SSCI599SpecialTopics:SpatialEconometricsSyllabusUnits:4Term–Day–Time:Spring2020,Mondays12-1:50p.m.&Wednesdays,12-1:50p.m.Location:THH105Instructor:An-MinWu,PhDOffice:AHFB55BOfficeHours:Mondays,3-4p.m.andTuesdays,11:30a.m.–12:30p.m.ContactInfo:anminwu@usc.edu,213-740-2876(office),http://bluejeans.com/anminwuLibraryHelp:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKCB36BOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:arutkows@usc.edu,213-740-6390(office),http://bit.ly/andyhangoutITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHFB57ERegularOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:ctsung@usc.edu,213-821-4415(office)

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CourseScopeandPurposeThiscourseexploresthetheoreticalfoundations,methods,techniques,andsoftwaresystemsforspatialeconometrics.Thecourseaimstoprovidestudentswiththeknowledgeandskillsnecessarytoinvestigatesocioeconomicproblems,withtheconsiderationoftheeffectsofspatialdependenceandspatialheterogeneity.Essentialconceptsofspatialeconometricsarepresented,includingthefundamentalspatialconceptsandthecorecomponentsofspatialregressionmodelsforbothcross-sectionalandpanel(timeseries)data.Thelatestresearchinavarietyoftopicsusingspatialeconometricmodelsisalsoexamined.Studentswillgainanin-depthunderstandingandhands-onexperiencetoexploreavarietyofapplicationsthroughacombinationofhomework,presentations,andprojects.Studentswilllearnaboutthevarietyofgeospatialdataandtechniquesavailableforsolvingsocioeconomicchallengesandproblems.

ThiscourseservesasarequiredcoursefortheSpatialEconomicsandDataAnalysisM.S.ProgramandanelectivecourseintheGeographicInformationScienceandTechnologyM.S.andGraduateCertificatePrograms.Anyonewishingtopursueacareerinsolvingsocialandbuiltenvironmentproblemsusingspatialdataanalysisshouldgainanunderstandingofspatialregressionmodelsandthereforewillbebenefitingfromthiscourse.

LearningOutcomes

Whenyouhavecompletedthiscourse,youwillbeableto:• Describetherolesplayedbyspatialdependenceandspatialheterogeneityinsolving

socialandeconomicproblems.• Articulatethekeytheoreticalconceptsofspatialeconometrics• Analyzecross-sectionalandpaneldatausingspatialregressionmodelsinArcGISProand

theGeoDaandRsoftwareenvironments• Enhancewrittenandoralcommunicationskillsthatareessentialfortoday’sworkforce.

Prerequisite(s):SSCI583orbypermissionoftheinstructorCo-Requisite(s):None

CourseStructureThisisafour-creditcoursethatmeetstwiceperweek.Thecoursewillbedeliveredusingmultiplemethods,includinglectures,classpresentationsandhands-onpractice.ExercisesutilizeunpublishedandpublishedtutorialmaterialsusingArcGISPro,GeoDa,andR,andafinalprojectallowsstudentstodemonstratetheirabilitytoapplyspatialstatisticalandeconometricmethodsinanappropriate,informedmanner.Studentparticipationisencouragedthroughreadingdiscussions,hands-onpractices,homeworkassignments,andclasspresentations.

Thisisagraduate-levelcourse,soyoushouldexpectthisclasstobeintellectuallychallenging.Asthisisafour-creditcourse,studentsshouldexpecttospend10-15hoursperweekcompletingtheworkinthiscourse.Asagraduatestudent,youareexpectedtoengagewiththeinformationyouarelearningandtoexploretheideas,opinion,andanalysisthatdescribeourcollectiveefforttothoroughlyinterrogatethesubjectathand.Learningarisesfromactive

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engagementwiththeknowledgefoundinourreadingmaterialsandwithoneanother.Asinanygraduateclass,theinstructor’sroleisthatofaguidewhokeepsyouonthispathofdiscovery.

TechnologicalRequirementsThecoursewillbefocusedonusingArcGISProaswellasGeoDaandRforcourseassignmentsandhands-onpracticesinclass.Thelattertwosoftwareplatformsarefree,opensourcesoftware.AnotherimportantprogramthatmightbeusefulisRStudio,anintegrateddevelopmentenvironment(IDE)forR.

