The student
• analyses how spatial distribution of economic activity is determined
• uses quantitative methods within the context of economic models
• has basic knowledge of formal-analytic methods
• understands the link between economic theory and its empirical applications
• understands to what extent concentration processes result from agglomeration and dispersion forces
• is able to determine theory based policy recommendations

The lecture will cover amongst others the following topics:

• Geography, trade, and development
• Geography and economic theory
• Core models of economic geography and empirical evidence
• Agglomeration, home market effets, and spatial wages
• Applications and extensions

and is based on the book

• Brakman, Steven, Harry Garretsen, and Charles van Marrewijk (2009). The New Introduction to Geographical Economics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press.

Additional literature will be announced during the lectures.