| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
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| 1 | Introduction | Required Readings
Suggested Readings Linge, Godfrey. "An Overview," and Wang, Li, and Godfrey Linge. "Regional Planning." Chapters 1 and 2 in China's New Spatial Economy: Heading Towards 2020. Edited by Godfrey Linge. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1997, pp. 1-45. Markusen, Ann R. Regions: The Economics and Politics of Territory. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, Publishers, 1987, pp. 249-266. Meyer, John R. "Regional Economics: A Survey." Regional Analysis. Edited by L. Needleman. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1968, pp. 19-60. Ohmae, Kenichi. "Putting Global Logic First." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 1 (1995): 119-125. [Note: p. 121 is not part of article.] Polenske, Karen R. "Boundaries, Economies, and Regions: New Visions." Journal of Economic Literature (June 1996). Richardson, Harry W. "The State of Regional Economics: A Survey Article." International Regional Science Review 3, no. 1 (1978): 1-48. |
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| 2 | Neoclassical Regional Growth and Location Theories, Part I | Required Readings
Suggested Readings
Ellison, Glenn, and Edward L. Glaeser. "Geographic Concentration in U.S. Manufacturing Industries: A Dartboard Approach." Journal of Political Economy 105, no. 5 (1997): 889-921. Hart, Gillian. "The Growth Linkages Controversy: Some Lessons from the Muda Case." The Journal of Development 25, no. 4 (1989): 571-575. Hirschman, Albert O. The Strategy of Economic Development. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1958, pp. 50-75.
Parr, John B. "Growth Poles, Regional Development, and Central Place Theory." Papers of the Regional Science Association 31 (1973): 173-212. Polenske, Karen R. "Growth-Pole Theory and Strategy Reconsidered: Domination, Linkages, and Distribution." In Regional Economic Development: Essays in Honour of François Perroux. Edited by Benjamin Higgins and Donald J. Savoie. Boston, MA: Unwin-Hyman, 1988, pp. 91-111. Richardson, Harry W. Regional Economics. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1979, pp. 38-43 and 53-70. Schmenner, Roger W. Making Business Location Decisions. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982, pp. 42-59. Treyz, George, and Benjamin Stevens. "Location Analysis for Multiregional Modeling." In Modeling the Multiregional Economic System. Edited by F. Gerard Adams and Norman J. Glickman. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington Books, 1980, pp. 75-87. |
| 3 | Neoclassical Regional Growth and Location Theories, Part II | Required Readings
Norton, R. D., and J. Rees. "The Product Cycle and the Spatial Decentralization of American Manufacturing." Regional Studies 13, no. 2 (1979): 141-151. Suggested Readings Rees, John, and Howard A. Stafford. "Theories of Regional Growth and Industrial Location: Their Relevance for Understanding High-Technology Complexes." In Technology, Regions, and Policy. Edited by John Rees. Totowa, NJ: Rowman, and Littlefield, 1986, pp. 23-50. Storper, Michael. "Oligopoly and the Product Cycle: Essentialism in Economic Geography." Economic Geography 61, no. 3 (1985): 260-282. Wells, Louis T., Jr. "The Product Life Cycle Approach." In The Product Life Cycle and International Trade. Edited by Louis T. Wells, Jr. Cambridge, MA: Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1972, pp. 3-33. Yusuf, Shahid, and Weiping Wu. "The Dynamics of Urban Growth: Location, Size, Structure, and Reforms." In The Dynamics of Urban Growth in Three Chinese Cities. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997, pp. 1-17. |
| 4 | Alternative Regional Growth and Location Theories | Required Readings Polenske, Karen R. "Taking Advantage of a Region's Competitive Assets: An Asset-Based Regional Economic-Development Strategy." In Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth, and Regional Development in the New Economic Geography. Trollhätten, Sweden: Uddevalla Symposium 2000, June 15-17, pp. 527-544. Published in 2001.
DeBresson, Chris, and Fernand Amesse. "Networks of Innovators: A Review and Introduction to the Issue." Research Policy 20, no. 5 (1991): 363-379.
Suggested Readings
Walker, Richard. "The Geographical Organization of Production Systems." Environment and Planning D: Society & Space 6 (1988): 397-408. |
| 5 | Accounting for the Economic Base of a Region | Required Readings
Smirnov, Oleg, and Alena Smirnova. "An Assessment of the Economic Base of Distressed and Near-Distressed Counties in Appalachia: A Report to the Appalachian Regional Commission." Suggested Readings
Markusen, Ann R., Helzi Noponen, and Karl Dreissen. "International Trade, Productivity, and U.S. Regional Job Growth: A Shift-Share Interpretation." International Regional Science Review 14, no. 1 (1991): 15-40.
