23 research outputs found
Casino Gambling as an Economic Development Strategy
No full textStair is an assistant professor of economics at Frostburg State University. Andrew Isserman is the director of the Regional Research Institute and a professor of economics and geography at West Virginia University. *Author for correspondence
Topics, techniques and applications in urban and regional science in the nineties: a bibliometric analysis
No full textThe current state of regional and urban science has been much discussed and a number of studies have speculated on possible future trends in the development of the discipline. However, there has been little empirical analysis of current publication patterns in regional and urban journals. This paper studies the kinds of topics, techniques and data used in articles published in nine top international journals during the 1990s with the aim of identifying current trends in this research fieldEl actual estado de la ciencia regional y urbana ha sido un tema discutido en un amplio número de estudios que han especulado sobre las futuras
tendencias en el desarrollo de esta disciplina. Sin embargo, se han realizado pocos análisis empíricos sobre los actuales patrones de publicación de las revistas especializadas en los ámbitos regional y urbano. Este documento estudia los diferentes tópicos, técnicas y tipos de datos usados en los artículos publicados en nueve de las más importantes revistas internacionales durante la década de los noventa con el objetivo de identificar las actuales tendencias en
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Topics, techniques and applications in urban and regional science in the nineties: a bibliometric analysis
No full textThe current state of regional and urban science has been much discussed and a number of studies have speculated on possible future trends in the development of the discipline. However, there has been little empirical analysis of current publication patterns in regional and urban journals. This paper studies the kinds of topics, techniques and data used in articles published in nine top international journals during the 1990s with the aim of identifying current trends in this research field.regional and urban science, bibliometric analysis
The regional economic impacts of biofuels: A review of multisectoral modelling techniques and evaluation of applications
No full textThe regional economic impact of biofuel production depends upon a number of interrelated factors: the specific biofuels feedstock and production technology employed; the sector’s embeddedness to the rest of the economy, through its demand for local resources; the extent to which new activity is created. These issues can be analysed using multisectoral economic models. Some studies have used (fixed price) Input-Output (IO) and Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) modelling frameworks, whilst a nascent Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) literature has also begun to examine the regional (and national) impact of biofuel development. This paper reviews, compares and evaluates these approaches for modelling the regional economic impacts of biofuels.biofuels; economic modelling; input-output; social accounting matrix; computable general equilibrium.
Transportation investments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area: who benefits? Who pays? And what are the consequences?
No full textIn this paper, the author examines the geographic distribution of transportation investments as well as the question of who pays for the investments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, focusing on differences between the city and its surrounding Pennsylvania suburban counties. The author presents estimates of total, per capita, and per user benefits of highway investments, as well as fees generated by highway users at the county level. The author also examines the combined highway and transit investments in the suburbs as a whole and in the city. ; There are three central findings in this analysis: (1) Highway capital expenditures in the Greater Philadelphia region are significantly higher on a per capita basis in the Pennsylvania suburbs than in the city of Philadelphia. Over the 10 years from 1986-1995, expenditures benefiting suburban residents are estimated to be 424 per capita. (2) Total highway user fees generated differ significantly across communities because of different auto ownership rates. Users fees do not, however, have differential effects on the attractiveness of communities because the user fees that individual drivers pay are the same across communities. (3) The per user differences between Philadelphia and its suburbs are smaller than per capita differences. Per user differences affect the degree to which car travel is favored in the city versus the suburbs, but it does not capture the location effects of investment in transportation infrastructure. ; The difference in per capita expenditures is likely to have a significant effect on the competitive position of the city of Philadelphia relative to its suburbs. Highway investments have provided an economically significant, although not overwhelming, incentive for suburban rather than city locations for people and firms. The author estimates that the highway investment differential reduces employment in the city by about 40,000 jobs.Local transit ; Philadelphia (Pa.)
Profit Patterns Across American Agriculture
No full textTo remain viable, agriculture in each location must offer returns that are competitive with those from alternative investments and sufficient to cover producers' financial obligations. Economic theory says that rates of return converge over time as resources flow into more-profitable industries and out of less-profitable industries, causing factor price changes. Both traditional growth and trade theories say factor markets will adjust to equalize commodity returns over time. This study examines spatial relationships in agriculture's profitability over time. Results show temporal and spatial convergence of returns consistent with trade and development theories. However, there are profit patterns unique to state/regional agriculture, raising policy implications.convergence, return on assets, "risk of ruin", Agribusiness,
Authors', Institutions' and Countries' rankings in regional and urban science : an analysis for nine top international journals from 1991 to 2000
No full textThis paper examines the most productive authors, institutions and countries in regional and urban science from 1991 to 2000 using information on published articles (and pages) from a sample of widely recognized journals in this field: ARS, JUE, JRS, IJURR, IRSR, PRS, RSUE, RS and US. We also consider the relation between the country of the institution named in articles and the country in which the journal is published, in order to know if there are a home publication bias in regional and urban science. Analysis was made for the whole decade and by subperiods, this allowed us to make a more dynamic interpretation of the results- El siguiente artículo examina los autores, instituciones y paises más productivos en la ciencia regional y urbana desde 1991 hasta 2000 usando información sobre artículos publicados de una muestra de revistas ampliamente reconocida en este campo: ARS, JUE, JRS, IJURR, IRSR, PRS, RSUE, RS y US. También se analiza la relación existente entre el país de la institución en que el autor desarrolla su investigación y el país de edición de las revistas donde se publican los trabajos con el objetivo de analizar si existe ¿sesgo doméstico¿. El análisis se realiza para toda la década y por subperíodos lo que permite una interpretación dinámica de los resultado
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No full textAuthors', Institutions' and Countries' rankings in regional and urban science. An analysis for nine top international journals from 1991 to 2000
No full textThis paper examines the most productive authors, institutions and countries in regional and urban science from 1991 to 2000 using information on published articles (and pages) from a sample of widely recognized journals in this field: ARS, JUE, JRS, IJURR, IRSR, PRS, RSUE, RS and US. We also consider the relation between the country of the institution named in articles and the country in which the journal is published, in order to know if there are a home publication bias in regional and urban science. Analysis was made for the whole decade and by subperiods, this allowed us to make a more dynamic interpretation of the results.rankings, regional and urban research, bibliometric analysis
