11.481J / 1.284J / ESD.192J Analyzing and Accounting for Regional Economic Change, Spring 2006
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Author(s)
Polenske, Karen R.
Biderman, Ciro
Alternative Title
Analyzing and Accounting for Regional Economic Change
Date Issued
June 2006
Abstract
Surveys theories of regional growth, factor mobility, clustering, industrial restructuring, learning regions, and global supply chains from a political-economy perspective. Examines/critiques accounting frameworks including accounting for the underground economy, multipliers, linkages, and supply chains used to assess employment and environmental impacts, infrastructure investments. Assesses price indices, industrial location and employment measures, and shift-share analyses. Discussions of US and foreign applications. From the course home page: Course Description In this course students examine and critique accounting frameworks, including accounting for the underground economy, multipliers, linkages, and supply chains used to assess employment and environmental impacts and infrastructure investments. They also assess the value of price indices, industrial location and employment measures, and shift-share analyses. Discussions of U.S. and foreign applications and their relation will be featured in the class.
Subjects
economic growth
international economies
developing countries
growth
restructuring
innovation
accounting
industrialized and emerging countries
accounting frameworks
microeconomics
macroeconomics
political economy
china and the united states
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ESD.192
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
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