Marmara University
Department of Economics

ECON7012 Regional and Urban Economics
Version 2  (Feb. 2019) 

Fatma Doğruel                                                                                                                                                                                                                  spring 2019
Class meetings: Monday 13:00 – 15:50
Office hours: By appointment
http://mimoza.marmara.edu.tr/~fatma.dogruel
 
                                                 
COURSE OBJECTIVE
 
          The course covers basic topics in regional economics.  In this framework, the course gives emphasis to spatial pattern of economic activities and spatial externalities, and also regional convergence issue. The other topics are urbanization, regional disparities, regional growth and policies. Lectures are based on both theoretical and empirical approach in this field.
 
 
COURSE SCHEDULE AND TOPICS
 

INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC

Lecture 1 (February 11, 2019): Syllabus (Information on paper and grades)
Lecture 2 (February 18, 2019): What is regional economics?
 

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

Lecture 3 (February 25, 2019): Individual location decisions, microeconomics and spatial externalities
Lecture 4 (Marc 4, 2019): Discussion on term papers
Lecture 5 (March 11, 2019): Localization and sources of industry localization (Research Example)
Lecture 6 (March 18, 2019): Spatial Analysis, Models, and Research Tools/ Spatial Analysis: Turkey & Country Cases (Research Example)
Lecture 7 (Marc 25, 2019): Regional Science and New Economic Geography
Lecture 8 (April 1, 2019): Overview & discussion on proposals
 
          April 8, 2019 (Midterm week, no lecture)
 

POLICY ISSUES

Lectures 9 (April 15, 2019): Urbanization
Lecture 10 (April 22, 2019): Spatial inequalities and development; regional disparities and convergence
Lecture 11(April 29, 2019):  Spatial inequalities; regional economic development and policies
Lecture 12 (May 6, 2019): Regional growth and policies
Lecture 13 (May 13, 2019): Overview / Paper submission (via e-mail) 
Lecture 14 (May 20, 2019) Presentations
 
 
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING
          The primary requirements of the course are to keep current with the readings and to participate in the classroom discussion. The students are also expected to write and present a research or discussion paper. The paper should be 10-15 pages, with 20 pages as the maximum. The paper must be typed.  Complete footnoting of all quotations and paraphrasing is essential. For the citation and reference formats, you may use APA Citation Guide (http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/).
          Grades will be determined from the following components: Paper proposal • paper • essay-type open book final examination.