Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analyses and Modeling

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction and overview of a theoretical basis for regional economic analyses (PDF)
2	Background on regional modeling and modeling assumptions/economic base studies
3	Background on input-output equations and data preparation for the REMI model	Problem set 1, part I, due two days after Ses #3
4	Alternative types of regional input-output models and multipliers (PDF) Guest speaker: Glen Weisbrod, President, Economic development research group
5	Regional economic analyses and forecasting
6	Regional econometric modeling, part I Outside of class time this week: meet with Greg Perkins, research manager, at Boston redevelopment authority	Problem set 1, part 2 due
7	Regional econometric modeling, part II
8	Model comparisons
9	Massachusetts economy, case study
10	Green buildings
11	Green transportation Regional catalytic economic impacts of aviation growth Guest lecture: Ryan Tam, AICP, MIT PhD candidate	Problem set 2 due
12	Formulating and applying dynamic economic models
13	Use of regional models in policy analyses	Problem set 3 due
14	Seminar for client: socioeconomic impact evaluation