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Sustainable economic growth and development are considered as indicators of good economic policies. Analyzing how these policies are implemented in different countries is important to address the issues of restructuring, innovation, and knowledge of accounting measurements.
In this [course_title] you are provided with cases that will measure both industrialized and emerging countries in terms of regional economic growth. You are provided with readings and materials related on recent transformations of different foreign countries.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: MIT
Course Curriculum
Module 01 | |||
Introduction | 00:20:00 | ||
Historical view of regional economics | 00:28:00 | ||
Neoclassical regional growth and location theories, part 1 | 00:18:00 | ||
Alternative regional growth and location theories | 00:32:00 | ||
Accounting for the economic base of a region | 00:10:00 | ||
Deindustrialization and restructuring | 00:15:00 | ||
Agglomeration and dispersal economies, part 1; Supply chains and cross-national sourcing arrangements | 00:40:00 | ||
Industry diversification and concentration; a case study of chemical industry in Appalachia | 00:28:00 | ||
Agglomeration and dispersal economies, part 2; Globalization; development opportunity or hindrance? | 00:10:00 | ||
Module 02 | |||
Spatial dispersal of innovation, part 2; Measurement issues | 00:15:00 | ||
Spatial dispersal of innovation, part 3; Measurement issues (cont.) | 00:20:00 | ||
Overview of regional economic accounting structures | 00:28:00 | ||
Regional and multiregional accounting structures, part 2 | 00:17:00 | ||
Uses of accounts; linkage analyses | 00:20:00 | ||
Social accounting matrices; environmental and social multipliers | 00:29:00 | ||
Accounting issues and concepts; boundaries | 00:40:00 | ||
Imputations and underground economy | 00:35:00 | ||
Shift-share analyses | 00:14:00 | ||
Regional economics and energy | 00:50:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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