Stevens, Benjamin H., and Craig L. Moore. "A Critical Review of the Literature on Shift-Share as a Forecasting Technique." Journal of Regional Science 20, no. 4 (1980): 419-437. |
| 6 | Influence of Globalization on Factor Mobility | Required Readings Harris, John R., and Michael P. Todaro. "Migration, Unemployment, and Development: A Two-Sector Analysis." American Economic Review 60, no. 1 (1970): 126-142.
Miller, Glenn H., Jr. "Dynamics of the U.S. Interstate Migration System, 1975-1992." Growth and Change 26 (Winter 1995): 139-160. Polenske, Karen R., and Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. "Trade and Spatial Economic Interdependence." Papers in Regional Science: Journal of the Regional Science Association International 83, no. 1 (2004): 269-289. Suggested Readings Cremer, Helmuth, and Pierre Pestieau. "Factor Mobility and Redistribution: A Survey." Handbook of Urban and Regional Economics 4 (2004): 2529-2560. Greenwood, Michael J. "Research on Internal Migration in the U.S.: A Survey." Journal of Economic Literature 13, no. 1 (1975): 397-433. Horiba, Yutaka, and Richard Kirkpatrick. "Factor Endowments, Factor Proportions, and the Allocative Efficiency of U.S. Interregional Trade." The Review of Economics and Statistics 63, no. 2 (1981): 178-187.
Moroney, J., and James M. Walker. "A Regional Test of the Heckscher-Ohlin Hypothesis." Journal of Political Economy 74, no. 6 (1966): 573-586.
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| 7 | Deindustrialization and Restructuring | Required Readings
Polenske, Karen R. "Competition, Collaboration, and Cooperation: An Uneasy Triangle in Networks of Firms and Regions." MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, MA, 2003. Suggested Readings
Florida, Richard. "Regional Creative Destruction: Production Organization, Globalization, and the Economic Transformation of the Midwest." Economic Geography 72, no. 3 (1996): 314-333.
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| 8 | Agglomeration and Dispersal Economies, Part I (Supply Chains and Cross-national Sourcing Arrangements) | Required Readings Ellram, Lisa M. "Supply-Chain Management: The Industrial Organization Perspective." International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 21, no. 1 (1991): 13-22. Glasmeier, Amy K., and Jeff Kibler. "Power Shift: The Rising Control of Distributors and Retailers in the Supply Chain for Manufacturing Goods." Urban Geography 17, no. 8 (1996): 740-757.
Johansson, Borje, and John M. Quigley. "Agglomeration and Networks in Spatial Economies." Papers in Regional Science: Journal of the Regional Science Association International 83, no. 1 (2004): 165-176.
Suggested Readings
Harrison, Bennett. Lean and Mean: The Changing Landscape for Corporate Power in the Age of Flexibility. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc., 1994. Malecki, Edward J. "Technology and Regional Development: A Survey." International Regional Science Review 8, no. 2 (1983): 89-123.
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| 9 | Agglomeration and Dispersal Economies, Part II (Globalization: Development Opportunity or Hindrance) | Required Readings Baldwin, Richard E., and Philippe Martin. "Agglomeration and Regional Growth." Handbook of Urban and Regional Economics 4 (2004): 2671-2711. Asheim, Bjørn T. "Learning Regions as Development Coalitions: Partnership as Governance in European Workfare States?" Concepts and Transformation: International Journal of Action Research and Organizational Renewal 6, no. 1 (2001): 73-101. Morgan, Kevin. "The Learning Region: Institutions, Innovation, and Regional Renewal." Regional Studies 31, no. 5 (1997): 491-503. Gertler, Meric S. "'Being There': Proximity, Organization, and Culture in the Development and Adoption of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies." Economic Geography 71, no. 1 (1995): 1-26. Hart-Landsberg, Martin. "Contradictions of Capitalist Industrialization in East Asia: A Critique of 'Flying Geese' Theories of Development." Economic Geography 74, no. 2 (1998): 87-110. Johansson, Börje, and Lars Westin. "Affinities and Frictions of Trade Networks." The Annals of Regional Science 28 (1994): 243-261. Suggested Readings
Malecki, Edward J., and Päivi Oinas. "Technological Trajectories in Space: From 'National' and 'Regional' to 'Spatial' Innovation Systems." Presented at the North American Regional Science Association Meetings, Montreal, Canada, November 13, 1999. Published in 1999. Baptista, Rui, and Peter Swann. "Do Firms in Clusters Innovate More?" Research Policy 27, no. 5 (1998): 525-540. Chandler, Alfred, Jr., Peter Hagström, and Örjan Sölvell, eds. The Dynamic Firm: The Role of Technology, Strategy, Organization, and Regions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. Gertler, Meric S. "Flexibility Revisited: Districts, Nation-States, and the Forces of Production." Transactions: Institute of British Geographers 17 (1992): 259-278. Markusen, Ann. "Fuzzy Concepts, Scanty Evidence, Wimpy Policy: The Case for Rigor and Policy Relevance in Critical Regional Studies." Presented at the Annual American Association of Geographers Meetings, Boston, MA, March 26, 1998, pp. 1-10 and 20-35.
