University of Nevada, Resource Economics Department

APEC 472/672 “Regional Economic Analysis”

Mail to: Prof. Kilkenny

Spring 2007 Syllabus

updates as of Thursday, May 17, 2007

Spring 07	Monday	Wednesday				Friday	Readings
January	22 Introduction; 3 foundation stones; HMWK 1						Ch 1: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chapterone.htm
	29 comparative advantage						Kilkenny: comparative advantage 672 exercise 672 reading: Kilkenny & Thisse C&OR(1999)
February	5 Establishment Location: transport costs, orientation KEY 2						Ch 2: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chaptertwo.htm Kilkenny: establishment location PASTA PLANT EXAMPLE
	12 Spatial Competition dispersive vs cohesive forces; H #3						Ch 4: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chapterfour.htm
	19 holiday	21 market areas Key 3					Kilkenny: shipping and shopping goods market areas Retail Trade Area Kilkenny: scale economies
	26 Scale economies & externalities concentration, Central Place Theory Hmwk #4						Ch 5: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chapterfive.htm Appendix 8.2 , Ch 8: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chaptereight.htm
March	5 Spatial Patterns: rank-size rule, Gravity, LQ, HHI, specialization			9 Study Q’s			Kilkenny: measures Classify Places
	12 EXAM I	14 paper outline due		Market areas			Kilkenny: Reilly's Law, Huff's contours Ch 9: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chapternine.htm
	Spring break March 19-25
	26 Land Use, Rent, Value H #5 Key 5						Ch 6: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chaptersix.htm Kilkenny: Land Value Ch 7: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chapterseven.htm
April	2 Compensating differentials: wages, rents, amenities; ranking cities Key#6						672 reading: Roback article
	9 People Location: migration, commuting						Ch 10: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chapterten.htm
	16 Product Cycle						Kilkenny: product cycle
	23 practice exam 2	25 Economic Impact Analysis: I/O modeling, multipliers, linkages					Ch 11: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/chaptereleven.htm
May	30 review	2 Exam II			4 paper drafts due
	7 presentations		10 FINAL 9^45-11^45