This paper offers a critical review of current debates on the importance and the potential of ICT for modern cities. Much attention is given to the opportunities offered by local egovernance, as a systematic strategy to exploit the potential of ICT for the public domain in European cities. Since...

Migration is a key feature of a modern and open society. A new feature is that migration shows a high degree of heterogeneity and hence has various complex impacts on the economy. This paper aims to map out the causes and consequences of heterogeneous immigration flows. It sets out a policy...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have become important tools to promote a variety of public goals and policies. In the past years much attention has been given to the expected social benefits from deploying ICT in different fields (transportation, education, public participation...

This paper investigates the response of full service carriers (FSCs) to theentry of low-cost carriers (LCCs). We develop a model of airlinecompetition, which accommodates various market structures, some ofwhich include low-cost players. Using data on published airfares ofLufthansa, British...