BPR_REK1 Regional Economics 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Šárka Fránková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Tue 12:50–14:30 P104
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPR_REK1/01: each odd Wednesday 14:35–16:15 P103, Š. Fránková, V. Klímová, V. Žítek
BPR_REK1/02: each even Wednesday 14:35–16:15 P103, Š. Fránková, V. Klímová, V. Žítek
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.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- define fundamental terms of the field of regional sciences
- discuss the significance of the study of regional specifics
- employ elementary analytical methods
- assess the significance and the contribution of individual tools of a regional policy
- formulate the relationship between a national regional policy and the EU cohesion policy
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
Teaching methods
Lessons take form of lectures (every week) and seminars (2 periods once a fortnight). Continuous self-study is expected; the output is a group seminar project.
Assessment methods
The written exam consists of three parts: a numerical exercise, open questions and a multiple choice test. 15 points can be usually obtained in total; to pass the exam the student needs 10.5 points (70 %). Semester requirements: obligatory attendance at seminars, create and submit the project, participate in 2 written tests, each with 20 questions – at least 14 correct answers (70 %) are necessary to pass.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: k=2.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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