This will involve considerations of agricultural, industrial and post-industrial facets of economies. In return, I expect a bona fide effort to work with the models that we encounter. Recent text selections have included either Knox and Agnew's Geography of the World Economy or DeSousa's economic geography text. Each is supplemented by a selection of readings. Assessment includes examinations and a research project of the student's choice.
Papers focus on the geography of a particular economic sector and require empirical research.