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Regional science: Directions for the future

In: Fifty Years of Regional Science

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  • Antoine Bailly

    (Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences)

  • Lay James Gibson

    (The University of Arizona)

Abstract

Academic disciplines evolve and regional science is no exception. Physics, French or economics changes over time but at the end of the day (or decade), they remain physics, French or economics. But regional science is different; it can take on the perspectives of geography, economics, planning, or other social sciences. At its best, perhaps regional science is a composite of these; many therefore think that the inevitable tension between these content areas and scientific and non-scientific orientations is not only healthy but is also essential. Balancing perspectives and managing tensions in a discipline where both basic and applied research is appropriate is challenging. Combine this with the fact of rapid change and increased competition for limited resources in academic institutions with regional science programmes. From this starting point it seems worthwhile to revisit how we manage regional science and position it within our universities and within our graduates’ job markets. We propose a model sensitive to both the supply side and the demand side, which indicates that we proactively cultivate markets within and outside educational institutions. We discuss the need for introductory regional science courses at the undergraduate level and for programmes at the masters and Ph.D. levels that transfer existing knowledge and prepare the next generation for intellectual and technical leadership in the field of regional science.

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  • Antoine Bailly & Lay James Gibson, 2004. "Regional science: Directions for the future," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Raymond J. G. M. Florax & David A. Plane (ed.), Fifty Years of Regional Science, pages 127-138, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-662-07223-3_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-07223-3_5
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    Cited by:

    1. Vadim Nikolaevich Ukrainsky, 2012. "Methodological Pluralism in the Study of the Economic Space," Spatial Economics=Prostranstvennaya Ekonomika, Economic Research Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (Khabarovsk, Russia), issue 4, pages 87-109.
    2. Gabriela Arionesei & Cristian-Valentin Hapenciuc & Mihai Costea, 2016. "Statistical Confrontation of the Evolution of Tourism in the North East Region in Comparison with the other Regions of Romania," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 18(S10), pages 798-798, November.
    3. Adrian Liviu SCUTARIU, 2017. "The Evolution of Regional Disparities in the Central and Eastern European Countries of European Union," Book chapters-LUMEN Proceedings, in: Camelia IGNATESCU & Antonio SANDU & Tomita CIULEI (ed.), Rethinking Social Action. Core Values in Practice, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 73, pages 795-807, Editura Lumen.

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    Keywords

    Regional science; education; history and epistemology of regional science;
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    JEL classification:

    • A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • B30 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - General
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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