This research paper aims at highlighting factors which influence the spatial focus of interactions between higher education institutions (HEIs) and the economic system in Germany. In the pursuit of this goal, our research work employs a Bayesian statistical analysis of empirical data gathered...

This study considered the nature of employment that women engage in as a multi-categorical response. A multinomial logistic model with geo-additive predictors was used to examine the determinants and geographical variations using data from the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Diffuse...

This paper investigates the effects of urban green and abandoned areas on residential well-being in major German cities, using panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the time period between 2000 and 2012 and cross-section data from the European Urban Atlas (EUA) for the year...

This article investigates whether China's foreign aid is particularly prone to political capture by political leaders of aid-receiving countries. Specifically, we examine whether more Chinese aid is allocated to the political leaders' birth regions and regions populated by the ethnic group to...

Die demografische Entwicklung in Deutschland stellt die Altenpflegewirtschaft vor ganz besondere Herausforderungen: Die Nachfrage nach Langzeitpflege und Betreuungsleistungen wächst unaufhaltsam, gleichzeitig aber gibt es finanzierungsseitige Restriktionen im Bereich der Pflegeversicherung und...

In the current new competitive environment, smart specialization has emerged strongly as a territorial development model to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of economic systems. An aspect from which it differs from previous models is the special emphasis on governance. In this...

This editorial launches REGION, the new online and open-access journal of ERSA. REGION aims to be a high-quality academic journal in the field of regional science. To its contributors, it offers a solid peer-review process and immediate publica- tion upon acceptance. Also, it will be a flexible...

This resource contains the materials and structure suggested to run a mini course of approximately 14 hours on spatial data, analysis and regression. The course is structured along four lectures and four labs that require the use of computers.

Age is an important factor in entrepreneurship. The paths into entrepreneurship at a later age may be varied. Self-employment in later life may be either a form of partial retirement or a career option. Older individuals may also be pushed into self-employment. The focus of this paper is on the...

The challenges for the quality of life in rural areas in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, connected with structural economic and demographic changes, raise the question of how to find appropriate policy interventions in the specific situation of transitions countries. One approach to bring forward rural...

In seinem Kommentar setzt sich Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Universität Duisburg-Essen, mit den Elektromobilitätsprojekten der Bundesregierung – den sogenannten »Schaufenstern« für Elektromobilität – auseinander. Deutschland sollte nach dem Regierungsprogramm zum »Leitmarkt für...

In seinem Kommentar setzt sich Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Universität Duisburg-Essen, mit den Elektromobilitätsprojekten der Bundesregierung – den sogenannten »Schaufenstern« für Elektromobilität – auseinander. Deutschland sollte nach dem Regierungsprogramm zum »Leitmarkt für...

Evolutionäre Ansätze bilden heute einen zentralen Baustein der regionalen Innovationsforschung. Im Fokus stehen dabei die Historie regionaler Innovationssysteme, daraus resultierende Routinen und Interaktionen sowie der Einfluss von Wissen, Institutionen und individuellen Akteuren auf...

This paper is extracted from the research educational process of M.S level at Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia. We first created a research group named Geoinformatics on Peverty and then invited some students to join and do research related to spatial statistics and poverty. Poverty is...