The 2024 Hukum Chandra Memorial Prize selection committee unanimously agreed to award Dr. Nicola Salvati, University of Pisa, for his paper: “A nested error regression model with high-dimensional parameter for small area estimation” (with Partha Lahiri). The committee was impressed by …
The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) chose the Paper “Quality of government and women’s political empowerment: Evidence from European Regions” by Vicente Rios, Mercedes Beltrán‐Esteve, Lisa Gianmoena, Jesús Peiró‐Palomino and Andrés J Picazo‐Tadeo as the winner of the Martin Beckmann …
Giulia Rossello and Arianna Martinelli have published their article “Breach of academic values and misconduct: the case of Sci-Hub” in Scientometrics. Abstract This paper investigates the growing evidence of research-related misconduct by developing and testing a theoretical framework. We study …
This edited compilation invites authors involved in empirical research on business, human rights and/or the environment – including research using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches – to reflect on key challenges in the design and implementation of their methodologies. …
Research Topic: Human rights violations by companies are at the heart of the European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD), which is an important piece of EU legislation that will require companies in the EU and third countries to …
Vicente Rios, Izaskun Barba, Lisa Gianmoena and Pedro Pascual have published their new article “Clearing the smog ceiling: The impact of women’s political empowerment on air quality in European regions” in the European Journal of Political Economy. Abstract This study …
Elisa Giuliani has published her new article “Making it right: socio-environmental conditionalities in regional industrial policies” in Progress in Economic Geography. Abstract This article discusses the need for heightened consideration of business-related human rights infringements in regional industrial policies. It …
Carolina Castaldi, Elisa Giuliani, Margaret Kyle and Alessandro Nuvolari have published their new article “Are intellectual property rights working for society?” in Research Policy. Abstract Intellectual property rights (IPRs) play a key role in increasingly intangible economies. At the same …
Vicente Rios, Mercedes Beltrán-Esteve, Lisa Gianmoena, Jesús Peiró-Palomino and Andrés J Picazo-Tadeo have published their new article “Quality of government and women’s political empowerment: Evidence from European regions” in Papers in Regional Science. Abstract This study examines the relationship between women’s political …
Giulia Romano and Lucio Masserini have published their new study “Pay-as-you-throw tariff and sustainable urban waste management: An empirical analysis of relevant effects” in Journal of Environmental Management. Abstract Sustainable waste management presents a critical global challenge, necessitating the development of strategies …