Overview
- Provides a sound basis for regional economics and regional economic analysis
- Includes practical methods of regional forecasting and analysis
- Presents numerous regional economic case studies
Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics (STBE)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Regional Economic Base Theory
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Front Matter
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Regional Economic Models and Applications
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Regional Economic Case Studies
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About this book
This textbook offers an introduction to empirical regional economics, including a comprehensive and systematic overview of the fundamentals, history, development, and applications of economic base models. It not only provides a sound basis for regional economics and regional economic analysis, but it also includes numerous applications of the underlying theory. The book has an empirical orientation, highlighting the value of observation and testing in order to explain regional economic behavior. Theory plays an important role in this study, but it is only a starting point.
The book is divided into three parts: the first discusses the economic base theory of regional growth and the empirical evidence supporting it, while the second part covers the specification and application of four increasingly complex regional economic models: the economic base model, the input-output model, the interindustry econometric model, and the structural time-series model. Lastly, the third part presents forty-eight regional economic case studies organized under seven headings, including economic cycles, economic policy, and regional forecasting.
Given its scope, the book appeals to upper-undergraduate and graduate students majoring in economics, economic geography, and business, as well as to anyone in the private or public sector interested in gaining a better understanding of practical methods of regional economic forecasting and analysis.For additional course material, please check the author's website: https://www.empiricalregionaleconomics.com
Reviews
“It is a valuable textbook suggested for regional scientists, as it provides a comprehensive empirical overview of regional economics, by (i) emphasizing the use of empirical methods and data towards the understanding of regional economics; (ii) providing insights into the modern aspects of regional economics and their policy implementation; and (iii) highlighting the importance of endogenous characteristics of regions towards economic growth and development.” (Dimitrios Tsiotas, Regional Science Inquiry, Vol. 15 (1), 2023)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Empirical Regional Economics
Book Subtitle: Economic Base Theory, Models and Applications
Authors: Richard S. Conway Jr.
Series Title: Springer Texts in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76646-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76645-0Published: 24 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76646-7Published: 23 April 2022
Series ISSN: 2192-4333
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4341
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 275
Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Geography, general, Economic Growth