Readings
* Required
** Highly Recommended
all others are for interested students
Section One: Survey of regional science / regional economics
* Krugman, Paul, "Geography Lost and Found." (Chapter 2) in
Development, Geography and Economic Theory. Cambridge, MA: MIT
Press. 1995.
* Miernyk, William H., "The Realism and Relevance of Regional Science."
(Chapter 8) in Regional Analysis and Regional Policy. Cambridge, MA:
Oelgerschlager, Gunn and Hain. 1982.
** Isserman, Andwer M., "The History, Status, and Future of Regional
Science: An American Perspective." International Regional Science
Review. 17:3(1995):249-296.
** Higgins, Benjamin and Donald J. Savoie. "Regional Science." (Chapter
10) in Regional Development Theories and Their Applications. New
Brunswick: Transaction Publishers. 1995.
Richardson, Harry W., "The State of Regional Economics: A Survey
Article." International Regional Science Review. 3:1(1978):1-48.
Nijkamp, P. and E.S. Mills. "Advances in Regional Economics." (Chapter 1)
in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Volume 1 Regional
Economics, edited by Peter Nijkamp. New York: North Holland. 1986.
Note that a special issue of the International Regional Science Review
17(3,1995) is devoted to reviewing "Regional Science at Forty" as well as
the 23(1, 1993) issue of The Review of Regional Studies.
Section Two: Regional Growth Theories within the Context
of Regional Convergence/Divergence
* Kuznets, Simon. "Economic Growth and Income Inequality." The
American Economic Review. 45(1,1955):1-28.
* Williamson, Jeffrey G., "Regional Inequality and the Process of National
Development: A Description of the Patterns. Economic Development and
Cultural Change. 13(4,1965):3-45.
Theories of Regional Economic
Richardson, Harry W., "Regional Development Theories." in Economic
Prospects for the Northeast. Editors Harry W. Richardson and Joseph H.
Turek. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 1985.
1. Neo-Classical Model
* Barro, Robert J. and Xavier Sala-i-Martin. "Converge." Journal of
Political Economy. 100(2, 1992):223-251.
* Mankiw, N.G., D. Romer and D.N. Weil. "A Contribution to the
Empirics of Growth." The Quarterly Journal of Economics. CVII(2,
1992):407-437.
* Levine, R. and D. Renelt. "A Sensitivity Analysis of Cross-Country
Growth Regressions." American Economic Review. 82(4, 1992):942-963.
* Smith, D.M., "Neoclassical Growth Models and Regional Growth in the
US." Journal of Regional Science. 15:2(1975):165-181.
** Borts, G.H., "The Equalization of Returns and Regional Economic
Growth." American Economic Review. 50(1960):319-347.
** Nijkamp, Peter and Jacques Poot. "Spatial Perspectives on New
Theories of Economic Growth." Annals of Regional Science.
32(1998):7-37.
Lande, P.S. and P. Gorden, "Regional Growth in the United States: A
Reexamination of the Neoclassical Model." Journal of Regional Science.
17:1(1977):61-69.
2. Cumulative Causation (Historical)
* Kaldor, N. "The Case for Regional Policies." Scottish Journal of Political
Economy. (November, 1970):337-348.
* Dixon, R. and A.P. Thirlwall, "A Model of Regional Growth-Rate
Differences on Kaldorian Lines." Oxford Economic Papers.
27:2(1975):201-214.
* Pasinetti, L.L., A.P. Thirlwall, C.P. Blitch, J.S.L. McCombie, J.R. de
Ridder, S. Gomulka, M. Chaatterji, and M.R. Wickens, "A Symposium on
Verdoorn’s and Kaldor’s Growth Laws." Journal of Post Keynesian
Economics 5:3(1983):332-429.
Kaldor, N. "Equilibrium Theory and Growth Theory." In Economics and
Human Welfare: Essays in Honor of Tibor Scitovsky. New York:
Academic Press. 1979.
