Graute, U., Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Dresden, Germany (Ed.) Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern Europe¤Spatial Development in the European Context¤The main research topics and the discussion among researchers and governmental representatives are featured in...

This paper investigates the impact of changes in national border demarcation on economic integration. It treats the national breakups in Central Europe due to WWI as a natural experiment, which allows for evaluating the particular effect of new national borders. A gravity model of trade is used...

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a common phenomenon since pre-industrial societies,...