Abstract This paper investigates the sensitivity of hedonic models of house prices to the spatial interpolation of measures of air quality. We consider three aspects of this question: the interpolation technique used, the inclusion of air quality as a continuous vs discrete variable in the...

Abstract The regional economic convergence/divergence issue has been discussed extensively recently, but results obtained are not always interpretable unequivocally as a consequence of the different estimation strategies used. As it is widely recognized, the most common theoretical framework...

<title>Abstract</title> In this paper we summarize and comment on the papers published in issue 6.3. The papers reviewed are: ‘In Search of “W”’ by Richard Harris, John Moffat & Victoria Kravtsova; ‘Cross-national Neighbouring Effects on European Regional Specialization’ by Toni Mora, Patricia...

<title>Abstract</title> In this editorial we summarize and comment on the papers published in issue 7.2. The papers reviewed are ‘Informal Sector and Manufacturing Location: In Search of the Missing Links’ by Michiel Gerritse & Ana Moreno-Monroy; ‘Testing for Unit Roots and Cointegration in Spatial...

<title>Abstract</title> In this paper we summarize and comment on the papers published in issue 6.4. The papers reviewed are ‘Migrants and International Economic Linkages: A Meta-Overview’ by Peter Nijkamp, Masood Gheasi & Piet Rietveld; ‘A Lustrum of SEA: Recent Research Trends Following the Creation of...

In this editorial we summarise and comment on papers published in issue 9.1. The first paper is by Raffaele Paci, Emanuela Marrocu and Stefano Usai 'The Complementary Effects of Proximity Dimensions on Knowledge Spillovers'. Second, we have the paper by Karyn Morrissey, Cathal O'Donoghue and...