This paper demonstrates the potential of meta-analysis as a comparative research tool in rural and regional economics. Meta-analysis is applied to the results of economic base modelling (400 study areas) designed for the estimation of multiplier effects in small regional economies. The...

Meta-analysis was applied to identify the principal explanatory factors of the variations observed in the economic base multipliers : Rough Set Data Analysis (RSDA). The results show major influence of the socio-economic characteristics and a limited quality of meta-model for very low value of...

Site-specific characteristics are attributes of tourism services for consumers and a factor influencing their costs and quality for producers. These services are a fine illustration of territorial rents. Using estimates from hedonic price equations, we test the role of environmental/territorial...

Using the example of a French region (Aubrac), we analyse the way in which resource specification contributes to territorial development. We show that specification of the territorial offer is subject to the participation of organizations and institutions which help in the process of...

Dans un contexte marqué par la multiplicité des acteurs et l'imbrication des procédures, l'évaluation apparaît plus que jamais fondamentale pour l'action publique. Au terme de ces premiers éléments de bilan sur l'évaluation en France des politiques agricoles, il semble important de...