Session #1: Introduction and Overview of a Theoretical Basis for Regional Economic Analysis
Miller, Ronald E. "Regional and Interregional Input-Output Analysis." In Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis, by Walter Isard, Iwan J. Azis, Matthew P. Drennan, Ronald E. Miller, Sidney Salzman, and Erik Thorbecke. Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 1998, pp. 41-124.
Suggested Reading
Miller, Ronald E., and Peter D. Blair. "Input-Output Models at the Regional Level." In Input-Output Analysis: Foundations and Extensions. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985, pp. 45-99 (Appendices are optional).
Oosterhaven, Jan, and J. Paul Elhorst. "Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis." (Book Review) Economic Systems Research 14, no. 2: 205-207.
Session #2: Background on Regional Input-Output Modeling and Data Preparation
+ Miller, Ronald E., and Peter D. Blair. "Input-Output Models at the Regional Level." Input-Output Analysis: Foundations and Extensions. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985, pp. 149-199 (Appendices are optional).
Treyz, George I. Regional Economic Modeling: A Systematic Approach to Economic Forecasting and Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, Chapters 6-7 (pp. 263-290, 291-330).
Session #3: Background on Equations in the Remi Model
Mills, Edwin S. "What Makes Metropolitan Areas Grow?" In Urban Change in the United States and Western Europe. Edited by Anita Summers, Paul C. Cheshire, and Lanfranco Senn. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press, 1993, pp. 193-216.
Miller, Ronald E., and Peter D. Blair. "Multipliers in the Input-Output Model." In Input-Output Analysis: Foundations and Extensions. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985, pp. 100-148 (Appendices are optional).
Polenske, Karen R. "Leontief's Spatial Economic Analyses." Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 6, no. 3 (1995): 309-318.
Weisbrod, Glen E., and James Beckwith. "Measuring Economic Development Benefits for Highway Decision-making: The Wisconsin Case." Transportation Quarterly 46, no. 1 (1992): 57-79.
Weisbrod, Glen, and Burton Weisbrod. "Measuring Economic Impacts of Projects and Programs." Economic Development Research Group, 10 High Street, Suite 620, Boston, MA 02110, 1997.
Suggested Readings
Polenske, Karen R., and Petros Sivitanides. "Linkages in the Construction Sector." The Annals of Regional Science 24, no. 2 (1990): 147-161.
Session #4: Alternative Regional Input-Output Models and Multipliers
Dietzenbacher, Erik. "Interregional Multipliers: Looking Backward, Looking Forward." Regional Studies 36, no. 2 (April 2002): 125-136. (Article is available on the MIT library website.)
Jensen, R. C., and G. R. West. "The Effect of Relative Coefficient Size on Input-Output Multipliers." Environment and Planning A 12, no. 8 (August 1980): 927-936.
Stevens, Benjamin, and Michael Lahr. "Regional Economic Multipliers: Definition, Measurement, and Application." Economic Development Quarterly 2, no. 1 (1988): 88-96.
Stevens, Benjamin H., George I. Treyz, and Michael L. Lahr. "On the Comparative Accuracy of RPC Estimating Techniques." In Frontiers of Input-Output Analysis. Edited by Ronald E. Miller, Karen R. Polenske, and Adam Z. Rose. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989, pp. 245-257.
Treyz, George I. Regional Economic Modeling: A Systematic Approach to Economic Forecasting and Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, Chapter 2 (pp. 7-71).
Suggested Readings
Polenske, Karen R. "Current Uses of the RAS Technique: A Critical Review." In Price, Growth, and Cycles. Edited by Andras Simonovits, and Albert Steenge. London: The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1997, pp. 58-88.
Session #5: Modeling Assumptions
(Guest Speaker: Glen Weisbrod, President, Economic Development Research Group, Boston, Massachusetts.)
Anderson, Ake, and David F. Batten. "Creative Nodes, Logistical Networks, and the Future of the Metropolis." In Transportation. Vol. 14. 1988, pp. 281-293.
Krugman, Paul. "Center and Periphery." In Geography and Trade. Belgium: Leuven University Press, 1991, pp. 1-34.
———. "Geography Lost and Found," and "Appendix." In Development, Geography, and Economic Theory. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1995, pp. 31-65, and 89-108 (Appendix is optional).
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters and Competition: New Agendas for Companies, Governments, and Institutions." Working Paper 98-080. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School, March 25, 1998.
