Economic Geography
Faculteit | Economie en Bedrijfskunde |
Jaar | 2020/21 |
Vakcode | EBM094A05 |
Vaknaam | Economic Geography |
Niveau(s) | master, uitwisseling |
Voertaal | Engels |
Periode | semester II a |
ECTS | 5 |
Rooster | rooster |
Uitgebreide vaknaam | Economic Geography | ||||||||||||
Leerdoelen | Upon completion of the course the student is able to: 1. Obtain a thorough knowledge of recent developments in economic geography (which is an extension of modern trade theory) 2. Interpret the content of scholarly journal articles and answer questions related to those articles. 3. Reflect upon and position key developments in economic geography and discuss the link between the theory of economic geography and the empirics of the uneven distribution of economic activity over space. 4. Complete a computer simulation that applies concepts of Economic Geography. |
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Omschrijving | The geo-economic map of the world changes constantly. Globalization has led to a rapid increase of these changes in the location decisions of firms. This course aims to provide students with a better understanding of the resulting changes in the geo-economic patterns of the uneven distribution of economic activity over space and the underlying strategic decision of firms to re-locate in (or offshore to) knowledge intensive clusters of economic activity. We discuss key theories and empirical evidence to understand these changes and, subsequently, discuss the firm level drivers of these changes. | ||||||||||||
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Onderwijsvorm |
-computer practicum, -hoorcollege , -werkcollege
(tutorials are, in fact, discussions/presentations of answers to questions by lecturers (these answers are handed in by students and form the basis of the discussion)) |
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Toetsvorm | -groepsopdracht, -schriftelijk tentamen (open vragen) | ||||||||||||
Vaksoort | master | ||||||||||||
Coördinator | prof. dr. S. Brakman | ||||||||||||
Docent(en) | prof. dr. S. Brakman ,prof. dr. J.H. Garretsen , Guest Lecturer(s) | ||||||||||||
Verplichte literatuur |
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Opmerkingen | Secretariat GEM: gem.feb@rug.nl, +31(0)50 363 3458, 5411.0538 | ||||||||||||
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