Studentscandownloadtheabovementionedfreeandopensourcesoftwareonline,andallthreeofthesesoftwareplatformsusingtheremoteSpatialSciencesInstituteServer(SSIServer).Ifyouareunabletoconnecttotheserverorexperienceanytypeoftechnicalissues,sendanemailusingyourUSCaccounttoTechSupportatspatial_support@usc.edu,makesuretocopy(c.c.)youinstructorontheemail.Questionspertainingtospecificassignmentsshouldbedirectedtoyourinstructor.

Thehands-onpracticesinclassmaybecompletedonalaptopcomputer.Ifastudentdoesnothaveaccesstoanyofthese,pleasespeakwiththeinstructoratthestartofthesemestertoestablishaworkaround.

RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterialsTherequiredtextbookforthiscourseis:

• Chi,Guangqing,andJunZhu.2019.SpatialRegressionModelsfortheSocialSciences.ThousandOaks,CA:SAGEPublications.

Supplementaryreadingswillbeassignedfromvarioussourcesincluding:

• Anselin,Luc.2019."TheMoranscatterplotasanESDAtooltoassesslocalinstabilityinspatialassociation."InSpatialAnalyticalPerspectivesonGIS,pp.111-126.EditedbyManfredFischer,HenkJScholten,andDavidUnwin.London:Routledge.

• Anselin,Luc,IbnuSyabri,andYoungihnKho.2006."GeoDa:anintroductiontospatialdataanalysis."GeographicalAnalysis38(1):5-22.

• Anselin,Luc.2003."Spatialexternalities,spatialmultipliers,andspatialeconometrics."InternationalRegionalScienceReview26(2):153-166.

• Anselin,Luc.2002."Underthehoodissuesinthespecificationandinterpretationofspatialregressionmodels."AgriculturalEconomics27(3):247-267.

• Anselin,Luc.2001.“Spatialeconometrics”.InACompaniontoTheoreticalEconometrics.EditedbyBadiH.Baltagi,pp.310-330.BlackwellPublishing..

• Baltagi,BadiH.,andDongLi.2004."Predictioninthepaneldatamodelwithspatialcorrelation."InAdvancesinSpatialEconometrics:Methodology,ToolsandApplications,pp.283-295.EditedbyLucAnselin,R.J.G.MFlorax,SergioJ.Rey.Springer:Berlin.

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• Celebioglu,Fatih,&SandyDall’erba.2010."SpatialdisparitiesacrosstheregionsofTurkey:anexploratoryspatialdataanalysis."AnnalsofRegionalScience45(2):379-400.

• Elhorst,J.Paul.2014."Spatialpaneldatamodels."InSpatialEconometricsfromCross-SectionalDatatoSpatialPanels,pp.37-93.Springer:Berlin,Heidelberg.

• Elhorst,J.Paul.2010."Appliedspatialeconometrics:raisingthebar."SpatialEconomicAnalysis5(1):9-28.

• Gibbons,Stephen,&HenryG.Overman.2012."Mostlypointlessspatialeconometrics?"JournalofRegionalScience52(2):172-191.

• Harris,NancyL.,ElizabethGoldman,ChristopherGabris,JonNordling,SusanMinnemeyer,StephenAnsari,MichaelLippmannetal.2017."Usingspatialstatisticstoidentifyemerginghotspotsofforestloss."EnvironmentalResearchLetters12(2):024012.

• Matthews,StephenA.,&Tse-ChuanYang.2012."Mappingtheresultsoflocalstatistics:Usinggeographicallyweightedregression."DemographicResearch26:151.

• Millo,Giovanni,&GianfrancoPiras.2012."splm:SpatialpaneldatamodelsinR."JournalofStatisticalSoftware47(1):1-38.

• Partridge,MarkD.,MarlonBoarnet,StevenBrakman,&GianmarcoOttaviano.2012."Introduction:whitherspatialeconometrics?"JournalofRegionalScience52(2):167-171.

• Sparks,PatriceJ.,&CoreyS.Sparks.2010."AnapplicationofspatiallyautoregressivemodelstothestudyofUScountymortalityrates."Population,Space&Place16(6):465-481.

• Stowell,Sarah,&LarryPace.2014.UsingRforstatistics.NewYork,NY:Apress.

• Tian,Lei,H.HollyWang,&YongjunChen.2010."SpatialexternalitiesinChinaregionaleconomicgrowth."ChinaEconomicReview21:S20-S31.

• Wu,An-Min,&KarenK.Kemp.2019.“Globalmeasuresofspatialassociation.”TheGeographicInformationScience&TechnologyBodyofKnowledge(1stQuarter2019Edition),JohnP.Wilson(Ed.)

DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignmentsStudentsmustpreparealecture,participateinateamproject,participateinclassdiscussion,takeweeklyquizzes,andturninhomeworkassignments.Yourgradeinthiscoursewillbedeterminedbasedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessments.

ResumeAssignment–1worthatotalof2points.Werequireallcurrentstudentstopostandmaintainapublicresume,shortbiographyandrecentphotoonoursharedSSIStudentCommunityBlackboardsite.PleaseprepareyourresumeintheSSItemplatethatwillbeprovidedtoyou.Unlessyouoptout,yourresumewillbeincludedintheSpatialSciences

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InstituteGraduateProgramsResumeBook.Thisresumebookiscompiledannuallyand,alongwithourwebpresence,isusedtopromoteourprograms,andmoreimportantly,yourskills,experienceandprofessionalaspirations.

LeadClassDiscussion–4worthatotalof16points.Thesewillfocusonthetheoryportionofthecourseaspresentedintheweeklyreadings.Eachstudentwillberesponsibleforleadingseveralclassdiscussionsontheassignedreadings.Theobjectiveistohelpyouevaluateandintegratetheinformationyouhaveacquiredfromthecoursereadingsanddeveloppublicpresentationskills.Youarestronglyrecommendedtoreadallmaterialoutlinedforeachweekbeforetheclasssession,butyouwillconduct15-20minutespresentationsaboutthereadingsandprepare2-3questionsforclassdiscussionontheassignedweeks.

Quizzes–5worthatotalof15points.Therewouldbequizzesonthelecturesandreadingsfromthepreviousweek.Thetop5scorewouldbecountedtowardthefinalgrade.Thereisnofinal,sothequizzesaretheassessmentofhowwellthestudentshavelearnedthematerialduringthesemester.

HomeworkAssignments–4worthatotalof28points.Studentswillbeassignedfourhomeworkduringthecourse.Theassignmentsincludehands-onpracticesonspatialtechniquesexploredintheoryinthetextsaswellaspracticaljobsearchandapplicationskillstopreparestudentsforthejobmarket.

In-ClassWork-12worthatotalof12points.Anin-classengagementgradeforthesemesterwillbeassignedbaseduponstudentengagementintheclasssessions.Theactivitiesofin-classengagementcanbe,butnotlimitedto,one-minutewriting,groupdiscussion,orhands-onpractices.Failuretoparticipateinin-classengagementactivitieswillreceivenogradeforthatweek.

FinalProject

Inthesecondhalfofthecourse,studentswillworkinteamsonprojectsdeterminedinconsultationwiththeinstructor.Theteamwillproposetheirownprojectsbasedonthetopicscoveredinclass.Thegradesforthefinalprojectwillbespreadacrossthreecomponentsasfollows.Peerevaluationwouldbeconsideredinthefinalgradestoensureindividualresponsibilityandreliabilityintheteamproject.

WrittenProposal–5points.Aproposaldocumentdevelopedfromtheprojectideadiscussionandthefeedbackreceived.

Finalpresentation–10points.Afinalpresentationduringthefinalweekoftheclasssession.

Finalreport–12points.Awrittenreportintheformatofaresearchpaperonyourfinalprojectmethodologyandoutcomes.

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GradingBreakdown

Assessment Number PointsEach TotalPoints

WeeklyAssignments

ResumeAssignment 1 3 2

LeadClassDiscussions 4 4 16Quizzes 5 3 15HomeworkAssignments 4 7 28In-classWork 12 1 12

TeamProjectComponentsWrittenProposal 1 5 5FinalPresentation 1 10 10FinalReport 1 12 12Total 29 - 100

AssignmentSubmissionPolicyUnlessotherwisenoted,assignmentsmustbesubmittedviaBlackboardbytheduedatesspecifiedintheCourseSchedulebelowandontheassignmentinstructions.Unlessotherwisenoted,allReadingAssignmentsandTutorialsaredueby11:59pmPacificTime(PT)ontheduedate.ProjectcomponentshavedifferentduedatesasindicatedontheCourseSchedulebelow.Yourattentiontoon-timeassignmentsubmissionisessential.

Strictpenaltiesapplyforlateassignmentsasfollows:

• Allassignmentswillbepenalized2pointsuptoFOURdayslate.NopointswillbegivenforsubmissionsmorethanFOURdayslate.Notethatallassignmentsworth2pointswillreceive0pointsifsubmittedlate.

• Additionally,nowrittenworkwillbeacceptedforgradingafter5pmPTonthelastdayofclasses.

