290396 VO Regional Economics - Specialisation of Regions (2015S)

The main intention of the lecture is the improvement of knowledge of Regional Economics and Economic Geograpy. It is intended to connect Regional Economics with Economic Geography. The topic relates to macroecomic parts of Regional Economy, it is particularly focussed on international and regional Trade Theory (classic and new trade theory), New Economic Geography and Evolutionary Economic Geography. There will be analysed the location advantages of regions and their optimal structure of production. The regional specialization has impacts on the welfare of people. With the theoretical basis concepts of regional policy will be discussed. In supplementing the lecture materials will be distributed to the students. There will be an oral examination. A usefull literature is Palme,G., Musil, R., Wirtschaftsgeographie, 2012.