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The Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section invites the submission of abstracts for their 39th Annual Conference, to be held in Glasgow from August 25-27, 2010.

Please submit abstracts of up to 300 words by e-mail to the Secretary at the address below as soon as possible and by February 12th 2010 at the very latest. Authors will be notified of the committee’s decision in April 2009.

For any further information regarding the conference please contact the Secretary: Dr Declan Jordan, Secretary RSAI:BIS, Department of Economics, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland. E-mail: d.jordan@ucc.ie.

The RSAI British & Irish Section invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for the 2011 Annual Conference. Quality papers in all areas of regional science are welcome.

Please submit abstracts of approximately 300 words by e-mail to the Secretary of RSAI-BIS, Dr Declan Jordan (d.jordan@ucc.ie) as soon as possible, and by the extended deadline of 25th March 2011 at the latest. Authors will be notified of the committee’s decision in April 2011.

The main aim of this very first special issue to be published by Spatial Economic Analysis 6(1), is to look at the phenomenon of interregional migration and its determinants from a variety of novel perspectives and in connection with topical issues in regional science such as creativity and human capital. The different contributions also offer a comparative analysis of case studies both from North America (USA and Canada) and Europe (the Netherlands, Spain and Italy). For further information, see here.

Special issue co-editors:

Alessandra Faggian (University of Southampton and Ohio State University) and Bianca Biagi (University of Sassari)

Contributions:

• Mellander, C., Florida, R. and Stolarick, K., Here to stay – the effects of community satisfaction on the decision to stay

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• Olfert, M.R. and Partridge, M.D, Creating the cultural community: ethnic diversity vs. agglomeration

• Venhorst, V., Van Dijk, J. and Van Wissen, L.J.G., An  analysis of trends in spatial mobility of Dutch higher education graduates

• Royuela, V., Modelling quality of life and population growth. the case of the Barcelona metropolitan area

• Biagi, B., Faggian, A. and McCann, P. Long and short distance migration: the role of economic, social and environmental characteristics

RSAI-BIS members (and executive committee officers) Alessandra Faggian and Philip McCann were interviewed by ISI as one of their articles became one of the fastest growing in the field of Economics and Business. The article, entitled “Human capital, graduate migration and innovation in British regions” was published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics, 33 (2), pp. 317-333, in March 2009. The interview is available via this link.

Call for Abstracts

Abstract submissions are invited for a Tripartite Workshop of British and Irish – Israeli – Netherlands Sections of the RSAI, to be held in London on 2-4 May 2011.

Over the last two years Europe has faced the worst economic crisis since the 1930s while longer-term challenges – globalisation, pressure on resources, climate change, ageing – have intensified. Achieving sustainable and inclusive growth in the future will require new thinking and new policy approaches. The Europe 2020 strategy put forward by the EU Commission makes some suggestions. In this workshop we aim to focus on the three key themes of the Europe 2020 strategy – Growth, Environment and Inequality – and invite papers in any of these areas.

Theoretical, empirical and policy focused contributions are welcome. Abstracts should be sent to Stephen.Roper@wbs.ac.uk by 28th February 2011. Acceptance will be confirmed by 11th March 2011. Full papers can be presented or distributed at the workshop.

For more information on the themes, programme and and organisation of the workshop, see the workshop page.

Call for submissions

The British and Irish Section of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI-BIS) has established three Student Awards in Regional Science. Essays in any area of Regional Science (such as spatial economics, quantitative economic geography etc.) are considered, and are judged by a high-profile committee. Submissions are now open for the Student and Early Career Awards 2010.

The awards are for students who are (or have been in the previous academic year) registered in a British or Irish institute of higher education. There are three prizes: for research students / early career researchers, taught postgraduate students, and undergraduate students. In each case, the prize for winners will be an invitation to present the work at the RSAI-BIS annual conference in Cardiff in September 2011. Conference fees (including membership of the section) and two nights’ accommodation in the conference hotel are included. Successful applicants will be expected to attend the conference. A certificate will also be presented. Applicants will be contacted with the judges’ decision by email and winners will be announced on this website.

Applicants for each of the awards should submit their work to the RSAI-BIS Secretary (preferably by e-mail) by December 10th 2010. For more information see the submissions page.

URESG Group Meeting – 6-7 January 2011

The forthcoming meeting of Urban and Regional Economics Seminar Group (URESG) will be held on 6-7 January 2011 at the London Centre of the Open University. This meeting will focus on the theme: Small, Open Economies and the Financial Crisis. The Seminar will be organized around presentations by invited speakers. These include Leslie Budd (OU), Ian Gordon (LSE), Geoffrey Hewings (University of Illinois), Helena Lenihan (University of Limerick), Phil McCann (University of Groningen), Vassilis Monastiriotis (LSE) and Kim Swales (University of Strathclyde).

The Seminar will focus on the extent to which the current financial crisis has had an impact on particular metropolitan, regional and national economies, and on how the crisis has involved differential impacts. Attention will also be directed to the manner in which economies have reacted to the crisis and to the effectiveness of various policy responses.

Anyone wishing to participate in this Seminar, whether or not an existing member of the Group, will be very welcome. Further information, including a programme and booking information, is available here.

A preliminary version of the programme for the 39th Annual Conference of the Regional Science Association British and Irish Section to be held in Glasgow on the 25-27 August 2010 is now available.

The winners for the 2009 Student Awards, recognising the best essays in Regional Science by students and early career members of the association, have been announced. The winners in the three categories are:

Research Student Award

“Iterative Proportional Fitting: History and Practice”
Maja Založnik (University of Liverpool)

Taught Postgraduate Student Award

“The Impact of a 50MW Wave Farm Development in Scotland on the Scottish Economy – A Supply Chain and Input-Output Analysis”
Nikki Keddie (University of Strathclyde)

Undergraduate Student Award (Joint winners)

“Not on our doorstep! – A local perspective on Greater Manchester’s attempt to reduce congestion”
Andrew Cooper (University of Sheffield)

“An investigation of the impacts of the daily rail commute on commuter stress”
Jennie Evans (University of Sheffield)

Professor Philip McCann from the Faculty of Spatial Sciences in the University of Groningen, and Chairperson of the British and Irish Section of RSAI, has been appointed as a Special Adviser to Johannes Hahn, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy. Philip will work alongside the other Special Adviser Fabrizio Barca, Director General of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, and author of the 2009 Independent Report An Agenda for a Reformed Cohesion Policy. Both Special Advisers will provide expert counsel to Commissioner Hahn on matters relating to the reform and future development of European Cohesion Policy. The period of appointment is from 1 April 2010 until 31 March 2011.

For more information see:

University of Groningen

Regional Studies Association (RSA)

European Regional Science Association (ERSA)