Schmitz, Herbert. "Flexible Specialization: A New Paradigm of Small-Scale Industrialization?" Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies, 1989. |
| 10 | Spatial Dispersal of Innovation, Part I (Theories of Information Technology and Communication) | Required Readings Audretsch, David B., and Maryann P. Feldman. "Knowledge Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation." Handbook of Urban and Regional Economics 4 (2004): 2713-2739.
Suggested Readings
Asheim, Bjørn T., and Sverre J. Herstad. "Regional Clusters under International Duress: Between Local Learning and Global Corporations." Oslo, Norway: Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Culture. (Forthcoming.) Asheim, Bjørn T., and Arne Isaksen. "Regional Innovation Systems: The Integration of 'Sticky' and Global 'Ubiquitous' Knowledge." Journal of Technology Transfer 27, no. 1 (2002): 77-86. Campbell, David, and Donald Harris. "Flexibility in Long-Term Contractual Relationships: The Role of Cooperation." Journal of Law and Society 20, no. 2 (1993): 166-191.
Polenske, Karen R. "Clustering in Space versus Dispersing over Space: Agglomeration versus Dispersal Economies." In Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Regional Development, and Public Policy in the Emerging Digital Economy. Trollhätten, Sweden: Universities of Trollhätten/Uddevalla (Papers from Symposium 2002), June 6-8, pp. 393-411. Published in 2003.
Storper, Michael, and Allen J. Scott. "The Wealth of Regions: Market Forces and Policy Imperatives in Local and Global Context." Futures 27, no. 5 (1995): 505-526.
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| 11 | Spatial Dispersal of Innovation, Part II (Measurement Issues) | Required Readings
Li, Yu, and Karen R. Polenske. "Measuring Dispersion Economies." In Entrepreneurship, Spatial Industrial Clusters and Inter-Firm Networks. Trollhätten, Sweden: Universities of Trollhätten/Uddevalla (Papers from Symposium 2003), June 12-14. (Forthcoming.) Reamer, Andrew, Larry Icerman, and Jan Youtie. "Geographic Patterns and Impacts of Innovation." Chapter 3 in Technology Transfer and Commercialization: Their Role in Economic Development. U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, Washington, DC, 2003, pp. 51-110. (PDF - 3.4 MB)# |
| Regional, Interregional, and Multiregional Input-Output Accounts | ||
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| 13 | Overview of Regional Economic Accounting Structures | Required Readings
Schaffer, William A. "Input-Output Tables and Regional Income Accounts." Chapter 3 in A Survey of Regional Economic Models. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998, pp. 48-83. Suggested Readings Czamanski, Stan. Regional and Interregional Social Accounting. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington Books, 1973, chapters 1-3. Henderson, Hazel. "What's Next in the Great Debate about Measuring Wealth and Progress?" Challenge 39, no. 6 (1996): 50-56.
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| 14 | Regional and Multiregional Accounting Structures, Part I | Required Readings
Polenske, Karen R. "Leontief's Spatial Economic Analyses." Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 6 (1995): 309-318. Suggested Readings Moses, Leon N. "The Stability of Interregional Trading Patterns and Input-Output Analysis." American Economic Review 45, no. 5 (1955): 803-832.
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| 15 | Regional and Multiregional Accounting Structures, Part II | |
| 16 | Uses of Accounts: Linkage Analyses | Required Readings
Polenske, Karen R., and Petros Sivitanides. "Linkages in the Construction Sector." The Annals of Regional Science 24 (1990): 147-161. |
| 17 | Uses of Accounts: Economic and Environmental Multipliers, Part I | Required Readings U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Regional Multipliers: A User Handbook of the Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II). 3rd ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997. (PDF)#
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| 18 | Uses of Accounts: Economic and Environmental Multipliers, Part II | |
| 19 | Uses of Accounts: Social Accounting Matrices, Structural Analyses and Forecasting | Required Readings
Rich, Karl M., Alex Winter-Nelson, and Gerald C. Nelson. "Political Feasibility of Structural Adjustment in Africa: An Application of SAMs Mixed Multipliers." World Development 25, no. 12 (1997): 2105-2114. Kutscher, Ronald E. "New BLS Projections: Findings and Implications." Monthly Labor Review 114, no. 11 (1991): 3-12. Suggested Readings U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. BEA Regional Projections to 2040. Vol. 1. States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (June 1990), pp. M1-M12 and 1-5. Carter, Anne P. Structural Change in the American Economy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970, chapter 8.