Session #6: Regional Econometric Modeling, Part I
Carbonara, Nunzia, Ilaria Giannoccaro, and Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo. "Supply Chains within Industrial Districts: A Theoretical Framework." International Journal of Production Economics 76, no. 2 (March 2002): 159-176. (Article is available on the MIT library website.)
Sivitanidou, Rena, and Karen R. Polenske. "Assessing Regional Economic Impacts with Microcomputers." In A Planner's Review of PC Software and Technology. Edited by Richard E. Klosterman. Chicago, IL: American Planning Association, 1989, pp. 83-90.
Treyz, George I. Regional Economic Modeling: A Systematic Approach to Economic Forecasting and Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, Chapter 2 (pp. 7-71).
Session #7: Regional Econometric Modeling, Part II
(Guest Speaker: Greg Perkins, Research Manager, Boston Redevelopment Authority.)
Pereira, Alvaro E. "Economic Development of the Boston Harbor: Informing the Process." The Boston Conference Harbor Town Meeting, May 11, 1998.
Porter, Michael E. "Competitive Advantage, Agglomeration Economies, and Regional Policy." International Regional Science Review 19, nos. 1-2 (including comments by Ann Markusen, and Porter's response), (1996): 85-94.
Treyz, George I. Regional Economic Modeling: A Systematic Approach to Economic Forecasting and Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, Chapters 6-8 (pp. 263-288, 291-327, 331-401).
Session #8: Model Comparisons
Bourque, Philip J. "Regional Multipliers: WAIO vs. RIMS." International Regional Science Review 13, nos. 1, 2 (1990): 87-98.
Connaughton, John E., and Ronald Madsen. "Assessment of Economic Impact Studies: The Cases of BMW and Mercedes-Benz." The Review of Regional Studies 31, no. 3 (Winter 2001): 293-304.
Jackson, Randall W., and Jonathan C. Comer. "An Alternative to Aggregated Base Tables in Input-Output Table Regionalization." Growth and Change 24 (Spring 1993): 191-205.
Rickman, D. S., and R. K. Schwer. "A Comparison of the Multipliers of IMPLAN, REMI, and RIMS II: Benchmarking Ready-Made Models for Comparison." The Annals of Regional Science 29, no. 4 (1995): 363-374.
Session #9: Massachusetts Economy, Case Study
Harrison, Bennett, and Jean Kluver. "Deindustrialization and Regional Restructuring in Massachusetts." In Deindustrialization and Regional Economic Transformation: The Experience of the United States. Edited by Lloyd Rodwin, and Hidehiko Sasanami. Boston, MA: Unwin Hyman, 1989, pp. 104-131.
Porter, Michael E., Rebecca E. Wayland, and C. Jeffrey Grogan. "Toward A Shared Economic Vision for Massachusetts." November 5, 1992. [In collaboration with Challenge to Leadership].
Horan, Cynthia, and Andrew E. G. Jonas. "Governing Massachusetts: Uneven Development and Politics in Metropolitan Boston." Economic Geography Extra Issue (1998): 83-95.
Readings related to the client's interests will be made available during the semester.
Session #10: Formulating and Applying Dynamic Economic Models
Pereira, Alvaro E., and Karen R. Polenske. "Transportation Policy Implications of the 1990 Clean Air Act." In New Urban Strategies in Advanced Regional Economies. Edited by R. D. Norton, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc., 1996, pp. 111-138.
Treyz, George I. Regional Economic Modeling: A Systematic Approach to Economic Forecasting and Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, Chapters 10, 11 (pp. 431-450, 453-456).
Readings related to the client's interests will be made available during the semester.
Session #11: Use of Regional Models in Policy Analyses
Isard, Walter, and Christine Smith. "Policy Analysis Using an Integrated Multiregional Model." In Practical Methods of Regional Science and Empirical Applications: Selected Papers of Walter Isard. Vol. 2. Washington Square, New York: New York University Press, 1990.
Funck, Rolf H. "Reflections on Regional Development Policy and the Concept of Region." In New Frontiers in Regional Science: Essays in Honor of Walter Isard. Vol. 1. Edited by Manas Chatterji, and Robert E. Kuenne. Washington Square, New York: New York University Press, 1990.
Harrison, Bennett, Amy Glasmeier, and Karen R. Polenske. "National, Regional, and Local Economic Development: New Thinking about Old Ideas." Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, December 5, 1995.
Session #13: Organization and Preparation of Presentation for Seminar to Client
Session #14: Seminar for BRA Research Staff: Socioeconomic Impact Evaluation