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