Dear Sir or Madam, 

the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities is looking for highly qualified and motivated students with a strong quantitative background to do a research-oriented internship in its Economic Analysis unit.  

Candidates should be nationals of a OECD member country and be enrolled in a full-time graduate degree programme (Master or PhD) for the entire duration of the internship in economics, quantitative geography, or related fields (PhD level is strongly preferred). 

We encourage candidates willing to apply their analytical skills in a policy context and to better understand what supports SMEs, entrepreneurship, regional, urban, rural and local development to submit their application. 

For more information please consult the internship call here (also attached). The application deadline is 10^th of July 2022. 

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The Economic Analysis Unit of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities 

The Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking to fill its Associate Director position. The candidate should have research experience with a focus on government finance and budgeting.

The GFRC webpage is here:  https://gfrc.uic.edu/

The job posting is here:  https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=167729&job=associate-director-government-finance-research-center-gfrc&fbclid=IwAR1omatzOSt1zncDyyqso-Mg5Lv03fsPvW03K7go5-fFO553WiE5Ivk4nk0

Description:  This position is responsible for designing, conducting and managing research in the Government Finance Research Center’s (GFRC) priority areas; initiating and supervising new scholarly & research projects; strategic planning and development of new research programs.

Duties:

• Lead GRFC research agenda
• Develop intellectual agenda for GFRC research program.
• Design, conduct, and coordinate research on GRFC initiatives “core priority areas,” etc.
• Coordinate Faculty Advisor Panel in the design of research activities.
• Analyze findings, write research reports, and present research findings to public audiences, policymakers, scholarly audiences and funders.
• Pursue external funding for GFRC research including developing relationships with funders, writing grants and coordinating applications with grants and contracts staff people.
• Develop & promote relationships with peer research organizations in mutually beneficial ways.
• Support all GFRC research agendas
• Meet with faculty to provide scholarly support for research.
• Coordinate dissemination of GFRC & faculty advisory panel research in ways that impact local,  state, and national policy.
• Advancement
• Meet with external constituencies to promote and advance Center priorities.
• Develop & manage relationships with potential funders and donors.
• In consultation of the Director, create, implement, coordinate and support GFRC External Advisory Panel.
• Develop relationships with potential panel members including public officials, scholars, and funders.
• Plan and coordinate External Advisory Panel meetings
• Represent GFRC at campus and non-campus meetings
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/?start=1&per=5000 and Job ID: 167729 and upload a cover letter, CV and the names and contact information for three references by June 23, 2022.

Qualifications:

A minimum of a Master’s degree required ABD (pre-doctoral) in Public Administration, Public Affairs, Urban Planning, Economics, Political Science with a focus on government finance and budgeting PhD preferred.

Relevant experience in research-based organizations required. Preferably in either university, foundation, or nonprofit or civic organization.

Experience in research on government finance and budgeting, or related field.

Strong writing and communication skills, ability to supervise staff, plan and manage budgets.

Preference for demonstrated communications skills, such as publications, demonstrated experience in staff management and budget preparation.

ISSUE INFORMATION

Free Access

Issue Information

Pages: 513-514 | First Published:12 June 2022

FULL ARTICLES

Open Access

Can regional policies shape migration flows?

Augusto Cerqua, Guido Pellegrini, Ornella Tarola

Pages: 515-536 | First Published:02 March 2022

Spatial heterogeneities, institutions, and income: Evidence for Brazil

William Y. N. Suzuki, Marcio P. Laurini, Luciano Nakabashi

Pages: 537-571 | First Published:01 March 2022

Skill‐Relatedness and Regional Economic Development in Spain during the International Crisis and the Post‐Crisis Period

Simón Sánchez-Moral, Mário Vale, Alfonso Arellano

Pages: 573-602 | First Published:17 March 2022

Measuring the efficiency of materials management based on data envelopment analysis approach: the case of Polish regions

Aneta Masternak-Janus

Pages: 603-618 | First Published:14 February 2022

Information communication technology and manufacturing decentralisation in China

Tinglin Zhang, Bindong Sun, Wan Li, Huimin Zhou

Pages: 619-637 | First Published:22 February 2022

Open Access

The Mediating Role of Urbanization on the Composition of Happiness

Cristina Bernini, Alessandro Tampieri

Pages: 639-657 | First Published:18 March 2022

Open Access

Shooting down the price: Evidence from Mafia homicides and housing prices

Michele Battisti, Giovanni Bernardo, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giuseppe Maggio

Pages: 659-683 | First Published:26 February 2022

Open Access

Spatial dependence in the technical efficiency of local banks

Carmelo Algeri, Luc Anselin, Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo

Pages: 685-716 | First Published:17 March 2022

Political competition, spatial interactions, and default risk of local government debts in China

Cong Yu, Linke Hou, Yuxia Lyu, Qi Zhang

Pages: 717-743 | First Published:01 March 2022

Travel mode choice as a representation of travel utility: A multilevel approach reflecting the hierarchical structure of trip, individual, and neighborhood characteristics

Jindo Jeong, Jiwon Lee, Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim

Pages: 745-765 | First Published:01 March 2022

BOOK REVIEW

A Behavioural Theory of Economic Development: The Uneven Evolution of Cities and Regions, By Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson, Oxford University Press, 2021, £75/$100 hb. 336 pp. ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐883234‐8

Martijn J. Smit

Pages: 767-768 | First Published:18 March 2022

The University of Warsaw is recruiting three Assistant Professor or Postdoctoral positions in Science of Science (including: scientometrics, research policy, science policy, sociology of science, economics of science or science and technology studies). Details are available here: https://www.lbn.uw.edu.pl/job-opportunities

Closing date for applications: June 29, 2022 (Warsaw time).

