The huge technological improvement in data processing and the globalization have increased the demand for and the supply of indices that quantify the consequences of a policy. However, there are certain cases that quantification may be misleading in the sense that it gives the impression of an...

The aim of this paper is to suggest a new, nonparametric multiple regression method, based on the Extended Gini (EG) measures of dispersion, which enables the user to follow the curvature of the regression curve. The method is capable of estimating a series of linear approximations of the...

The extended Gini regression is a semi parametric regression which allows the user to assign different weights to different sections of the explanatory variables. We illustrate, via examples, the ability of extended Gini (EG) regression to detect sections of monotonic increase or decrease, as...

The morphology of today's cities is the result of historic urban developments and ongoing urban transformation resulting in complex urban spatial structures. While functionally as well as spatially, cities are structured into sub-units such as the city center, business districts, residential...