ECON 414
Urban Economics

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.


(ECON 361) Analyzes the urban economy. Topics include: economic reasons for the existence of cities; the theory of urban spatial structure; the effects of taxation on housing decisions; the economics of freeway congestion; economics analysis of local public goods and services; economic analysis of rent control, slum policies and land-use controls. Same as FIN 414. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite: ECON 102 or equivalent; ECON 302 is strongly recommended.