Economic geography and regional and urban economics
Members of the group working in this research field
- Fernando Sanz Gracia
- Daniel Arribas Bel
- Rafael González Val
- Luis Fernando Lanaspa Santolaria
- Domingo Pérez Ximénez de Embún
- Fernando Pueyo Baldellou
- Arturo Ramos
- María Vera
Some publications
- Gonzaléz-Val R., L. Lanaspa and F. Sanz (2013), “Gibrat’s Law for Cities, Growth Regressions and Sample Size”, Economics Letters, 118, pp. 367-369.
- González-Val, R., Lanaspa, L. and Sanz, F. (2013). ” New evidence on Gibrat’s law for cities”, forthcoming in Urban Studies.
- Gonzáléz-Val, R., Ramos, A., Sanz, F. and Vera, M. (2013). “Size distribution for all cities: which one is best?”, forthcoming in Papers in Regional Science.
- Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P. and Arribas-Bell, D. (2013). “The creative urban diaspora economy: a disparity analysis among migrant entrepeneurs”, forthcoming in Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies (Kresl, P., Vaughan, C.P., Sobrino, J., eds.)
- González-Val, R. (2012). “A Nonparametric Estimation of the Local Zipf Exponent for all US Cities”, forthcoming in Environment and Planning B.
- Arribas-Bel, D., Kourtit K., Nijkamp, P. (2012). “Benchmarking of world cities through self-organizing maps”, forthcoming in Cities
- González-Val, R. and Marcén, M. (2012). “Breaks in the breaks: An Analysis of Divorce Rates in Europe”, forthcoming in International Review of Law and Economics.
- Lanaspa, L, Olloqui, I. and Sanz, F. (2012). “Common trends and linkages in the US manufacturing sector, 1969-2000”, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 36(4), 1093-1111.
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- Lanaspa L, F. Pueyo and F. Sanz (2012), “Fragile aand Structurally Weak Rural Areas. The Case of Aragón (Spain), 1900-2001”, Regional Science Inquiry Journal, Vol IV(II), pp. 41-56.
- Kourtit, K., D. Arribas-Bel and P. Nijkamp (2012). “High performance in complex spatial system: a self-organizing mapping approach with reference ot The Netherlands”, Annals of Regional Sciente, 48(2), 501-527.
- Arribas-Bel, D., Sanz-Gracia, F. and Ximénez-de-Embun, D.P. (2012). “Kangaroos, cities and space: a first approach to the Australian urban System”, forthcoming in Region et Development.
- Arribas-Bel, D. and Gerritse, M. (2012). “Monocentricity? Commuting flows visually” , Featured Graphic, Environment and Planning A.
- Amaral, P., Anselin, L. and Arribas-Bel, D. (2012). “Testing for spatial error dependence in porbit models”, forthcoming in Spatial Resources and Sciences.
- Arribas-Bel, D. and C.R. Schmidt (2012). “Self-Organizing maps and the US urban spatial Structure”. Forthcoming in Environment and Planning B.
- Kourtit, K., P. Nijkamp and D. Arribas-Bel, (2012). “Smart Cities Perspective – a Comparative European Study by Means of Self-Organizing Maps”, Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 25(2), 229-246.
- Anselin, L., Arribas-Bel, D. (2012). “Spatial fixed effects and spatial dependence”, forthcoming in Papers in Regional Science.
- Amaral, P., Anselin, L. and Arribas-Bel, D. (2012). “Testing for spatial error dependence in porbit models”, forthcoming in Spatial Resources and Sciences.
- González-Val, R. (2011). “Deviations from Zipf’s law for American cities: an empirical examination”, Urban Studies, 48(5).
- Arribas-Bel, D.; Koschinsky, J. and Amaral, P.V.(2011). “Improving the multi-dimensional comparison of simulation results: a spatial visualization apporach”, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 1-9.
- Larramona, G. and Sanso, M. (2011). “Internal migration and Spanish regional convergence”, forthcoming in International Migration.
- Rey, S., Anselin, L., Folch, D., Arribas-Bel, D., Sastre, M. and Interlante, L. (2011). “Measuring spatial dynamics in metropolitan areas”, Economic Development Quarterly, 25(1), 54-64.
- Arribas-Bel, D. Nijkamp, D. and Schoelten, H. (2011). “Multidimensional urban sprawl in Europe: a self-organizing map approach”, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 35(4), 263-275.
- Sanz, F. (2011). “Tendencias de población (1900-2009) y factores explicativos en las comarcas y municipios de la provincia de Zaragoza“, proyecto realizado en el marco de los Premios a la Investiación 2010, “Zaragoza Provincia, Cuarto Espacio”. Excma. Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza.
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- Clemente, J., González, R. and Olloqui, I. (2011). “Zipf’s and Gibrat’s laws for migrations”, Annals of Regional Science. 47(1).
- González-Val, R. and Sanso-Navarro, M. (2010). “Gibrat’s law for countries”, Journal of Population Economics, 23(4), 1371-1389.
