Spatial Economics

(Räumliche Ökonomie), Master, 5 ECTS

Course Type: Lecture and Exercise

Module number: 55960

Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Wrede and Ramona Müller, M.Sc.

Course offered: annually in Summer Semester

Content: Urban Economics, Trade, Mobility, and Agglomeration, Spatial Concentration, Regional Policy

Lecture: Wednesdays, 09:45 am – 11:15 am, Lange Gasse 20, Room LG 5.154.

Exercise: Wednesdays, 4:45 pm – 6:15 pm, the specific schedule and locations of the exercise sessions will be provided by the exercise instructor. Contact Ramona Müller should you have questions.

Syllabus and Literature (Summer 2025): SPEC Syllabus SS25

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Language of instruction and exam: English

Educational Objectives and Skills:

At the end of this course,

students are able to describe and to internationally compare the regional patterns of major economic activities in terms of stylized facts
students are able to present, interpret, and discuss selected theories in regional and urban economics
students are able to apply and assess selected empirical methods in spatial economics
students are able to assess empirical tests of selected hypotheses from theories in regional and urban economics to evaluate and critically examine their informative value
students are able to discuss and evaluate regional political implications of selected economic theories in regional and urban economics
students will assess, evaluate and discuss selected recent research papers in English

Permitted aids in the exam: non-programmable calculator, non-electronic dictionary

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