The aim of this study is to assess the usefulness of analytical tools for policy evaluation. The study focuses on a multi-method integrated toolkit, the so-called SMILE toolkit. This toolkit consist of the integration of three evaluation frameworks developed within an EU-funded consortium called...

In the spirit of the deregulation movement, Japan is also faced with an ÂgAsia Open SkyÂh agreement which favours aviation liberalization in international services. This means an end to Japan's aviation policy of isolation. In association with this policy change, also environmental concerns...

SESSION TITLE: ‘THE NEW URBAN WORLD’ in One-Day High Level Group Panel: ‘The Big Thinkers’ & ‘The Big Five’ in One-Day We invite you for a special High Level Group session annex panel. The main theme of this special high Level Group Panel will be focused on...

In a liberalized aviation market airports in a multiple airport region will have to compete with substitute airports for origin / destination passengers (and also transfer passengers). Passengers have to take a number of decisions; the have to choose airports, airlines and airport access modes...

The aim of the present paper is to forecast regional employment developments in the 327 West-German districts. Using a Neural Networks (NNs) methodology we try to identify the existence of underlying structural relationships between the input variables - data on regional and sectoral employment...

Since 1990, Central and Eastern European countries have experienced increased integration with the European Union which has led to a reallocation of resources across sectors and space. The spatial implications of this process have been little investigated so far. Have regional production...

Assessing the economic values attached to alternative land uses, when cultural heritage goods are at stake, makes the valuation process more articulated. Economic elicitation of cultural heritage values is quite a recent practice. Not many case studies have applied non-market valuation...

Standard labor market theories predict that workers employed in more specialized areas earn higher wages in comparison with similar workers employed in less specialized areas. Empirical studies for the US generally confirm the existence of a positive effect of sectoral specialization on wages...

The present paper aims to analyse the research potential of Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) in the light of their possible applications in the space-economy. For this purpose the first part of the paper will be devoted to an overview and illustration of EAs, also in comparison with other recent...