Programme:
8h30-9h00 Welcome Coffee
9h00-9h10 Introduction: M. Dejardin (U-Namur & UCL), Welcome, Goal and Objective

9h10-11h00 Session A, Chair: I. Tojerow (ULB)

J. Delloye (UniLux & UCL), & I. Thomas (FNRS & UCL) A New Dynamic Spatial Interaction Model of Internal Migrations in Belgium
L. Faré (U-Namur), M. Dejardin (U-Namur & UCL) & É. Toulemonde (U-Namur), Innovation and Financing Access: Are Entrepreneurial Micro and Small Firms Different?
H. Basche (Univ. Aachen), Determinants of cross-border co-patents: Empirical evidence from 41 European regions
N. F. Dotti (VUB), A. Spithoven (Belspo &VUB), P. Teirlinck (KUL & Belspo) More than Bureaucrats, Capital Regions are Smarter: An analysis of R&D activities and public sectors in European ‘Capital’ Regions

11h00-11h15 Coffee Break

11h15-12h40 Session B, Chair: A. Spithoven (Belspo, Ughent, VUB)

T. Nguyen (ULg) & J. Tharakan (ULg), Impact of the presence of foreign firms on the export decision of Vietnamese firms
S. Ramboer (KUL), The Impact of Local Property Taxation on Firm Growth and Location: Evidence from Flanders
C. Ernaelsteen (UNamur) ReMoBel: a supply-side agent-based macro-regional model for Belgium

12h40-13h00: Conclusions: N. F. Dotti (VUB), Wrap-up, Conclusions and Next Steps
13h00-14h00 Lunch & Networking

Location:
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Av. F. Roosevelt 42, 1050 Brussels, Room R42.3.103

Scientific Committee:
Marcus DEJARDIN, UNamur & UCLouvain
Nicola F. DOTTI, VUB
André SPITHOVEN, BELSPO, UGent & VUB
Ilan TOJEROW, ULB