Teaching Resources for Regional and Local Economics

A selection of Lecture notes and presentations can be found below.

Course Handbook

Local and Regional Economics course handbook, Dave Clark (2010)

Lecture Notes

• Lecture 1a - Introduction to Regional and Local Economics, reviewing fundamental questions concerning the study of regional and local economies: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 2a - Multipliers and Output Models: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 2b - Introducing regional econometric modelling and input-output models: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 3a -Regional Growth the Neo-Classical perspective: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 3b- Regional Growth - Export demand models, agglomeration and cumulative growth : Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth. 
• Lecture 4b - Interregional trade. The Ricardian and Hecksher-Ohlin theories of regional trade are explored alongside more radical explanations of regional trade and specialisation: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 5a - Interregional migration: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 5b - Regional unemployment disparities: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 6 - Evidence and causes of economic disadvantage: The case for regional policy: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 7a - The early years: Regional policy and its effectiveness in the UK up to 1979: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 7b - An international problem: Regional policy in other major OECD countries: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 8a - Return to classical prescriptions: UK regional policy from 1979: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 8b - Trans-national regional policy: The EU becomes a major player: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 9b - The renaissance of local economic regeneration in the UK: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 10a - Event based regeneration: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Labour Mobility - Interregional and international trade: Dr Stephen Drinkwater, University of Surrey.

Presentation Slides

• Lecture 1a - Introduction to Regional and Local Economics, reviewing fundamental questions concerning the study of regional and local economies: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 1b - Introduction to Regional and Local Economics: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 2a - Multipliers and output models: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 2b - Introducing regional econometric modelling and input-output models: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 3a - Regional growth from the Neo-Classical perspective: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 3b - Export demand models and cumulative growth: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 4a - Industrial location theory: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 4b - Interregional trade: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 5a - Interregional (labour) migration: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 5b - Unemployment disparities: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 6 - Evidence and causes of economic disadvantage - the case for regional policy: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 7a - The early years: regional policy and its effectiveness in the UK up to 1979: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 7b - An international problem: regional policy in other major OECD countries: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 8a - Return to classical prescriptions: UK regional policy from 1979: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 8b - Transnational regional policy: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 9a - Local economic development: an American view: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 9b - The Renaissance of local economic regeneration in the UK: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 10a - Event based regeneration and economic boosters: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Lecture 10b - The future and sustainability: Dave Clark, University of Portsmouth.
• Labour Mobility - Interregional and international trade: Dr Stephen Drinkwater, University of Surrey.

Seminar Material

Data workshop - Online sources of information for local and regional economics

Revision Quiz

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