Dear RSAI members,

I hope this email finds you all well.

With the summer season about to start in the Northern Emisphere, the RSAI and its numerous sections all over the world keep running their daily activities.

It also gives me great pleasure to write you to deliver great news. The following four colleagues have been appointed Fellows of the RSAI: 

• Prof. Genevieve Giuliano ( University of Southern California)
• Prof. Budy Resosudarmo (Australian National University)
• Prof. André Torre (University Paris-Saclay)
• Prof. Frank Van Oort (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

The committee in charge of pre-selecting candidatures, made up by this year by Prof. Kyoshi Kobayashi (Chair), Prof. Janice Madden, and Prof. Alessandra Faggian, whom I'd like to thank, received several very good candidatures. The committee suggested to process five of them, and the four names above turned out to pass the threshold for being elected based on the votes by other Fellows. Congratulations to the new Fellows on their outstanding achievement! The RSAI will count on them for mentoring future regional scientists and supporting the growth of the discipline and the association.

Let me also take the chance to send you the latest issue of the RSAI Newsletter (download), skillfully edited by Martijn Smit (University of Utrecht) and Mina Akhavan (Politecnico di Milano). The Newsletter brings you the latest news about the Associations' activities, while also introducing Roberta Capello's experience as an RSAI Fellow, hosting a chapter in  Peter Batey's history of European Regional Science congresses, showcasing an interview to Andreas Diemer, who won the 2021 RSAI Dissertation award, and much more content. I am confident you'll enjoy the read.

Lastly, let me remind you all of the discounts for RSAI members to publish their articles, if accepted, in Open Access format on Papers in Regional Science and Regional Science, Policy and Practice. For the former, Authors face an APC of 3,550 USD/ 2,350 GBP/ 2,950 EUR for every accepted article, but this abates to 1,500 USD/1,000 GBP/1,250 EUR for RSAI members. For RSPP, APCs are equal to 2,550 USD/ 1,700 GBP/ 2,150 EUR for non-members, and 1,500 USD/1,000 GBP/1,250 EUR for RSAI members. This is yet another advantage from being a member of our association.

I thank you all in advance for your attention, and I look forward to seeing many of you soon at one of the many future RSAI events.

Kind regards,

ISSUE INFORMATION

Free Access

Issue Information

Pages: 485-486 | First Published:02 June 2022

INTRODUCTION

Space, time and political economy

Gonçalo Marcelo, Nuno Ornelas Martins, Francisca Guedes de Oliveira

Pages: 487-489 | First Published:02 June 2022

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

The spatial–temporal web of the Inhabited City

Maria Filomena Molder

Pages: 490-502 | First Published:15 December 2021

Space and innovation: A sociological view from below

José Madureira Pinto

Pages: 503-512 | First Published:13 September 2021

Unsatisfying ordinalism: The breach through which happiness (re)entered economics

Gabriel Leite Mota PhD

Pages: 513-528 | First Published:21 October 2021

Timescapes and the vernacular language of Cuba’s popular economies

Oskar Lubiński

Pages: 529-538 | First Published:26 October 2021

Non‐linear internationalization processes in Portugal: Evidence across retail, construction and software development industries

João Vasco Coelho

Pages: 539-559 | First Published:28 September 2021

Sustainable public procurement in Portugal: The case of two public school canteens

Sofia Bizarro, Maria de Fátima Ferreiro

Pages: 560-574 | First Published:23 December 2021

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Regions’ economic fitness and sectoral labor productivity: Evidence from Turkey

Ibrahim Tuğrul Çınar, Ilhan Korkmaz, Tüzin Baycan

Pages: 575-598 | First Published:31 March 2022

Commuting to work in cities: Bus, car, or train?

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Hamid Beladi

Pages: 599-609 | First Published:03 March 2022

Open Access

Linking spatial economics and sequencing economics for the Osaka tourism agglomeration

Akifumi Kuchiki

Pages: 610-626 | First Published:16 September 2021

Celebrities and GreenSphere tourism

Sérgio Nunes, Philip Cooke, Fábio Tomaz

Pages: 627-643 | First Published:13 July 2021

Open Access

Gender differences in weight status and early school leaving in Italy

Adriana Barone, Cristian Barra

Pages: 644-666 | First Published:27 October 2021

Spatiotemporal analysis of regional inflation in an emerging country: The case of Indonesia

Harry Aginta

Pages: 667-688 | First Published:24 April 2022

BOOK REVIEWS

Sen, Amartya. 2021. Home in the world: A memoir. Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York, NY. US$30.00, Hb, pp. 464, ISBN 978‐1‐324‐09161‐5

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

Pages: 689-690 | First Published:08 April 2022

The Economist's craft: An introduction to research, publishing, and professional development. Michael S. Weisbach, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University press, ISBN 9780691216485

Michael S. Delgado

Pages: 691-693 | First Published:19 April 2022

Dear RSAI members,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am pleased to write you to send you the newest issue of the RSAI Newsletter (download). 

Enjoy the read, and please do not hesitate to get in touch with Martijn (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Mina (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to propose new material for the newsletter.

Kind regards,

Dear colleagues,

The Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee of the XLVII International Conference on Regional Science (Granada, October 19-21, 2022) would like to inform you about the participation, as keynotes speakers: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, from London School of Economics and Richard Shearmur, from McGill University – Université de Montréal.

Also remind you that the submission of extended abstracts (of at least 1500 words) or complete papers for all sessions will be open until June 15, 2022, and will be uploaded to the members’ area with the model that you will find here. You can download the abstract template and more information about the congress here.

We look forward to your participation and see you in Granada.

A cordial greeting,

The Organizing Committee