Dynamic Decision Theory Applications to Urban and Regional Topics [Paperback]

1. Introduction.- 2. A Dynamic Theory of Decision Processes.- 2.1 The Panel Data-Based Discrete Choice Approach.- 2.2 The Master Equation View in Dynamic Choice Processes.- 2.3 The Decision Process.- 2.3.1 Decision Space and Decision Configuration.- 2.3.2 Individual Decision Processes and Conditional Probability.- 2.3.3 Individual and Configurational Transition Rates.- 2.3.4 Some Functional Forms of the Individual Transition Rates.- 2.4 The Equations of Motion.- 2.4.1 The Master Equation for the Decision Configuration.- 2.4.2 The Translation Operator.- 2.4.3 The Mean Value Equations of the Dynamic Decision Theory.- 2.5 Parameter Estimation.- 2.5.1 Parameter Estimation via Comparison of Transition Rates.- 2.5.2 Parameter Estimation via Comparison of Decision Configurations.- 2.5.3 The Dependence of Trend Parameters on Motivating Factors.- 2.5.4 Scheme of Model Building for Dynamic Decision Processes.- 2.6 Selection Criteria for the Examples.- 3. Shocks in Urban Evolution.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 A Stochastic Model on Shocks in Urban Evolution.- 3.2.1 The Configurational Transition Rates.- 3.2.2 The Master Equation.- 3.2.3 The Individual Transition Rates.- 3.2.4 The Stationary Solution of the Master Equation.- 3.2.5 Equations of Motion for Mean Values and Variances.- 3.2.6 Estimation of the Utility Function and Mobility.- 3.2.7 Regression of Trend Parameters on Socio-Economic Data.- 4. Intra  Urban Migration.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 A Stochastic Model on Intra-Urban Dynamics.- 4.2.1 The Configurational Transition Rates.- 4.2.2 The Master Equation.- 4.2.3 The Stationary Solution of the Master Equation.- 4.2.4 The Mean Value Equations.- 4.2.5 The Parameter Estimation Procedure.- 4.2.6 Empirical Testing of the Land Use Density-Rent Model.- 5. Inter-Regional Migration.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The Stochastic Migration Model.- 5.2.1 The Individual Transition Rates for the Migration Process.- 5.2.2 The Configurational Transition Rates.- 5.2.3 The Stochastic Equations of Motl£$