3. Endogenous Growth Theory (Contemporary)
* Romer, P.M., G.R. Grossman, E. Helpman, R.M. Solow, and H. Pack.
"Symposim on the New Growth Theory." Journal of Economic
Perspectives. 8:1(1994):3-72.
** Aghion, P. and P. Howitt. "A Model of Growth Through Creative
Destruction." Econometrica. 60(2,1992):323-351.
** Romer, P.M., "Why, Indeed, in America? Theory, History, and the
Origins of Modern Economic Growth." American Economic Review.
86:2(May,1996):202-206.
4. Growth Poles - Growth Centers (also see central place theory
below)
* Perroux, Francois. "The Pole of Development’s New Place in a General
Theory of Economic Activity." in Regional Economic Development.
Editors Higgins and Savoie. Unwin, Hyman:Boston. 1988.
* Barkley, D.L., M.S. Henry, and S. Bau. "Regional Economic Areas."
Land Economics. 72:3(1996):336-357.
* Henry M.S., D.L. Barkley and S. Bau. "The Hinterland’s Stake in
Metropolitan Growth: Evidence from Selected Southern Regions."
Journal of Regional Science. 37:3(1997):479-501.
Thomas, M.D., "Growth Pole Theory: An Examination of Some of its
Basic Concepts. In Growth Centers in Regional Economic Development.
Editor Niles Hansen. Free Press:New York. 1972.
Higgins, Benjamin and Donald J. Savoie. "Growth Poles and Central
Places." Chapter Six in Regional Development Theories and Their
Application. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers. 1995. (only first
half of chapter, second half assigned below)
Friedmann, John. "A General Theory of Polized Development." In Growth
Centers in Regional Economic Development. Editor Niles Hansen. Free
Press: New York. 1972
5. Miscellaneous Thoughts and Evidence on
Convergence/Divergence
Amos, Orley M., Jr., "An Inquiry into the Causes of Increasing Regional
Income Inequality in the United States." Review of Regional Studies.
19:2(1989):1-12.
Deller, Steven C., Shields, Martin and Tomberlin, David. "Price
Differentials and Trends in State Income Levels: A Research
Note." Review of Regional Studies. 26:1(1996):99-110.
Lipshitz, Gabriel. "Divergence Versus Convergence in Regional
Development." Journal of Planning Literature. 7(2,1992):123-138.
Section Three: Location Theory
1. Overview
* Alonso, W. "Location Theory." (Chapter 2) in Regional Policy. Eds. J.
Friedmann and W. Alonso. Cambridge: MIT Press. 1975.
2. Firm Location
* Gabszewicz, Jean Jaskold and Jacques-Francois Thisse. "Spatial
Competition and the Location of Firms." in Location Theory. Eds. Jean
Jaskold Gabszewicz, Jacques-Francois Thisse, Masahisa Fujita and Urs
Schweizer. New York: Harwood Academic Publisher. 1986.
3. Central Place Theory
* Mulligan, Gordon F., "Agglomeration and Central Place Theory: A
Review of the literature." International Regional Science Review. 9(1,
1984):1-42.
Higgins, Benjamin and Donald J. Savoie. "Growth Poles and Central
Places." Chapter Six in Regional Development Theories and Their
Application. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers. 1995. (second
half of chapter).
Losch, August, "The Nature of Economic Regions." Southern Economic
Journal. 5:1(1938):71-78. Reprinted (Chapter 4) in Regional Policy. Eds.
J. Friedmann and W. Alonso. Cambridge: MIT Press. 1975.
Section Four: Tying It All Together? Krugman
* Krugman, Paul. "Center and Periphery." (Chapter 2) in Geography and
Trade. MIT Press. 1991.
* Krugman, Paul. "Increasing Returns and Economic Geography."
Journal of Political Economy. 99:3(1991):483-499.
* Kilkenny, Maureen. "Transportation Costs and Rural Development."
