Students are taught the main concepts of Regional Development: the Regional Problem of spatial inequalities, mobility and location of production factors.

Through the investigation and analysis of issues of regional development and competitiveness, they delve into the spatial dimension of economic activities with an emphasis on:

• interregional sectoral specialization and competitiveness
• the productive restructuring brought about by Globalization and digital technology
• the role of entrepreneurship in regional innovation and employment
• the role of networks and work skills in regional development
• the endogenous and exogenous factors of regional resilience and cohesion

In the context of the course, students gain in-depth knowledge of the current issues of interregional development, through research collecting and analyzing primary or secondary data and presenting documented research results.

• Deepening in the theory of regional development and business competitiveness
• Formulation of research questions
• Collection and analysis of data from secondary and primary sources
• Statistical processing of research data and visualization of the results of the analysis
• Preparation of a report presenting the research results in terms of the strength and validity of the research hypotheses

Lectures (3 hours per week)

Students submit an exempt written assignment in which the following are evaluated:

• the formulation of research questions based on the literature
• the ability to statistically analyze qualitative and quantitative data
• the presentation of coherent results and conclusions in a written research Report

Support the learning process through open access statistical analysis software and bibliography