The aim of this workshop is to deeply analyse the relationship among cultural tourism, heritage and economic growth. The regional/local dimension will be one of the topics to consider. Also the relationship between cultural tourism and sustainable urban development will be analyzed. Key-words:...

Topics: - Agglomeration economies - Location of economic activities - Migration - Firm entry, exit and survival - Housing - Environmental and sustainable development - Spatial econometrics

he aim of the workshop is to bring together original research in the area of urban economics. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Topics: - Agglomeration Economies: measurement, scope and sources - Production and consumption amenities: wages, rents and city growth - Urban theory...

Papers to be presented must fit into topics of Industrial and Public Economics like, among others, Environmental Economics, Regional Economics, and Markets and Institutions. There are not workshop fees, but attendants should cover their own travel and accommodation expenditures.

In this 1st International Forum on Insularity in the Mediterranean the main focus areas will be four especially sensitive issues for island territories: agriculture and industry, tourism, transportation and communications and global change.

The purpose of the seminar is to provide a platform for presenting newly developed and/or applied modelling approaches and tools for impact assessment of agricultural and rural development policies. Taking into account the complexity of agricultural and rural development policies, models can...