Study Programmes 2015-2016
ECON0098-2  
Economic Geography
Duration :
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in economics : general (60 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Joseph Tharakan
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Introduction: Stylised facts
Importance of transport costs and increasing returns to scale
Agglomeration and dispersion forces
Spatial competition: Hotelling
The core-periphery structure: Krugman's model
Evolution of regional disparities
Local labour markets
History vs expectations in economic geography
Economic growth and geography
Empirical studies
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the application of economic reasoning to the analysis of the geographical distribution of economic activity.
With the help of different theoretical models, we will see what the different economic forces are that influence the geographical distribution of economic activity.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Advanced microeconomics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Cours ex-cathedra
Recommended or required readings :
Powerpoint slides will be available before the lecture
Book: Pierre-Philippe Combes, Thierry Mayer, Jacques-François Thisse, Economic geography, MIT Press.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam (85%) and homework (15%)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Lectures are taught in English during the second semester.
Contacts :
Professor: Joseph Tharakan - e-mail: J.Tharakan@ulg.ac.be
Assistant: Jérôme Schoenmaeckers e-mail: Jérôme.Schoenmaeckers@ulg.ac.be Ph: 04 366 29 65 Office: B. 31 - 1.56
Items online :
Powerpoint slides
Powerpoint slides are available before each lecture on Lola