The decreasing importance of metropolitan areas in the distribution of population and economic activity within many nations of the developed world raises questions about the emergence of agglomeration diseconomies and about the changes in urban spatial structure. Here we explore the thesis that...

One of the most important challenges of economic policy is the combination between economic growth and the reduction of inequality and poverty. The change of the regime in Brazil can be seen as a reaction to the failure of economic policy in this field. We focus on the case of one of Brazil's...

Venture Investments in Israel – a Regional Perspective This paper analyzes the geographic distribution of venture investments in start-ups in Israel, using data for the period of 1995-2004. The findings show that their location behavior differs from that of high-tech activities: they show a...

The peace process in the Middle East has heightened the prospects of potential benefits from regional economic cooperation. However, its actual implementation is subject to many constraints, stemming from the economic gaps between the countries, significant differences in social and economic...

Regional cooperation projects between countries in the Middle East are expected to provide benefits to all parties involved but their feasibility is subject to social, economic and political constraints. This article uses a database of planned projects in the last decade and tries to detect...

The international community injects millions of dollars into the Middle East region every year. The main objective of this funding is to create a desirable impact either in economic or socio-political parameters. The standard economic tools are limited to the economics impact only; therefore a...

We identify market failures in the development of regional cooperation projects in the Middle East. We use a database of planned projects in the last decade and evaluate their qualities from three main perspectives: micro-economic viability, feasibility and regional impacts. Market failures are...

Spatial organization / Raphael Bar-El -- Increasing factor productivity in the rural area / Raphael Bar-El -- Rural non-farm employment policy / Raphael Bar-El -- Consultancy program for small- and medium-sized enterprises / Raphael Bar-El -- Positive signs in the new development trends of Ceara...