Economic Aspects of Growth (ILV)
BackCourse number | M4.07740.10.031 |
Course code | BD-OPP-1 |
Curriculum | 2024 |
Semester of degree program | Semester 1 |
Mode of delivery | Presence- and Telecourse |
Units per week | 3,0 |
ECTS credits | 5,0 |
Language of instruction | English |
Upon successful completion of the course, students will know:
- The determinants of (regional) growth
- Key economic indicators
- Different stages of development of countries and reasons for growth differences
- Regional and global development trends
- explain growth from an economic perspective
- Research and analyze relevant key figures
- Evaluate development prospects of countries
- Based on this, specify market opportunities for own business area
- Assess the effects of global development trends
- Introduction to the economic perspective of growth
- Key figures on the economic development of regions
- Growth determinants
- Spatial growth theories
- Relevant location factors for companies
- Regional and global development trends and challenges
- Role and opportunities of companies for regional development
Barro, R. J. & Sala-I-Martin, X. I. (2003): Economic Growth. MIT Press.
Blume, L. (2009): Regionale Institutionen und Wachstum. Metropolis.
Eckey, H.F. (2008): Regionalökonomie. Gabler Verlag.
Jones, Ch. & Vollrath, D. (2013): Introduction to Economic Growth. Norton.
Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P. & Stimson, R. (2014): Applied Regional Growth and Innovation Models. Springer.
Maier, G. & Tödtling, F. (2012): Regional- und Stadtökonomik 1: Standorttheorie und Raumstruktur. Springer Vienna.
Trippl, M., Maier, G. & Tödtling, R. (2012): Regional- und Stadtökonomik 2: Regionalentwicklung und Regionalpolitik. Springer Vienna.
Weil, D.: Economic Growth (2016): International Student Edition. Taylor & Francis.
Lecture, discussion, self study and group work, case studies
Integrated module examination
Immanent examination character:
Presentation, final exam