Course: European Regional Economics (5201-341)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture with exercise

In-Class Hours Per Week:

3

Contents:

Regional policies play a very important role in the EU member countries and especially the EU Commission. The increase of welfare in the regions and the catch-up of underdeveloped regions is to be accomplished by attaining innovation goals. The economic competetiveness of a region is closely related to the knowledge infrastructure of a region and its knowledge base. Thus, regional policy measures aim at the regional innovation potential for the long-term increase of the per capita income: In the lecture, the most important economic theories of regional development are presented and applied to the increasing divergence of the regional per capita income in Europe.

Literature:

Maier, G., Tödtling, F. (et al.), 2006, Regional- und Stadtökonomik 2 · Regionalentwicklung und Regionalpolitik, Springer, Berlin und Heidelberg.

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 5201-340 Advanced Module European Economics and Politics (semi-elective)

eLearning:

Course in ILIAS