This paper provides a synthesis and further development of a global modelling approach introduced in Pesaran, Schuermann and Weiner (2004), where country specific models in the form of VARX* structures are estimated relating a vector of domestic variables to their foreign counterparts and then...

The Regional Imperative: Regional Planning and Governance in Britain, Europe and the United States, U. A. Wannop, Jessica Kingsley, London (1995). xxi + 441 pp. £25.00 (pbk). ISBN 1 85302 292 6. The Regions and the New Europe: Patterns in Core and Periphery Development, M. Rhodes (Ed),...

Evidence on medical tourism, including patient motivation, is increasing. Existing studies have focused on identifying push and pull factors across different types of treatment, for example cosmetic or bariatric surgery, or on groups, such as diaspora patients returning 'home' for treatment....

Distillation systems are energy-intensive processes, and consequently contribute significantly to the greenhouse gases emissions (e.g. carbon dioxide (CO2). A simple model for the estimation of CO2 emissions associated with operation of heat-integrated distillation systems as encountered in...