The location of new establishments is a major issue from the perspective of economic activity and the analysis of the territory. Although both its determinants and consequences are multiple and complex, most studies are focused on single factors or aggregate approaches. This paper presents an...

This book highlights the role of entrepreneurship, social capital and governance for regional economic development. In recent decades, many researchers have claimed that entrepreneurship is the most critical factor in sustaining regional economic growth. However, most entrepreneurship research...

In the expansionary phase of the economy (1995-2007) and, particularly after the Euro introduction, credit to the business sector increased significantly in Europe. According to surveys of the EC-Flash Eurobarometer (2005), over 77% of SMEs claimed to have appropriate funding levels. A number of...

This paper develops an agent-based model with the aim of forecast the population dynamics on regions using the Spanish case. It contains the following modules: Ageing and deceases Pairing Births Mobility and emigration Immigration Labour market

The research in the topic of industrial districts has been focused on the identification of which industries are forming industrial districts and on the causes behind the development of the clusters. As well as there are historical and efficiency reasons that are behind the current configuration...

The analysis of the impact of agglomeration economies on firm location is one of the main issues on Regional Economics. However, despite of the broad and solid theoretical developments in this area, empirical findings show a worrying lack of robustness. This paper examines one possible cause:...

During the summer of 2012 the Commercial Revitalization Act (Ley de Dinamización Comercial) was passed in Madrid region. It allows businesses to open 24 hours a day 365 days a year and start the business activity without a license. In this paper we present the design of a object-oriented data...

El 15 de julio de 2012 se aprobó la Ley de Dinamización Comercial en la Comunidad de Madrid que permite a los negocios abrir las 24 horas del día los 365 del año, fijar el calendario de rebajas cuando deseen e iniciar actividad comercial sin necesidad de licencia. En este trabajo se presenta...

The aims of this paper are to present and to discuss an agent-based model of population dynamics for the European regions at NUTS 3 level. It includes individuals that perform several activities with bounded rationality. The paper briefly discusses the latest novelties on this topic and then...

En este trabajo los autores presentan una metodología basada en sistemas multi-agente para estudiar las dinámicas urbanas. El objetivo de esta investigación es contribuir al estudio de la distribución espacial de la población y la actividad económica mediante el desarrollo de dos modelos...