Firm - Market - Space - Economic Analysis 2400-ENSM018C
The seminar aims to guide students towards independent research on the functioning of companies and markets, including in a spatial or regional context. During the seminar, students' research projects and ideas will be refined and implemented. The work may concern issues of regional economic and social development and inequality, infrastructure problems, location advantages, including industry, neighborhood problems, borders and barriers, the significance and measurement of distance, regional and local policy, and administrative and territorial division. Work on the functioning of companies, markets, etc. is also possible. The work must include quantitative research (econometric, statistical, simulation, etc.).
Examples of topics:
- determinants, benefits, and costs of investment and location in the industrial sector (e.g., in the automotive industry)
- spatial marketing research and market research
- spatial real estate valuation
- the role of the EU/local governments/central government in regional development
- the importance of borders and barriers in development processes
- spatial differentiation of county and municipal budgets
- the role of the public sector at the regional and local levels, etc.
- the importance of distance in economic interactions, the core-periphery model
- theoretical aspects of spatial modeling (statistics and spatial econometrics)
NOTE: I do not conduct work that involves data collection through surveys. I also do not conduct work related to macroeconomics or international trade.
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- conduct a critical analysis of economic and social phenomena and processes
- selectively choose literature and arguments on which to base their own research
- independently collect and analyze data
Assessment criteria
The master's seminar lasts a total of three semesters. Semester grades are based on progress in the preparation of the thesis. The quality of the work, the student's commitment, and the reliability of the scientific research are all important.
Semester I – credit awarded after submission of an extended thesis outline (in the target thesis template, including an outline of all chapters and subchapters, collected data and literature, research question and hypothesis)
Semester II – approx. 60-70% of the thesis completed
Semester III – credit awarded on the basis of a thesis ready for submission.
Additional information
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