The main subject of regional economics lies in the study of regional economic characteristics, the law of its development as well as special allocation and portfolio of regional resources. It helps to formulate development strategies for regional economics and provide the theoretical foundation and policy basis to explore the path of regional development. Therefore, it can be defined as an applied economic science which transforms the basic theory of regional economics into specific regional economic policy and economic management system, developing social productive force and directly serving practice.
The main research expertise are: (1) regional economic development models; (2) regional and urban economic planning; (3) regional economic development strategies and policies; (4) regional economic cooperation and regional economic integration; (5) County economic development.
This major aims at developing student’s ability to study regional economic theory, formulate regional economic development planning and manage regional economics, based on a profound theoretic foundation in economics and a good command of systematic professional theory of regional economics as well as modern analytical technique.
Graduates can serve government departments concerning economic management, be engaged in urban planning and management, and carry on regional economics teaching and scientific research.
