Although Australia’s coal mining industry is currently experiencing a pleasing period of price relief, long-term trends toward lower real prices will surely continue. Higher price levels attract expansion by existing operators and market entrance by new operators. History clearly demonstrates...

Over the past two decades, China has embarked on an ambitious program of expressway network expansion. By facilitating market integration, this program aims both to promote efficiency at the national level and to contribute to the catch-up of lagging inland regions with prosperous Eastern ones....

<title>Abstract</title>In this editorial we summarize and comment on papers published in issue 8.2. The first paper is ‘New Economic Geography and Reunified Germany at Twenty: A Fruitful Match?’ by Frank Bickenbach & Eckhardt Bode. Next comes ‘The Role of the Human Capital, Market Potential and Natural...

<title>Abstract</title> In this editorial we summarize and comment on papers published in issue 7.4. The first paper is ‘Spatial Econometrics of Innovation: Recent Contributions and Research Perspectives’, by Corinne Autant-Bernard. Then we have the contribution by Martin Andersson & Jan Weiss on...

<title>Abstract</title> In this editorial we summarize and comment on papers published in issue 8.1. The first paper is ‘Predation in Space’ by Stefano Colombo. Next comes Arnab Bhattacharjee & Sean Holly's paper entitled ‘Understanding Interactions in Social Networks and Committees’. We then comment...