Networks and Spatial Economics

2006 - 2026

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Volume 26, issue 1, 2026

The Evaluation and Spatial Correlation Analysis of Smart Logistics: Evidence from 30 Provinces in China pp. 1-26

Yijin Song, Haicheng Xu, Yingjie Zheng, Yanling Li and Sheng Cao

Integrated Metro Train Scheduling and Passenger Flow Control Under Oversaturated Conditions pp. 27-63

Qian Zhu, Liya Yang, Yu Zhou, Pan Shang, Xiaoning Zhu and Yinfeng Li

Route Network of China’s Four Major Airport Clusters Based on Complex Networks: Topological Characteristics and Evolutionary Analysis pp. 65-95

Yan Zhang, Fei Dai and Jinghua Shi

Market Segmentation, Human Capital Misallocation, and Entrepreneurial Exploitation in a Spatial Economy pp. 97-127

Zhuo Feng

The Blue Connection. A Systematic and Critical Review of Shipping Network Research pp. 129-188

Marc-Antoine Faure and César Ducruet

Transformation of Bi-level Transit Network Design Problem into Single-objective Unconstrained Optimization pp. 189-237

Jincheol Lee, Gyeongjun Kim and Keemin Sohn

Public Charging Facility Location Modeling with Route Choice Behavior of Multiple User Classes pp. 239-258

Chen-Yen Lin, Chung-Cheng Lu and Paul M. Schonfeld

Fare Optimization for the Demand Adaptive Paired-Line Hybrid Transit System pp. 259-285

Rongrong Guo, Ravi Seshadri, Wenquan Li, Renming Liu and Yu Jiang

Economic Competition and the Structure of the Competition Graph of Random Networks pp. 287-303

Michael Cary

A Comprehensive Overview Based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA): An Approach Towards Green Economy Development and Sustainability pp. 305-330

Shaoai Wu, Liping Ma, Jierui Xu and Yuqing Chen

The Cost of Proximity: A Spatial Gravity Model of the Ukraine War’s Economic Impact pp. 331-359

Luigi Capoani and Piergiorgio Martini

Structural Features and Impacts on National Economic Development: Industry Network and Cobb-Douglas Production Functions Approaches pp. 361-391

Chong Yin and Wenchao Wang

Volume 25, issue 4, 2025

How Scaling Laws Challenge the Geographical Theories of Urban Systems pp. 887-906

Denise Pumain

Efficiency and Hierarchy in Networks Connecting Heterogeneous Nodes with Heterogeneous Links pp. 907-933

Norma Olaizola and Federico Valenciano

ChebNet Traffic Flow Prediction Model Based on Non-local Spatio-temporal Correlation Matrix pp. 935-956

Qiuxia Sun, Runzhi Tian, Xiuyan Jia, Qing Li and Lu Sun

Practical and Effective Heuristics for the Backhaul Profit Maximization Problem pp. 957-984

Daniel Ryan, Tran Lam, Yuanyuan Dong and Eli Olinick

Robust Variable Selection Method with Prior Information for Spatial Quantile Autoregressive Model pp. 985-1011

Yunquan Song, Rui Yang and Dongmei He

A Two-Step Procedure for Estimating Spatial Error Quantile Regression Models pp. 1013-1038

Elena Semerikova, Giuseppe Arbia and Andreas Nastansky

New Heuristics for Connecting Flight Capacity Allocation– A Theory-Based Framework pp. 1039-1062

Marco Alderighi and Peter Nijkamp

Bridging the Gap: Unveiling the Spatial Dynamics and Convergence of Common Prosperity in China's Urbans pp. 1063-1096

Liu Ruichao and Wu Buran

A Demand-based Methodology for Urban Rail Transit Express Line Problem using Metaheuristic pp. 1097-1162

Cefang Deng and An Jin

Unified Zipf-Gibrat Framework for City Formation and Growth: A Theory and Empirics behind the Core-Periphery Tiebout-Weibull Model pp. 1163-1185

Anna Kaźmierczak, Alexander Shapoval and Shlomo Weber

Volume 25, issue 3, 2025

A Cross-Layered Approach Based Optimization for Secure and Reliable Routing in VANETs pp. 567-592

Gurjot Kaur and Deepti Kakkar

The Vulnerability of the Global Arms Trade: A Network Perspective pp. 593-612

Weidong Guo, Debin Du, Tingzhu Li and Qiang Zhang

Using Physicians’ Affiliations to Build Hospital Networks: Local Clustering and the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 613-633

Bruno Wichmann and Roberta Moreira Wichmann

An Analysis of Rural Economic Development Dynamics pp. 635-667

Huang Junchang, Atefeh Ahmadi Dehrashid, Mehmet Akif Cifci, Emrah Arslan, Zeynab Aeeni and Loke Kok Foong

