Under the hood Issues in the specification and interpretation of spatial regression models
这篇综述梳理了在应用计量经济学中采用空间视角时遇到的概念问题，包括引入空间效应的动机、估计与检验的推断框架，以及不同模型设定背后的假设与局限，对从事空间数据分析的研究者很有参考价值。
Abstract This paper reviews a number of conceptual issues pertaining to the implementation of an explicit “spatial” perspective in applied econometrics. It provides an overview of the motivation for including spatial effects in regression models, both from a theory‐driven as well as from a data‐driven perspective. Considerable attention is paid to the inferential framework necessary to carry out estimation and testing and the different assumptions, constraints and implications embedded in the various specifications available in the literature. The review combines insights from the traditional spatial econometrics literature as well as from geostatistics, biostatistics and medical image analysis.