Locational competition has intensified in recent years in the wake of globalisation as well as the general development towards a knowledge- and service-based economy. In this context, newer economic analyses point to a shifting of the locational factors considered relevant for success in local...

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic theories on the impact of immigration -- 3. The spatial aspect of immigrant settlement -- 4. Different scale, different impacts -- 5. Macro level consequences -- 6. Company level consequences -- 7. Consequences for individuals -- 8. One-size-fits-all? Policy...

The paper focuses on potential effects of the ageing of the population on consumption expenditures of private households in the field of transport. Theoretical considerations as well as previous empirical results suggest that older households consume different goods and services than younger...