Introduction -- An overview of the literature -- Models without diffusion -- Technology, diffusion, and growth: a key trinomial -- Models with exogenous diffusion -- Models with endogenous diffusion -- An alternative approach: the advantages of continuous-time quantitative methods -- Econometric...

In this paper we provide a brief overview of some of the most recent empirical research on spatial econometric models and spatial data mining. Data mining in general is the search for hidden patterns that may exist in large databases. Spatial data mining is a process to discover interesting,...