Urban Economics and Policy

The primary goal of this course is to provide students with the tools and background to analyze important urban policy questions. The first part of the course covers the set of conceptual models widely used to understand economic activity between and within cities. The second part of the course examines various urban policy issues including urban land use, urban transportation, housing, urban poverty, segregation and crime in detail. The course makes extensive use of empirical evidence taken primarily from the United States.