Publications

Monographs and edited books


Fischer, M.M. and Wang, J. (2011): Spatial Data Analysis: Models, Methods and Techniques (Springer Briefs in Regional Sciences). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York (82 pp.).

Fischer, M.M. and Getis, A. (eds.) (2010): Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York (812 pp.).

Fischer, M.M. (2006): Spatial Analysis and GeoComputation – Selected Essays. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York (336 pp.).

Fischer, M.M. (2006): Innovation, Networks and Knowledge Spillovers – Selected Essays. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York (272 pp.).

Fischer, M.M., Revilla Diez, J. and Snickars, F. (2006): Metropolitan Innovation Systems [in Chinese]. Shanghai People's Publishing House, Shanghai [PR China].

Fröhlich, J. Weber, M., Leitner, K.-H.(eds.) (2009): Innovationsforschung und Technologiepolitik in Österreich: Neue Perspektiven und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten. Wien: Studienverlag.

Peer reviewed journal articles

LeSage, J. and Fischer, M.M. (2012): Estimates of the impact of static and dynamic knowledge spillovers on regional factor productivity. International Regional Science Review 35(1), pp. 103-127.

Barber, M.J., Fischer, M.M. and Scherngell, T. (2011): The community structure of R&D cooperation in Europe. Evidence from a social network perspective. Geographical Analysis 43(4), pp. 415-432.

Milcher, S. and Fischer, M.M. (2011) On labour market discrimination against Roma in South East Europe. Papers in Regional Science 90(4), pp. 773-788.

Fischer, M.M. (2011): A spatial Mankiw-Romer-Weil model: Theory and evidence. Annals of Regional Science 47(2), pp. 419-436.

Fingleton, B. and Fischer, M.M. (2010): Neoclassical theory versus new economic geography: Competing explanations of cross-regional variation in economic development. Annals of Regional Science 44(3), pp. 467-491.

Fischer, M.M. (2009): Regions, technological interdependence and growth in Europe. Romanian Journal of Regional Science 3(2), pp. 1-17.

Fischer, M.M., Bartkowska, M., Riedl, A., Sardadvar, S. and Kunnert, A. (2009): The impact of human capital on regional labor productivity in Europe. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences 2(2-3), pp. 97-108.

Fischer, M.M., Scherngell, T. and Jansenberger, E. (2009): Geographic localisation of knowledge spillovers: Evidence from high-tech patent citations in Europe. Annals of Regional Science 43(4), pp. 839-858.

LeSage J., Banerjee S., Fischer, M.M. and Congdon P. (2009): Spatial statistics: Methods, models & computation. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 53(8), pp. 2781-2786.

Fingleton, B. and Fischer, M.M. (2009): Neoclassical theory versus new economic geography: Competing explanations of cross-regional variation in economic development. Annals of Regional Science 43 DOI 10.1007/s00168-008-0278-z.

Fischer, M.M., Scherngell, T. and Reismann, M. (2009): Knowledge spillovers and total factor productivity. Evidence using a spatial panel data model. Geographical Analysis 41(2), pp. 204-220.

LeSage, J. and Fischer, M.M. (2008): Spatial growth regressions: Model specification, estimation and interpretation. Spatial Economic Analysis 3(3), 275-304.

Fischer, M.M. and Griffith, D.A. (2008): Modeling spatial autocorrelation in spatial interaction data: An application to patent citation data in the European Union. Journal of Regional Science 48(5), pp. 969-989.

Fischer, M.M. and Stumpner, P. (2008): Income distribution dynamics and cross-region convergence in Europe. Spatial filtering and novel stochastic kernel representations. Journal of Geographical Systems 10 (2), pp. 109-140.

Leung, Y., Fischer, M. M., Wu, W.-Z. and Mi, J.-S. (2008): A rough set approach for the discovery of classification rules in interval-valued information systems. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 47(2), pp. 233-246.

LeSage, J., Fischer, M.M. and Scherngell, T. (2007): Knowledge spillovers across Europe: Evidence from a Poisson spatial interaction model with spatial effects. Papers in Regional Science 86 (3), pp. 393-421.

Fischer, M.M. Scherngell, T. and Reismann, M. (2007): Total factor productivity effects of interregional knowledge spillovers in manufacturing industries across Europe. Romanian Journal of Regional Science 1 (1), pp. 1-16.

Cukrowski, J. and Fischer, M.M. (2007): Efficient organisation of information processes. Managerial and Decision Economics 28 (1), pp. 13-26.

Fischer, M.M. (2006): Neural networks. A general framework for non-linear function approximation. Transactions in GIS 10(4), pp. 521-533.

Fischer, M.M., Scherngell, T. and Jansenberger, E. (2006): The geography of knowledge spillovers between high-technology firms in Europe: Evidence from a spatial interaction modelling perspective. Geographical Analysis 38 (3), pp. 288-309.

