the fullest understanding of...

Ke S. and Feser E. Count on the growth-pole strategy for regional economic growth? Spread-backwash effects in Greater Central China. Regional Studies. This paper investigates spread-backwash effects associated with non-agricultural gross domestic product and employment growth across 922 cities...

We investigate whether a more concentrated regional industrial structure – the dominance of a few large firms in a given industry in a region – limits agglomeration economies and ultimately diminishes the economic performance of firms in that industry, especially small ones. In an...

Purpose – The chapter provides an exposition both of Hayek's causal theory of the mind (especially as applied to intentionality) and of Popper's critique of causal theories, argues that Hayek fails successfully to rebut Popper's critique, and shows how the dispute between Hayek and Popper is...