Distortionary Taxes and Economic Growth in a Political-Economy Model of a Creative Region pp. 669-680

Amitrajeet Batabyal and Seung Jick Yoo

Charging Station Location and Fleet Sizing for Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles using Benders’ Decomposition pp. 681-716

Michael Levin and David Rey

Multinomial Probit-Improved Nested Logit Regression Model for Examining Travellers Choices of Access and Egress Modes in Bhopal City pp. 717-756

Rahul Tanwar and Pradeep Kumar Agarwal

A Location-Allocation Model for Food Distribution in Post-Disaster Environments pp. 757-791

Diana Ramirez-Rios, Angelo Soto-Vergel, Trilce Encarnacion and Johanna Amaya

Deep Learning Based Estimation in Higher-Order Semiparametric Additive Stochastic Frontier Model pp. 793-845

Wanqing Wu, Yunquan Song and Zhijian Wang

Variable Selection for Nonparametric Spatial Expectile Regression Using Deep Neural Networks pp. 847-885

Rui Yang and Yunquan Song

Volume 25, issue 2, 2025

Introduction to the Special Issue on Location Analysis pp. 285-287

Zvi Drezner

Location and Price Competition on a Uniform Path with Different Pricing Policies pp. 289-329

Joyendu Bhadury and H. A. Eiselt

Fulfillment Center Location and Network Design in Dual-Channel Retailing pp. 331-365

Aditya Malik and Navneet Vidyarthi

Cooperative Location for Competing Firms under Delivered Pricing and Demand Linear in Price pp. 367-385

Blas Pelegrín, Pascual Fernández and María Dolores García

Data-Guided Gravity Model for Competitive Facility Location pp. 387-405

Dawit Zerom and Zvi Drezner

The Classical p-median Problem as a Surrogate Model in Hub Location pp. 407-443

Jack Brimberg, Raca Todosijević and Dragan Uros̈ević

A Two-stage Stochastic Programming for the Integrated Emergency Mobility Facility Allocation and Road Network Design Under Uncertainty pp. 445-486

Huatian Gong and Xiaoguang Yang

Facility Layout and Spatial Configuration Efficiency Assessment pp. 487-511

Enbo Zhou and Alan T. Murray

Further Analysis of the Weber Problem pp. 513-532

Pawel Kalczynski and Zvi Drezner

Node Coincidence in Metric Minimum Weighted Length Graph Embeddings pp. 533-565

Frank Plastria

Volume 25, issue 1, 2025

Enhancing Spatial Analysis through Reference Multi-Criteria Methods: A Study Evaluating EU Countries in terms of Sustainable Cities and Communities pp. 1-42

Dorota Górecka and Ewa Roszkowska

Optimal Aircraft Stands Assignment for Close Proximity Parking Demands pp. 43-65

Chun-Ying Chen and Shu-Rong Jiang

The Policy Potential of Monitoring Market Proximal Maritime Connectivity Over Time: The Case of Aotearoa New Zealand pp. 67-94

Nadia M. Trent, Johan W. Joubert and Minh Kieu

Ecological Network, Ecosystem Services, and Green Infrastructure Planning: A Method for the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Italy pp. 95-120

Vittorio Serra, Sara Defraia, Antonio Ledda, Giovanna Calia, Federico Corona, Andrea De Montis and Maurizio Mulas

Unraveling Incommensurate Spatial Partitions: A Bipartite Graph Approach to School-Neighborhood Interactions and Their Impacts pp. 121-146

Sergio J. Rey, Elijah Knaap, Zachary P. Neal and Clio Andris

An Inertial-type CG Projection Method with Restart for Pseudo-monotone Costs with Application to Traffic Assignment pp. 147-172

Pengjie Liu, Linhao Li, Hu Shao, Meixing Liu and Jiaxu Fan

The Effects of Conventional Policies on Price Structure and Consumer Surplus in a Two-sided Market–an Economics Experiment pp. 173-198

Daniel M. Nedelescu

The Future of Urban Modelling: From BLV to AI pp. 199-217

Alan Wilson

A Backtracking Algorithm for Solving the Nearly Equitable Strong Edge-coloring Problem on Transportation Network pp. 219-248

Kai Zhang, Yu Dong, Lin Cheng, Xinyuan Chen, Qixiu Cheng and Zhiyuan Liu

Minimizing Portfolio Risk with Fuzzy Neural Networks and Pelican Optimization with Levy Flight pp. 249-283

Suresh Kumar Veluchamy, Karthikeyan Lakshmanan, S. Nalini, K. R. Naghul Pranav and Ravikumar Sethuraman