Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analyses and Modeling
A graduate seminar from MIT covering regional economic theories and the socioeconomic impact assessment models used to test them on microcomputers. Sessions work through regional input-output accounting, methods for adjusting and estimating regional tables, and the links between national and regional economic structures and policy. Case material draws on Boston and other U.S. cities and regions, with comparisons to how similar models are applied internationally. The seminar also brings in newer approaches to regional development analysis. Cross-listed across MIT's Urban Studies and Planning, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Engineering Systems programs, the course is built for advanced students who already have some grounding in economics and want hands-on experience running and critiquing impact models rather than just reading about them. Materials are published through MIT OpenCourseWare under a Creative Commons license, free to access, with no certificate offered.