This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a common phenomenon since pre-industrial societies,...

Die Massenarbeitslosigkeit hat sich in Deutschland verfestigt. Die Wachstumsraten geraten eher bescheiden, auch wenn gerade in jüngster Zeit Aufhellungen sichtbar werden. 'Innovationen' gelten in dieser Situation vielen als eine Art Königsweg zur Schaffung neuer Einkommens- und...

Die demografische Entwicklung in Deutschland stellt die Altenpflegewirtschaft vor ganz besondere Herausforderungen: Die Nachfrage nach Langzeitpflege und Betreuungsleistungen wächst unaufhaltsam, gleichzeitig aber gibt es finanzierungsseitige Restriktionen im Bereich der Pflegeversicherung und...

In Folge des Brexit dürfte die reale Wirtschaftsleistung pro Kopf in Deutschland, je nach unterstelltem Szenario, niedriger ausfallen als im Status quo. Hinter diesem gesamtdeutschen Durchschnittseffekt verbergen sich jedoch höchst heterogene Auswirkungen des Austritts auf die deutschen...

Land and urban management techniques in geopolitical conflict zones are globally associated with significant challenges, in which the built environment and their associated lands usually suffer from lack of essential elements, including, but not limited to, ownership status, accessibilities,...

This article shows the potentials of georeferenced data for labor market research. We review developments in the literature and highlight areas that can benefit from exploiting georeferenced data. Moreover, we share our experiences in geocoding administrative employment data including wage and...

This editorial launches REGION, the new online and open-access journal of ERSA. REGION aims to be a high-quality academic journal in the field of regional science. To its contributors, it offers a solid peer-review process and immediate publication upon acceptance. Also, it will be a flexible...

This foreword by Jouke van Dijk, president of ERSA, explains why ERSA is publishing REGION.

In this paper, we analyze the susceptibility of agricultural outputs to future climate change in Lebanon, and the extent to which it propagates to the economic system as a whole. We use a methodological framework in which physical and economic models are integrated for assessing the higher-order...

Urbanization and localization effects are known to boost the regional economy and its growth potential. The emergence of these effects is due to localized knowledge flows, the closeness to markets, but also due to the diversity of services and industries. All these effects have the potential to...