Recent research on integrated econometric+input-output modeling for regional economies is reviewed. The motivations for and the alternative methodological approaches to this type of analysis are examined. Particular attention is given to the issues arising from multiregional linkages and spatial...

This paper explores the implications that spatial effects can hold for the application of measures of "&sgr;"-convergence. The bias of a common indicator of "&sgr;"-convergence is examined for a family of spatial process models including: [a] spatial lag, [b] spatial error, and [c] spatial moving...

type="main" xml:lang="es" <title type="main">Resumen</title> <p>Este artículo examina la eficacia de la reforma de 1998 de la gestión del riego en la llanura de Guanzhong (Shaanxi, China), a escala de finca agrícola y de canal de riego. Se aplica un análisis de frontera estocástica para calcular la eficiencia del uso...</p>

Several major changes in educational policies have occurred in Spain over the last four decades. One of these is the re-organization of the educational system beginning in 1970. A policy to encourage the regional spread of universities was pursued over the seventies and eighties. There has also...