22nd March 2012 – Kick-off meeting COST Action IS1104:
The EU in the new complex geography of economic systems: models, tools and policy evaluation
Proponent: Pasquale CommendatoreUniversity of Naples ‘Federico II’
Outline of the talk
• Background• Objectives and working programme• Working method• Gender balance and ESRs
BACKGROUND
General backgroud
• Economic activities are unevenly distributed across and within nations in the EU
• Complex nature: economic, geographical, institutional, social, historical factors
• Required different levels and tools of analysis
General backgroud
• Geographical and territorial issues• The role of institutions • Financial and labour markets• Multi-level interactions and networks
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Theoretical backgroud
Methods of analysis
• Nonlinear dynamical systems• Network analysis• Agent based modeling• Game theory• Computational methods• Spatial econometrics
OBJECTIVES AND WORKING PROGRAMME
Main Objective
• Provide a better understanding of the EU as a complex, multi-level evolving geographical system, taking duly into account the dynamic processes occurring within such a system and to develop improved strategies
Scientific Programme
i) Economic geography modelingii) Institutions and marketsiii) Social and industrial interactionsiv) Mathematical and computational methods
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Working programme
• First year: assessment of the literature, preliminary work on theoretical models and 1st stage preparation of mathematical, computational and econometric tools;
• Second year: building more sophisticated models, 2nd stage preparation of mathematical, computational and econometric tools;
• Third year: integration of results originated from different lines of research; policy design and evaluations;
• Forth year: validation of results via calibration excercises and empirical analyses.
Working groups
• 4 working groups with separate but complementary tasks
• Specific objectives and different methodologies
• Highly connected with a continuous feedback• WG1: constant input for the other WGs
Working Groups
WG1: Economic geography modelingo ObjectivesMultiregional economic geography modelingScientific coordination o MethodologyMacroeconomics/Geographical economicsRegional scienceNonlinear dynamicsNetwork analysis
Working Groups
WG2: Institutions and marketso ObjectivesEffects of Multi-level policy interventionFinancial and labour markets o MethodologyMacroeconomics/Labour Economics/Financial
Economics Regional SciencePolicy design and evaluation
Working GroupsWG3: Social and industrial interactionso Objectives Multi-level interactions within spatial economic systems Social and economic networks o Methodology Microeconomics/Geographical economics/Industrial
Organization Network analysis Game theory Nonlinear dynamics
Working Groups
WG4: Mathematical and computational methods and tools
o ObjectivesMathematical elaborationsProgramming Data collection/econometric analyseso MethodologyMathematical economics/MathematicsPhysicsComputational analysis
Objectives: First Year
• Investigation on the issues concerning the uneven spatial distribution of economic activities across the EU
• Review of the most relevant literature• Setting up of mathematical, computational and
econometric tools• Increase the collaborations between the Action
participants• Dissemination of results in the academic community• Preliminary contacts with policy makers and stakeholders
Assessment • Spatial
Economics Literature (WG1, WG2, WG3)
Modeling• Multi-
regional models (WG1)
• Institutional, financial and social factors (WG2, WG3)
Tools (WG4)• Nonlinear
dynamics• Networks
theory• Spatial
Econometrics
Coordination & Exchange • Meetings• Short Term
Scientific Missions
Scientific Workplan: First Year
WORKING METHOD
Project management
Chair
vice Chair
WG Leaders and co-Leaders
Grant HolderSteering
Committee (C, vC, WGLs)
Kick-off meeting
SC meeting
Workshop Urbino WG3, 4 Meetings
Website
MC, WG1, WG2 meeting
Conference Groningen
MC or SC meetingSiena ?
Conference Siena
September 19-21
September 19
December or January
December or January
May or June
May or June
First YearTime Table
STSM throughout
December
March 22
Outputs planned for the First Year
• Public website • Electronic communication network• Events: Workshops (1) and Conferences (1 or 2)• Academic publications:• Scientific papers Journal special issues (2 or 3) 1 book• MC and WGs meetings report• Final report
GENDER BALANCE AND EARLY STAGE RESEARCHERS
• Current composition of WGs (around 30%). It has to be improved
• A consistent percentage of STMs should be allocated to ESRs
Thank you for the attention!
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