Urban Economics

A review of the determinants of the location, size, growth, and form of urban areas. Study of the major issues of contemporary urban life: physical deterioration, growth of ghettos, congestion, pollution, transportation, and land use.

Urban Economics Course Overview

Course Information - Institution: Tulane University - Semester: Spring 2024 - Course Code: ECON 3320

A review of the determinants of the location, size, growth, and form of urban areas. Study of the major issues of contemporary urban life: physical deterioration, growth of ghettos, congestion, pollution, transportation, and land use.

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  1. Class 1: Introduction [.html | .pdf]

  2. Class 2: Geographical Definitions and Data [.html | .pdf]

  3. Class 3: Agglomeration, Clusters, and Cities [.html | .pdf]

  4. Class 4: Practice Jigsaw Activity [.html | .pdf]

  5. Class 5: Overview of Greenstone, Hornbeck, and Moretti (2010) [.html | .pdf]

  6. Class 6: Reading Results Tables [.html | .pdf]

  7. Class 7: Economic Development Incentives [.html | .pdf]

  8. Class 8: Introduction to Economics of Crime [.html | .pdf]

  9. Class 9: Explanation of Common Terminology in Causal Studies in (Urban) Economics [.html | .pdf]

  10. Class 11: Effect of Police on Crime [.html | .pdf]

  11. Class 12: Effect of Economic Circumstances on Crime [.html | .pdf]

  12. Class 12: Crime and Gender-Based Violence [.html | .pdf]

  13. Class 13: Introduction to the Economics of Discrimination [.pdf]

  14. Class 14: Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System [.html | .pdf]

  15. Class 15: Racial Bias in Policing I [.html | .pdf]

  16. Class 16: Racial Bias in Policing II [.html | .pdf]

  17. Class 17: Criminal Justice and the Labor Market [.html | .pdf]

  18. Class 18: Housing Subsidies [.html | .pdf]