This book, "Spatial Econometrics: From Cross-Sectional Data to Spatial Panels" by J. Paul Elhorst, provides a comprehensive overview of three generations of spatial econometric models: models based on cross-sectional data, static models based on spatial panels, and dynamic spatial panel data models. It covers various model specifications, estimation methods, and their interpretations, with a particular focus on the interpretation of spatial spillover effects. The book includes empirical illustrations using well-known datasets and provides Matlab routines for replicating the results and conducting new empirical analyses. Key topics include linear spatial dependence models, fixed and random effects models, dynamic spatial panels, and multilevel models.This book, "Spatial Econometrics: From Cross-Sectional Data to Spatial Panels" by J. Paul Elhorst, provides a comprehensive overview of three generations of spatial econometric models: models based on cross-sectional data, static models based on spatial panels, and dynamic spatial panel data models. It covers various model specifications, estimation methods, and their interpretations, with a particular focus on the interpretation of spatial spillover effects. The book includes empirical illustrations using well-known datasets and provides Matlab routines for replicating the results and conducting new empirical analyses. Key topics include linear spatial dependence models, fixed and random effects models, dynamic spatial panels, and multilevel models.