Fischer, M.M. and Stirböck, C. (2006): Pan-European regional income growth and club-convergence. Insights from a spatial econometric perspective. Annals of Regional Science 40 (4), pp. 693-721.

Fischer, M.M. and Stirböck, C. (2006): Convergencia regional en Europa. Papeles de Economia Espanola 107, pp. 30-44.

Fröhlich, J., Schartinger, D., Rammer, C. (2006): Knowledge Interactions between Universities and Industry in Austria: Sectoral Patterns and Determinants. Research Policy. A Journal Devoted to Research Policy, Research Management and Planning 31(3): 303-328.

Handbook articles

Fischer, M.M. (2012): Neural networks. A class of flexible non-linear models for regression and classification. In Karlsson C. and Andersson M. (eds): Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Economic Geography. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (forthcoming).

Fischer, M.M. and Getis, A. (2010): Introduction. In Fischer M.M. and Getis A. (eds.): Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis, pp. 1-24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York.

LeSage, J. and Fischer, M.M. (2010): Spatial econometric modelling of origin-destination flows. In Fischer M.M. and Getis A. (eds.): Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis, pp. 409-433. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York.

Fischer, M.M. and Stumpner, P. (2010): Income distribution dynamics and cross-region convergence in Europe. In Fischer M.M. and Getis A. (eds.): Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis, pp. 599-628. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York, [=reprint, Journal of Geographical Systems 10(2), 109-140].

Fischer, M.M., Bartkowska, M., Riedl, A., Sardadvar, S. and Kunnert, A. (2010): The impact of human capital on regional labour productivity in Europe. In Fischer M.M. and Getis A. (eds.): Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis, pp. 583-597. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New.

Fischer, M.M. (2009): Neural networks for spatial data analysis. In Fotheringham, A.S. and Rogerson, P.A. (eds.): The SAGE Handbook of Spatial Analysis, pp. 375-396. Sage Publications, London.

Fischer, M.M. and Nijkamp, P. (2009): Entrepreneurship and regional development. In Capello, R. and Nijkamp, P. (eds.): Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories. Advances in Regional Economics, pp. 182-198. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Fischer, M.M. (2006): Changing modes of reasoning in spatial choice analysis. In Reggiani A., Button K.J. and Nijkamp P. (eds.): Classics in Planning Series, Vol. 2, Planning Models, pp. 254-258. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham [=reprint, Papers of the Regional Science Association 58, 1-5].

Fischer, M.M., Reismann, M. and Hlavackova-Schindler, K. (2006): Neural network modeling of constrained spatial interaction flows: Design, estimation and performance issues. In Reggiani A., Button K.J. and Nijkamp P. (eds.): Classics in Planning Series, Vol. 2, Planning Models, pp. 431-457. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham [=reprint, Journal of Regional Science 43(1), 35-61].

Book chapters

Fischer, M.M. (2009): The geography of knowledge spillovers in Europe. In: Innovation for Development - Book publication in honor of the 30th anniversary of the University of the Algarve. Foundation for the Development of the University of the Algarve, Faro [in press].

Fischer, M.M., Scherngell, T. and Jansenberger, E. (2009): Patents, patent citations and the geography of knowledge spillovers in Europe. In Karlsson, C., Andersson, A.E., Cheshire, P.C. and Stough, R.R. (eds.): New Directions in Regional Economic Development, pp. 331-345. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York.

Fischer, M.M. (2009): Principles of neural spatial interaction modeling. In Sonis, M. and Hewings, G.J.D. (eds.): Tool Kits in Regional Science. Theory, Models, and Estimation, pp. 199-214. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York [Online version available at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-3-642-00626-5].

Fischer, M.M., Reismann, M. and Scherngell, T. (2009): Spatial interaction and spatial autocorrelation. In Anselin, L. and Rey, S. (eds.): Perspectives on Spatial Data Analysis, pp. 45-62. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg and New York.

Fröhlich, J., Weber, M., Leitner, K.-H. (2009): Neue Herausforderungen für die österreichische FTI-Politik aus der Perspektive der Komplexitätsforschung. In: Innovationsforschung und Technologiepolitik in Österreich: Neue Perspektiven und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten, Hrsg. Fröhlich, J., Weber, M., Leitner, K.-H., pp. 273-294. Studienverlag, Wien.

Fischer, M.M. (2006): Introduction. In Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Forschung (ed.): Research and Development in South East Europe, pp. 43-45. Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Vienna and Graz.

Fischer, M.M. (2006): The conceptual framework of the study. In Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Forschung (ed.): Research and Development in South East Europe, pp. 47-56. Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Vienna and Graz.

Fischer, M.M. (2006): The input side of the national innovation system. In Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Forschung (ed.): Research and Development in South East Europe, pp. 57-86. Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Vienna and Graz.