A review of the current doctrines of regional Economics

Regional economics received an additional field of research by attempting to combine its provisions with the doctrines of economic growth. The causes and effects of spatial clustering for economic growth are examined in the works of Lichtenberg,Vernon, Hinitz,Marshall, etc. The hypothesis of this study is based on theory of the IDA and the theory of localization economics.

Aim. The presented study aims to review the current doctrines of regional economics.

Tasks. The author analyzes the classical and modern scientific doctrines in the field of regional economics.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition, axiomatic, hypothetical, abstraction, and general logical methods to systematize the results of studies of the current doctrines of regional economics.

Results. The results of the study, which include the examination and generalization of the current doctrines of regional economics, become even more relevant and receive new incentives for development by combining with other economic theories in an attempt to cover the whole spectrum of problems of regional economic development, which is a direction for further research in this subject area. Regional economics gained momentum through interaction with international and interregional trade theories. The development of a new trade theory based on the Dixit–Stiglitz model inspired a new interest in trade at different development levels. These changes in the trade theory facilitate the creation of multiple spatial economic models in the form of a new economic geography.

Conclusions. The approach to the current doctrines of regional economics is realized through the international business theory. The structural component of regional economics in this field of research should be determined through the formation of territorial clusters. The second group of works conducts analysis using more complex economic models based on statistical methods. The corresponding research methods make it possible to identify clusters by measuring local effects.

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