Applying the principles of Optimal Control Theory to the problem of regional allocation of investment can be a useful tool for demonstrating how the trade-off between regional equity and overall efficiency can be overcome. This book poses the following questions: are spatial inequalities harmful...

Introduction -- Regression Discontinuity Design: When Series Interrupt -- Propensity Score Matching: When Units Meet -- Difference-in-Differences: When Time and Space Matter -- A Synthetic Control Approach to Evaluate Local Policies -- Methods for Ex Ante Evaluation.

The Spanish Experiences of Regional Policies -- Spain as a Case-Study: Regional Problems and Policies -- Regional Economy and Policy in Spain (1960-1975) -- The Evolution of Spanish Regional Policy, 1977-2008 -- Regional Growth, Structural Changes and Convergence -- Macroeconomic Effects of the...

1 Introduction -- 2 The Spatial Policy Context of Economic, Agricultural and Environmental Change in Rural Ireland -- 3 A Review of Microsimulation for Policy Analysis -- 4 The SMILE Model: Construction and Calibration -- 5 Validation Issues and the Spatial Pattern of Household Income -- 6 Farm...

Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The authors look at the real-world dynamics and tensions between stakeholders on the ground, with a...

Einführung: Begriff und Bedeutungsgewinn der Regionalökonomik -- Standortanalyse in der Praxis -- Klassische regionale Entwicklungstheorien -- Agglomerationseffekte -- Clustertheorie -- Clusterkonzepte in der Praxis – eine Bestandsaufnahme -- Die Kreative Klasse -- Regionales Engagement von...

Ein Blick in die Zukunft -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- Hybride Welten, partizipative Akteure -- Regional Governance zwischen Netzwerk und Hierarchie -- Bürgerbeteiligung und regionales Engagement -- Standort- und Regionalentwicklung -- China im Wandel.