BKR_REPO Regional Economy and Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Timetable
Sat 4. 10. 16:20–19:35 P102, Sun 2. 11. 15:30–18:45 P101
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Regional economics is a field of applied economics and as such it is based on the findings of the general economic theory lectured in the Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses. The gained findings are further specified and modified with respect to the specific character of the object of study of this field, i.e. the region, or the area in social and economic meaning. The course is one of the basic courses of the study of Regional Development and Administration and it provides students with good foundations for understanding the structure and the content of other region-oriented courses.

The objective of the course is to make students understand the meaning of localization theories, be able to use simple methods of localization analysis and to interpret its results, understand the position of natural monopoly at the regional market and the necessity for its regulation. At the end of the course, the students will be able to explain the issues of spatial concentration or diffusion and the related agglomeration effects, they will know the theory of polarized development as a typical example of the growth theory including practical implementation, and they will be able to independently assess its practical significance. Further, they will be able to define the term region, they will understand the issues of area regionalization, the assessment of regional differences, and the origin of interregional disproportions and the possible ways of affecting them. They will also understand the regional policy of the Czech Republic and its relation to the European regional policy. They will gain knowledge on the documents of CR regional policy and the conditions of regional supporting programs.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to regional economics. Economic spatial system (ESS). Theoretical approaches for explanation of ESS.
  • 2.Localization theories – agriculture (von Thünen), industry (Schäffle, Roscher, Weber)
  • 3. Localization theories – 20s – 50s of 20th century
  • 4. Aglomeration effects. Spatial concentration and dispersion
  • 5. Regions. Homogenous regions
  • 6. Regional dimension of market of production factors – labour market, reality market
  • 7. Regional development and growth theories – Theory of polarised development. Theory of export base.
  • 8. Economic level of regions – factors influencing this level
  • 9. Assessment of economic level – microeconomic, macroeconomic, quantitative and qualitative indicators
  • 10. Regional policy – regional disparities, approaches to regional policy in accordance with various economic schools
  • 11. Regional policy in the Czech Republic – principles, tools, regions with concentrated support by state
  • 12. Regional policy in the Czech Republic within 2007 – 2013
  • 13. Strategy of regional development in the CR and other documents of Czech regional policy
Literature
  • ŽÍTEK, Vladimír and Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ. Regionalní politika. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 107 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4761-7. info
  • ŽÍTEK, Vladimír. Regionální ekonomie a politika (Regional economics and policy). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 170 pp. Distanční studijní opora. ISBN 80-210-3478-5. info
  • JEŽEK, Jiří. Prostorová a regionální ekonomika. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství ZČU, 1998, 234 s. ISBN 80-7082-483-2. info
Assessment methods
Individual project is required. Written examination (reaching 70% of the total score is the condition for successful finishing of subject).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: k=2.
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