The Readings column refers to the readings sections and associated readings listed on the readings page.
Course schedule.
| Lec # |
Topics |
Key Dates |
| 1 |
Introduction |
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| Regional Economic Theories |
| 2 |
Neoclassical Regional Growth and Location Theories, Part I |
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| 3 |
Neoclassical Regional Growth and Location Theories, Part II |
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| 4 |
Alternative Regional Growth and Location Theories |
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| 5 |
Accounting for the Economic Base of a Region |
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| 6 |
Influence of Globalization on Factor Mobility |
Problem Set 1 due |
| 7 |
Deindustrialization and Restructuring |
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| 8 |
Agglomeration and Dispersal Economies, Part I
(Supply Chains and Cross-national Sourcing Arrangements) |
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| 9 |
Agglomeration and Dispersal Economies, Part II
(Globalization: Development Opportunity or Hindrance) |
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| 10 |
Spatial Dispersal of Innovation, Part I
(Theories of Information Technology and Communication) |
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| 11 |
Spatial Dispersal of Innovation, Part II
(Measurement Issues) |
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| Regional, Interregional, and Multiregional Input-Output Accounts |
| 12 |
Spatial Dispersal of Innovation, Part II (cont.)
(Measurement Issues) |
Problem Set 2 due |
| 13 |
Overview of Regional Economic Accounting Structures |
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| 14 |
Regional and Multiregional Accounting Structures, Part I |
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| 15 |
Regional and Multiregional Accounting Structures, Part II |
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| 16 |
Uses of Accounts: Linkage Analyses |
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| 17 |
Uses of Accounts: Economic and Environmental Multipliers, Part I |
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| 18 |
Uses of Accounts: Economic and Environmental Multipliers, Part II |
Problem Set 3 due |
| 19 |
Uses of Accounts: Social Accounting Matrices, Structural Analyses and Forecasting |
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| 20 |
Accounting Issues and Concepts: Boundaries, Part I
(Imputations) |
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| 21 |
Accounting Issues and Concepts: Boundaries, Part II
(Environmental Accounting) |
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| 22 |
Accounting Issues and Concepts: Boundaries, Part III
(Underground Economy) |
Problem Set 4 due |
| Techniques for Evaluating Structural Change |
| 23 |
Shift-Share Analyses |
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| 24 |
Price Indices |
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| 25 |
Employment and Productivity Measures |
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| 26 |
Last Day of Class |
Problem Set 5 due |