A Primer for Spatial Econometrics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. The Classical Linear Regression Model

   • Giuseppe Arbia

   Pages 1-25

3. Some Important Spatial Definitions

   • Giuseppe Arbia

   Pages 26-50

4. Spatial Linear Regression Models

   • Giuseppe Arbia

   Pages 51-98

5. Further Topics in Spatial Econometrics

   • Giuseppe Arbia

   Pages 99-166

6. Alternative Model Specifications for Big Datasets

   • Giuseppe Arbia

   Pages 167-201

7. Conclusions: What’s Next?

   • Giuseppe Arbia

   Pages 202-206

8. Back Matter

   Pages 207-230

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This book aims at meeting the growing demand in the field by introducing the basic spatial econometrics methodologies to a wide variety of researchers. It provides a practical guide that illustrates the potential of spatial econometric modelling, discusses problems and solutions and interprets empirical results.

• Spatial Econometrics
• spatial statistics
• econometrics
• Import
• modeling
• regression
• spatial econometrics

“The book is a very useful practical guide for applied researchers employing spatial econometrics tools. It could be adopted as the textbook for a first course in spatial economics/econometrics, and it comes as an easy-to-read book for students and researchers with a little knowledge in this field. … it presents both basic concepts and more advanced topics in a synthetic but clear and rigorous manner, and this approach makes it an useful reference for applied (spatial) econometricians.” (Roberto Ganau, Italian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 16 (1), January, 2017) 

Giuseppe Arbia (PhD Cantab) is Full Professor of Economic Statistics at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Rome, Italy, and Lecturer of Statistics at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. He was formerly Visiting Professor at New York University, USA, and at many other international universities. He has published five books and more than 100 articles on the topic of spatial statistics and econometrics and is currently the Chairman of the Spatial Econometrics Association and the Director of the Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute.

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