316-345 Regional Economics

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316-345 Regional Economics
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Dr R Dixon
Prerequisites	316-201 Intermediate Macroeconomics and 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics.
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Three hours of lectures and seminars per week
Subject Description	Regional income and employment determination, Input-output approach to modelling the regional economy, urban hierarchy and the region, an introduction to the new economic geography, regional growth disparities, interregional trade, regional unemployment disparities, interregional migration, the case for regional policy, fiscal federalism, regional policy instruments, evaluation of regional policy.
Generic Skills	High level of development: statistical reasoning; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; use of computer software; receptiveness to alternative ideas. Moderate level of development: oral communication; written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work. Some level of development: use of computer software; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
Assessment	One 2-hour end-of-semester examination (70%) and two essays of approximately 1500 words each (30%).
Prescribed Texts	H Armstrong & J Taylor 2000, Regional Economics and Policy, (3rd edn). Blackwell Publishers, 2000, ISBN: 0-631-21657.

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