Study week on the econometric approach to development planning

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Identifikator:: 1824422792

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-217476

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Title:: Study week on the econometric approach to development planning

Place of publication:: Amsterdam [u.a.]

Publisher:: North-Holland Publ. Co. [u.a.]

Year of publication:: 1965

Scope:: XLVII, 1259 S.; graph. Darst.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Spatial organization and regional planning: Some hypotheses for econometric analysis / Walter Isard, Department of regional Science - University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Penn. - U.S.A.

Collection:: Economics Books

SEMAINE D'ÉTUDE SUR LE RUIE DE L’ANALYSE ECONOMETRIQUE ETC. 1027 CONCLUDING REMARKS The purpose of this paper was simply to confront squarely a basic problem in economic planning for regional development — the problem of an appropriate spatial organization of plan- ning — and other governmental functions, and of the appro- priate spatial allocation of decision-making authority. Because this fundamental question has been avoided by econometricians and regional scientists in the past we have been able to present only simple « reasonable » hypotheses. Admittedly, these hy- pothese are weak, and their empirical testing will lead quickly to new, superior hypotheses. Yet, these hypotheses represent the best that can be culled from the existing voluminous, but rigorless, literature. It is hoped that their presentation will provoke major research effort and contributions to this area. In closing, it may be mentioned that once empirical testing has been conducted and a number of hypotheses established as valid, it should be possible to estimate decision-making cost differentials for each type of organization, firm, or industry. With such cost differentials on hand, it would then be possible to broaden location analysis in order to embrace the decision- making function. Such broadening would involve essentially the comparison of the decision-making cost differential with the transport cost differential, labor cost differential, and other cost differentials considered as relevant in a location investiga- tion of an organization. The necessary extension of location theory based upon substitution points can easily be achieved. Finally, with a superior classification of organizations, firms or industries as national, regional and local, it would become pos- sible to introduce the decision-making function, at least in part, into one or more of the channels of synthesis of regional techni- ques which have been described elsewhere (?°),. For example {(¥) SEE W. Isarp, et al., Methods of Regional Analysis, M.I.T. Press Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1960. Chapter *2 «1 Isard - pag. 25

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