Naslov
REGIONAL ECONOMICS AS A PART OF REGIONAL SCIENCES

Autori
Žmegač, Davor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
65th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development / Aleksic, Ana ; Ruzic, Vlatka ; Baracskai, Zoltan - Varaždin : Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency and University North in cooperation with Faculty of Management University of Warsaw Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences Sale - Mohammed V University in Rabat Polytechnic of Medimurje in Cakovec, 2021, 28-37

Skup
65th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development

Mjesto i datum
Varaždin, Hrvatska, 19.02.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
regional sciences, regional economics, space, location

Sažetak
Regional science is a multidisciplinary field which started to develop significantly in the 1950s. The development of regional sciences relies on the study of theories and tools that explain the mutual interactions of time and space (location) and their impact on society and its activities in a defined space. A significant part of research in regional sciences focuses on economic issues. As this is an aspect of the economic study, which is defined and relates to a specific area or space (segment or region), we can say that regional economics is one of the fundamental elements of regional science. In terms of its structure, regional economics can be examined from a macroeconomic standpoint (economic growth, employment, etc.) and microeconomic one (location issues). The full development of regional (spatial) economics is based on two major theory groups, namely: (i) location theory, and (ii) regional growth and development theories. Location theory, the driving force behind regional economics, which was developed in the early 1900s, addresses the issues of economic laws of spatial distribution of economic activities, whereas regional growth and development theories mainly focus on the planning aspect of economic growth and spatial distribution of income. Another term for regional economics is spatial economics and the use of the terms in literature is related to the main line of research in which these synonyms are used – the term spatial economics is more often used in geographical, architectural and sociological research, whereas the term regional economics is found in economy-oriented research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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