CourseSchedule:AWeeklyBreakdown

Topics ReadingsandAssignments Deliverables/Dues

Module1:BasicsofSpatialEconometrics

Week1

1/13

Introductiontocourse

ResumeAssignment

Anselin(2001)

ResumeAssignment:

dueFriday,1/17

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1/15 Introductiontospatialeconometrics

Week2

1/23*

*Monday,1/20isauniversityholiday

Whyisspatialdataspecial?

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch.1

HomeworkAssignment1

Sign-upfor

leadclassdiscussion

Week3

1/27

1/29

Spatialstatisticsconceptframework

UsingRforstatisticsandmapping

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch.2pp.21-33

Stowell&Pace(2014)

In-classquiz

Module2:SpatialAutocorrelation

Week4

2/3

2/5

SpatialautocorrelationI:Globalmeasures

Spatialweightsmatrix

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch.2pp.33-46&Ch8pp.195-196

Wu&Kemp(2019)

Bivand(2002)

In-classquiz

SubmitHomeworkAssignment1ontheBlackboardnolaterthan11:59p.m.onMon.,2/3

Week5

2/10*

*ClasstoberescheduledduetoCalGIS

2/12

SpatialautocorrelationII:LocalIndicatorsofSpatialAssociation(LISA)

Getis-OrdGstatistics

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch.2pp.47-53

Anselin(2019)

Harrisetal.(2017)

Celebioglu&Dall’erba(2010)

HomeworkAssignment#2

Week6

2/19*

2/17isauniversityholiday

Localspatialautocorrelationin

GeoDaAnselinetal.(2006) In-classquiz

Module3:SpatialRegressionMethods

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Week7

2/24

2/26

RegressioninGIS

RegressionanalysisofarealdatausingR

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch3pp.55-65

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch8pp.183-195

Homeworkassignment#3

In-classquiz

SubmitHomeworkAssignment2ontheBlackboardnolaterthan11:59p.m.onMonday,2/24

Week8

3/2

3/4

SpatialregressionI:Spatialdependency

SpatialLagModels

SpatialErrorModels

ChiandZhu(2019)Ch3pp.65–83

Anselin(2003)

Elhorst(2010)

In-classquiz

Week9

3/9

3/11

SpatialregressionII:Spatialheterogeneity

Aspatialregression,spatialregimemodels

Geographicallyweightedregression

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch5

Matthew&Yang(2012)

In-classquiz

Finalprojectideadiscussionin-classon3/9

SubmitHomeworkAssignment3ontheBlackboardnolaterthan

11:59p.m.onFriday,3/13

3/15-3/22 SpringRecess

Module4:AdvancedSpatialRegressionMethods

Week10

3/23

3/25

Dealingwithbothspatialdependencyandspatialheterogeneity(Spatialregimemodels)

Spatialregimemodels(cont’d)

ChiandZhu(2019)Ch6

In-classquiz

SubmitprojectproposalontheBlackboardnolaterthan11:59

p.m.onWednesday,3/25

Week11

3/30

4/1

Spatio-temporalanalysisI:Introductiontospatialpanelmodels

Spatio-temporalanalysisinArcGIS

Chi&Zhu(2019)Ch7pp.155-167

Baltagi&Li(2004)

Elhorst(2014)pp.37-53

HomeworkAssignment#4

In-classquiz

Week12

4/6*

Spatio-temporalanalysisII:Spatialpanel

modelselections

Elhorst(2014)pp.53-93

Milo&Piras(2012)

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4/8

*AAGweek;schedulemightchange

Module5:PracticalAspectsofSpatialEconometrics

Week13

4/13

4/15

Problemsandcritiquesofspatialeconometric

models

Teamprojectwork

Anselin(2002)

Gibbons&Overman(2012)

Patridgeetal.(2012)

In-classquiz

SubmitHomeworkAssignment4ontheBlackboardnolaterthan

11:59p.m.onMon.,4/13

Week14

4/20

4/22

Practicalapplicationsofspatialeconometric

models

Teamprojectwork

Sparks&Sparks(2010)

Baller&Richardson(2002)

Tianetal.(2010)

In-classquiz

Week15

4/27*

4/29

*Friday,5/1isthelastdayofclass

Teamprojectwork&summativediscussion

Finalpresentations

Finalpresentations

Finalpresentationsin-classon4/29

FINAL

5/6-5/13Finalprojectcompletion

SubmitfinalreportontheBlackboardnolaterthan11:59

pmonFriday,5/8

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