The field of spatial econometrics has come to include the methods and models that deal with estimation and testing problems encountered when attempting to implement regional economic models. Those problems are often characterized by the difficulties associated with assessing the importance of spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity. This book includes contributions on spatial proximity, spatial patterning and in particular the spatial association (dependence) contained in local map patterns.

ARTHUR GETIS has taught and conducted research at many institutions including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rutgers University, Bristol University, Princeton and Harvard Universities. He is best known for his work on spatial pattern analysis, including the development with J.K. Ord of local spatial statistics. JESS MUR has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Economic Analysis at the University of Zaragoza, Spain since 1986. His current research topics are spatial econometrics, mainly autocorrelation approaches, location tendencies, regional forecast techn

About the Author
SHUMING BAO Senior Researcher, China Data Centre, University of Michigan, USA KIERAN P. DONAGHY Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA J. PAUL ELHORST Associate Professor of Regional and Labour Economics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands BERNARD FINGLETON Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK JOHAN F. KAASHOEK Associate professor, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University, The Netherlands HARRY H. KELEJIAN Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, USA JAMES P. LESAGE Department of Economics, University of Toledo, USA DANIEL P. MCMILLEN Professor of economics and Director, Centre for Urban Real Estate, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA R. KELLEY PACE Louisiana Real Estate Chair of Real Estate, Louisiana State University, USA JEAN H. P. PAELINCK Emeritus Professor, Erasmus University, The Netherlands MARIA PLOTNIKOVA Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA SERGIO J. REY Department of Geography, San Diego State University, USA PETER A. ROGERSON Professor of Geography, University of Buffalo, USA TONY SMITH Professor of Regional Science and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA F. JAVIER TRIVEZ Associate Professor, Department of Economic Analysis, University of Zaragoza, Spain LI-AN XU Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, USA YEVGENY YUZEFOVICH Department of Economics, University of Maryland, USA


Book Information
ISBN 9781403907974
Author A. Getis
Format Hardback
Page Count 297
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave USA