ECON-342 Urban Economics
Integrates space into traditional economics models and focuses on the role that location plays in the decision-making of firms and individuals. Topics include why cities form, why people choose to live in cities, and what policies can alter the shape, size, and economic success of cities. Covers a range of challenges that arise when people live in cities such as the provision of public goods, poverty and inequality, transportation and congestion, crime, housing discrimination, and education. Analyzes ways in which we can address these challenges through evidence-based urban policy.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
102 or 166
Offered
Fall