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| 20 | Accounting Issues and Concepts: Boundaries, Part I (Imputations) | Required Readings Kendrick, John W. "Expanded Imputed Values in the National Income and Product Accounts." Review of Income and Wealth 25, no. 4 (1979): 349-363.
Suggested Reading Landefeld, J. Steven, Brent R. Moulton, and Cindy M. Vojtech. "Chained-Dollar Indexes: Issues, Tips on Their Use, and Upcoming Changes." Survey of Current Business, Bureau of Economic Analysis, November 2003, pp. 8-16. (PDF)# Storper, Michael, and Bennett Harrison. "Flexibility, Hierarchy, and Regional Development: The Changing Structure of Industrial Production Systems and Their Forms of Governance in the 1990s." Research Policy 20 (1991): 407-422. |
| 21 | Accounting Issues and Concepts: Boundaries, Part II (Environmental Accounting) | Required Readings Peskin, Henry M., and Ernst Lutz. "A Survey of Resource and Environmental Accounting in Industrialized Countries." Environment Working Paper, no. 37. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1990, pp. 1-26. Vanoli, André. "Reflections on Environmental Accounting Issues." Review of Income and Wealth Series 41, no. 2 (1995): 113-137. |
| 22 | Accounting Issues and Concepts: Boundaries, Part III (Underground Economy) | Required Readings Carson, Carol. "The Underground Economy: An Introduction." Survey of Current Business 64, no. 5 (1984): 21-37. Feige, Edgar L. "Defining and Estimating Underground and Informal Economies: The New Institutional Economics Approach." World Development 18, no. 7 (1990): 989-1002. Landefeld, Steven, and Barbara M. Fraumeni. "Measuring the New Economy." Survey of Current Business 81, no. 3 (2001): 23-40. Suggested Readings Abraham, Katharine, and Christopher Mackie, eds. "Objectives, Scope, and Priorities." Chapter 2 in Designing Nonmarket Accounts for the United States. Interim Report. National Research Council of the National Academies. Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, 2003. Feige, Edgar L. "How Big Is the Irregular Economy?" Challenge 22, no. 5 (1979): 5-13. Gutmann, Peter M. "Statistical Illusions, Mistaken Policies." Challenge 22, no. 5 (1979): 14-17.
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| Techniques for Evaluating Structural Change | ||
| 23 | Shift-Share Analyses | Required Readings
Stevens, Benjamin H., and Craig L. Moore. "A Critical Review of the Literature on Shift-Share as a Forecasting Technique." Journal of Regional Science 20, no. 4 (1980): 419-437. Suggested Readings Markusen, Ann R., Helzi Noponen, and Karl Dreissen. "International Trade, Productivity, and U.S. Regional Job Growth: A Shift-Share Interpretation." International Regional Science Review 14, no. 1 (1991): 15-40. |
| 24 | Price Indices | Required Readings
Wynne, Mark A., and Fiona D. Sigalla. "The Consumer Price Index." Economic Review: Federal Reserve Board of Dallas 2nd Quarter (Summer 1994): 1-22. Hausman, Jerry A. "New Products and Price Indexes." NBER Reporter (Fall 1998): 10-12. Suggested Readings Baker, Dean. "The Overstated CPI - Can It Really Be True?" Challenge 39, no. 5 (1996): 26-33. Mason, Charles, and Clifford Butler. "New Basket of Goods and Services Being Priced in Revised CPI." Monthly Labor Review 110, no. 1 (1987): 3-22. Papdimitriou, Dimitri B., and L. Randall Wray. "The Consumer Price Index as a Target of Monetary Policy." Challenge 39, no. 5 (1996): 18-24. |
| 25 | Employment and Productivity Measures | Required Readings
The Economist, November 23, 1996, pp. 85-86. Suggested Readings Blanchard, Olivier Jean, and Lawrence Katz. Regional Evolutions. Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, November 1991. Birch, David. "Who Creates Jobs?" The Public Interest (Fall 1981): 3-14. Harrison, Bennett. "The Tendency toward Instability and Inequality Underlying the 'Revival' of New England." Papers of the Regional Science Association 50 (1982): 42-65. Levy, Frank, and Richard J. Murnane. "U.S. Earnings Levels and Earnings Inequality: A Review of Recent Trends and Proposed Explanations." The Journal of Economic Literature 30, no. 2 (1992): 1333-1381. |
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