- González-Val, R. (2010). “The Evolution of US City Size Distribution from a Long Term Perspective (1900-2000)”, Journal of Regional Science. Volume 50, Number 5, pp. 952-972(21).
- Mancebón Torrubia, M.J. y Pérez Ximénez-de-Embún, D. (2010). “Una valoración del grado de segregación socioeconómica existente en el sistema educativo español. Un análisis por comunidades autónomas a partir de PISA 2006 “, Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 10 (2), 129-146. ISSN: 1578-4460.
- Camacho, M. and Galiano, A. (2009). “Income distribution changes across de 1990’s expansion: the role of taxes and transfers“, Economic Bulletin”, 29 (4).
- González-Val, R., Lanaspa, L. and Pueyo, F. (2009). “Trade policies, concentration, growth and welfare”, Economic Modeling 26, 1355-1364.
- Mancebón Torrubia, M.J. y D. Pérez Ximénez de Embún, (2008). “El alumnado de los centros educativos aragoneses de enseñanza secundaria: segregación socioeconómica y académica por tipo de centro y percepciones de la calidad educativa”, Economía Aragonesa, vol. 35, pp. 105-126
- Lanaspa, L., F. Pueyo and F. Sanz (2008). “Foreign direct investment, industrial location, and capital taxation“, The Annals of Regional Science, 42, 413-423.
- Clemente, J., C. Marcuello and F. Pueyo (2008). “Nonprofit organizations, social capital and regional economic growth” , in From negations to negotiations: Essays on the the politics of every life (volume one)”, P. Prasenjit and G. Lind Hasse Svendsen (eds.). Ed. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi.
- Andaluz, J., L. F. Lanaspa and F. Sanz (2007). “Geographical dynamics. A sectoral comparison between the economic landscapes of the US and Europe”, in Economic integration and spatial location of firms and industries. (M.N. Jovanovic, editor). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
- Mancebón, M.J. y Pérez-Ximénez, D. (2007). “Conciertos educativos y selección académica y social del alumnado“, Hacienda Pública Española / Revista de Economía Pública, 180-(1/2007), 77-106. [Citaciones]
- Lanaspa, L., A.M. Perdiguero y F. Sanz (2004). “La distribución del tamaño de las ciudades. El caso de España (1900-1999)“, Revista de Economía Aplicada, 34(vol. XXII), 5-16 . [Citations]
- Lanaspa, L. and F. Sanz (2004). “Regional policy and industrial location decisions“, Investigaciones Económicas, 28(1), 67-87. [Citations]
- Lanaspa, L. F. Pueyo and F. Sanz (2004). “The provision of public services and industrial location“. Annales d’Économie et de Statistique, 73, 181-197. [Citations]
- Gadea, M.D., Montañés, A. y Pérez Ximénez de Embún (2003). “Indicador FUNDEAR: un sistema de indicadores de coyuntura para la economía aragonesa” , Documento de trabajo Fundear, Vol: 2/2003.
- Lanaspa, L., F. Pueyo and F. Sanz (2003). “The evolution of the Spanish urban structure during the twentieth century“, Urban Sudies, 40(3), 567-580. [Citation]
- Lanaspa, L.F. and F. Sanz (2003). “The evolution of the U.S. industrial landscape, 1969-1995“, The Annals of Regional Science, 37(2), 239-258. [Citations]
- Lanaspa, L. F., A. Montañés, I. Olloqui, and F. Sanz (2002). “Changing the economic landscape: The phenomenon of regional inversion in the US manufacturing sector“, Papers in Regional Science, 81(4), 461-482. [Citations]
- Olloqui I., S. Sosvilla y J. Alonso (2002). “Convergencia en precios de las provincias españolas“, Información Comercial Española, 797, 160-178. [Citaciones]
- Andaluz, J., Lanaspa, L. and Sanz, F. (2002). “Geographical dynamics. A sectoral comparison between the economic landscapes of the US and USA”, Regional Studies, 35, 321-332. [Citations]
- Sanz, F., L. Lanaspa e I. Olloqui (2001). “Localización industrial y desequilibrios territoriales“, Papeles de Economía Española, 19, 125-132.
Keywords
- Agglomeration Economies
- Urban structures
- Economics landscapes
Research projects funded
- ECO2009 – 09332. Theoretical and empirical aspects associated with the phenomenon of urban sprawl
- Principal researcher: Fernando Sanz Gracia
- Researchers: Jesús Clemente López, Arturo Ramos Gutiérrez, Fernando Pueyo Balldellou, Montserrat Ponz Espallargas, Luis Lanaspa Santolaria, Domingo Pérez Ximénez de Embún, Nuria Domeneque Claver, Rafael González Val, Daniel Arribas Bel y María Vera Cabello.
- Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Term: 2010-2012
Thesis in process
- Essays on Economic Geography and Urban Economics
PhD student: María Vera
Director: Fernando Sanz