Journal of Regional Science. 38(2, 1998):293-312.
** Kilkenny, Maureen. "Transportation Costs, the New Economic
Geography, and Rural Development." Growth and Change. 29(Summer,
1998):259-280.
** Krugman, Paul. "Urban Concentration: The Role of Increasing Returns
and Transportation Costs." In Proceedings of the World Bank Annual
Conference on Development Economics: 1994. (Include Isserman and
Henderson comments)
Section Five: Regional Economic Modeling
1. Overview
Nijkamp, P., P. Rietveld, and F. Snickards, "Regional and Multiregional
Economic Models: A Survey." Chapter Seven in Handbook of Regional
and Urban Economics, Volume 1: Regional Economics. North-Holland.
1986.
2. Export Base Theory
* North, Douglass C., "Location Theory and Regional Economic Growth."
Journal of Political Economy. 63(3, 1955):243-258.
* Tiebout, Charles M., "Exports and Regional Economic Growth." Journal
of Political Economy. 64(2,1956):160-169. (plus North Reply and Tiebout
Rejoineder).
* Isserman, Andrew. "Alternative Economic Bifurcation Techniques:
Theory, Implementation, and Results." in Economic Impact Analysis:
Methodology and Applications. editor Saul Pleeter. Boston, MA:
Martinus Nijhoff Publishing. 1980.
3. Input-Output Modeling
* Hewings, G.J.D., and R.C. Jensen, "Regional, Interregional and
Multiregional Input-Output Analysis." (Chapter Eight) in Handbook of
Regional and Urban Economics, Volume 1: Regional Economics.
North-Holland. 1986.
* Miller and Blair, Input-Output Analysis, 1985. Chapter Eight.
Richardson, H.W., "Input-Output and Economic Base Multipliers:
Looking Backward and Forward." Journal of Regional Science.
25:4(1985):607-661.
4. Social Accounting Matrices
** Holland, D. and Peter Wyeth, SAM Multipliers: Their Decomposition,
Interpretation, and Relationship to Input-Output Multipliers, Research
Bulletin XB1027m Washington State University. 1993.
5. An Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium Models
(CGE)
* Shoven, J.B. and J. Whalley. "Applied General Equilibrium Models of
Taxation and International Trade: An Introduction and Survey." Journal
of Economic Literature. 22(September 1984):1007-1051.
** Kraybill, David S. "A Primer on Regional Computable General
Equilibrium Analysis." Department of Agricultural Economics, Ohio State
University. 1994.
Scheiner, D., H.S. Lee, Y.K. Koh and R. Budiyanti. "Rural Development:
Toward an Intergrative Policy Framework." Journal of Regional Analysis
and Policy. 26:2(1996):53-72.
Koh, Y.K, D.F. Schreiner and H. Shin, "Comparisons of Regional Fixed
Price and General Equilibrium Models." Regional Science Perspectives.
23:1(1993):33-80.
6. Regional Econometric and Conjoined Models
* Rey, S.J. "Integrated Regional Econometric+Input-Output Modeling:
Issues and Opportunities." Papers in Regional Science. Forthcoming.
Hartman, L.M. and D. Seckler. "Toward the Application of Dynamic
Growth Theory to Regions." Journal of Regional Science 7:2(1967-173.
Yi, G.J.L. "Toward the Application of Dynamic Growth Theory to Regions:
Generalizations and Comments." Journal of Regional Economics.
16:1(1976):117-124.
Bolton, Rodger. "Regional Econometric Models." Journal of Regional
Science. 25:4(1985):495-520.
Bennett, R.J. and L. Hordijk. "Regional Econometric and Dynamic
Models." (Chapter 10) in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics,
Volume 1: Regional Economics. North-Holland. 1986.
Section Six: A Smorgasbord of Topics
Time permitting, we can select from a list of specialty topics. Potential
topics include, but are not limited to:
Spatial Statistics
Human Migration
Theories of Local Government
City Structure
Others?