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Impact analysis of economic policy is a subject which is gaining in
creasing interest in both theoretical and applied economic
research. Two main reasons for the growing interest can be
distinguished. First, the situation of the government's finances is
making it more than ever necessary to assess critically the effects
of the instruments used to pursue public policy goals. Secondly,
because of the economic stagnation government will be increasingly
appealed to for support. Impact analysis, however, is hampered by
three major problems: methodological deficiencies, lack of
econometric approaches which have been adapted to the specific
conditions of this kind of analysis and data availability. The
present book deals with these problems in the context of regional
economic policy. However, the main findings are broadly applicable
in various other fields. This book is primarily oriented towards
those who have a practical interest. Therefore, attention is mostly
paid to the practical aspects of the methodology and the
measurements methods. Furthermore, the methodologi cal and
econometric parts are supplemented by two extensive case studies. -
Three people have contributed constructive criticisms and
suggestions on some chapters of the book: Peter Nijkamp, Theo
Dijkstra and Manfred Fischer. I am very grateful for their support.
They, of course, share no blame for any deficiences in the present
form of the book. I also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Harry Barkema and Marja Schuring with the computations."
In September 1977 a 'Regional Science Symposium' was held at the
Faculty of Economics of the University of Groningen in the
Netherlands. Organized because of the recent establishment at the
Faculty of Economics of a group that is engaged in teaching and
research in the field of regional science, the aim of the symposium
was to make university members more familiar with regional science
and to introduce the newly created group to the national and
international scene. Two separate topics were selected, of
potential interest to both re searchers and policy-makers. The
first, spatial inequalities and regional development, was chosen
because of its central place in regional science. Authors from
several disciplines were asked to approach this theme from a
general, policy orientated point of view. This ensured the
enlightenment of the various dimensions of spatial inequality and
its implications for regional policy. The results have been
collected in the volume Spatial Inequalities and Regional
Development. The second theme focused on spatial statistical
analysis. This branch of statistics is a relatively new one which
receives growing attention among researchers in the field of
applied regional science. The meeting on this topic concentrated on
new results of research on the use of appro priate statistical and
econometric methods for analyzing spatial data. The papers
concerned have been collected into another volume, Explora tory and
Explanatory Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data."
Impact analysis of economic policy is a subject which is gaining in
creasing interest in both theoretical and applied economic
research. Two main reasons for the growing interest can be
distinguished. First, the situation of the government's finances is
making it more than ever necessary to assess critically the effects
of the instruments used to pursue public policy goals. Secondly,
because of the economic stagnation government will be increasingly
appealed to for support. Impact analysis, however, is hampered by
three major problems: methodological deficiencies, lack of
econometric approaches which have been adapted to the specific
conditions of this kind of analysis and data availability. The
present book deals with these problems in the context of regional
economic policy. However, the main findings are broadly applicable
in various other fields. This book is primarily oriented towards
those who have a practical interest. Therefore, attention is mostly
paid to the practical aspects of the methodology and the
measurements methods. Furthermore, the methodologi cal and
econometric parts are supplemented by two extensive case studies. -
Three people have contributed constructive criticisms and
suggestions on some chapters of the book: Peter Nijkamp, Theo
Dijkstra and Manfred Fischer. I am very grateful for their support.
They, of course, share no blame for any deficiences in the present
form of the book. I also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Harry Barkema and Marja Schuring with the computations."
In September 1977 a 'Regional Science Symposium' was held at the
Faculty of Economics of the University of Groningen in the
Netherlands. Organized because of the recent establishment at the
Faculty of Economics of a group that is engaged in teaching and
research in the field of regional science, the aim of the symposium
was to make university members more familiar with regional science
and to introduce the newly created group to the national and
international scene. Two separate topics were selected, of
potential interest to both re searchers and policy-makers. The
first, spatial inequalities and regional development, was chosen
because of its central place in regional science. Authors from
several disciplines were asked to approach this theme from a
general, policy orientated point of view. This ensured the
enlightenment of the various dimensions of spatial inequality and
its implications for regional policy. The results have been
collected in the volume Spatial Inequalities and Regional
Development. The second theme focused on spatial statistical
analysis. This branch of statistics is a relatively new one which
receives growing attention among researchers in the field of
applied regional science. The meeting on this topic concentrated on
new results of research on the use of appro priate statistical and
econometric methods for analyzing spatial data. The papers
concerned have been collected into another volume, Explora tory and
Explanatory Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data."
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