Main field of study: Economics, Human Geography, Microdata Analysis
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Learning outcomes for the course
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
- Describe various factors affecting the location of economic activity
- Analyze various actors relevant to economic processes
- Be able to set up and analyze a business entry problems using neoclassic economic theory
- By using GIS calculate market potential and market area for different types of economic activities
- Empirically with econometric methods be able to analyze what factors that has affected the localization and migration decisions
- Empirically be able to analyze factors affecting the growth of fast growing firms with a focus on small firms
- Empirically be able to analyze factors affecting firms entry decisions
- Calculate the optimal location using GIS and R
- Evaluate optimal localization patterns for different sectors of the economy