ECON-4242 (3) Urban Economics: The Economics of Cities

Considers the economic forces which drive households and jobs to congregate in metropolitan areas. It then considers the forces within the city which determine how the established cities "look" - how rents vary with location, the distribution of jobs and households within a city, urban sprawl, and the sorting of households between neighborhoods. Finally it considers some government policies relating to land use and housing. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 3070 and ECON 3818 (all minimum grade C-).