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Course: ECO 490, Fall 2009
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Carlson Study Prof. Guide Topic 5 ECO 490 I. MAJOR TOPICS: Listed below are the major topics in this chapter. You should have a complete understanding of each of these topics and be able to conduct analyses that utilize the corresponding concepts, principles, etc. 1. Explain, in general terms, what the term "agglomeration economies" refers to. 2. Distinguish between forward linkages and...

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Carlson Study Prof. Guide Topic 5 ECO 490 I. MAJOR TOPICS: Listed below are the major topics in this chapter. You should have a complete understanding of each of these topics and be able to conduct analyses that utilize the corresponding concepts, principles, etc. 1. Explain, in general terms, what the term "agglomeration economies" refers to. 2. Distinguish between forward linkages and backward linkages in the context of agglomeration economies and give an example of each. 3. List and describe each of the four sources of localization economies discussed in the text and class and explain how each can result in reduced costs for affected firms. 4. List and describe each of the four sources of urbanization economies discussed in the text and class and explain how each can result in reduced costs for affected firms. 5. Explain how localization economies and urbanization economies differ. 6. Be able to describe the basic features of the North American Industry classification System (NAICS) 7. Be able to calculate and interpret an employment location quotient (LQ). In addition, be able to explain the significance an of LQ that is greater than 1, less than 1, or equal to 1. 8. Be able to calculate export employment in a particular sector of an economy. Why is export employment important to an economies growth and development over time? 9. What is an economic region's coefficient of specialization? How is it calculated and how might such information be used by economic development planners? II. Problems 1. Several years ago the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joined forces with Motorola and several other high-tech firms to develop a new research park designed to attract a variety of businesses to locate close to the UIUC campus. Use the concept of localization economies to...

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