Macroeconomic modeling of regional economies: A useful tool or a mere intellectual game? Cover Image

Modelowanie makroekonomiczne gospodarek regionalnych – użyteczne narzędzie czy nieprzydatna zabawa intelektualna?
Macroeconomic modeling of regional economies: A useful tool or a mere intellectual game?

Author(s): Janusz Zaleski
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie we współpracy z Wydawnictwem Naukowym Scholar
Keywords: macroeconomic modeling; cohesion policy; regional development; forecast; foresight

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to assess the validity of application of macroeconomic modeling at the regional level – both as a tool of counterfactual impact analysis of financial intervention and of a forecast method of socio-economic trends. The reasoning is based on the results of the regional HERMIN models contrasted critically with other macroeconomic simulations on the regional level. The author concludes that it is justified to construct relatively simple and robust econometric models of regional economies, and that, for their application, it is necessary to have in-depth empirical knowledge of the regional economy under consideration.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 5-28
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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