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Two areas have fascinated me for a long time. One is the micro economic theory of consumer behavior, the other one the role of space in economic processes. Usually, the two don't go together very well. In more advanced versions of microeconomic consumer theory its economic actor may face uncertainty, have to allocate resources over time, or have to take into ac count the characteristics of products, but rarely deals with space. He/she inhabits a spaceless point economy. Regional Science, on the other hand, describes and analyzes the spatial structure and development of the econ omy, but...

Im Gegensatz zur traditionellen Immobilienbewertung geht die Methode der hedonischen Preise nicht von dem zu bewertenden Objekt, sondern von den vorhandenen Informationen uber die entsprechenden Ereignisse und die involvierten Immobilien aus. "Entsprechende Ereignisse" sind etwa Immobilientransaktionen, Abschlusse von Mietvertragen oder Immobilienangebote. Mit statistisch-okonometrischen Methoden werden aus diesen Informationen die hedonischen Preise der beobachtbaren Eigenschaften der Immobilie geschatzt. Wie dies geschieht, ist Gegenstand dieses Buches."

This important book takes a critical view on regional industry clusters, in particular their identification and formation, and the policies which help create and support them. The distinguished international contributors comprehensively discuss the theoretical and empirical issues concerning clusters and cluster policy from a regional economic perspective. Based on a broad range of methods, the authors derive results about the existence and structure of regional industrial clusters and assess their contribution to the development of regions. As a whole, the book examines the hyperbole that...

With the harmonization of the EU economies, and issues of EU enlargement and integration with Europe's transition economies topping the political agenda, the economic geography of Europe is being recast. This volume analyzes the spatial implications of the on-going integration-transition process, and examines key issues such as north-south and east-west divides, regional cooperation and cross-border dynamics.