Urban Economics credit: 3 or

4 Hours

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. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 202 ; ECON 302 ; and one of: MATH 220 , MATH 221 , or MATH 234 are required.