In this paper, we emphasize the links between agent-centred decision-making and the role and status of the context in which decision-making takes place. Our problem is simple yet complex: how can we explain the acknowledged importance of path-dependence while allowing for agents to step away...

This paper deals with pension fund investment in urban infrastructure projects . It is suggested that the potential returns (and risks) with such projects are significantly greater than comparable fixed-income products though they have long gestation periods like gilt-edged securities. Our...

Mathematical models of urban spatial structure in cities with decentralized employment involve the interaction between a minimum of three markets: land, labor and capital. I study the interaction between the land and the labor markets carefully. Standard theory assumes that when firms...

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/16/07.

Purpose – To test the hypothesis of increased specialisation during the 1980s in the aggregate pattern of intercorporate ownership in the Canadian economy.Design/methodology/approach – The network of ownership between enterprises and subsidiaries is characterised for the period 1976-1995...

The North American housebuilding industry has been neglected in urban and housing studies. Its firm size structure and instability have long been cause for concern, but have rarely been given more than anecdotal treatment. This paper examines the transience of housebuilders in Ontario from 1978...

According to many researchers, the use of inter-firm collaborative practices as a new industrial production strategy is increasing as a response to industrial restructuring and changing environmental conditions. The adoption of these practices is thought to be particularly critical for small...

Texas plays a key role in the United States economy. Its status as an economic driver in the national energy and agriculture sectors is unquestioned. However, the state has always found itself confronted by its geographic separation from the economic core regions of the northeastern United...