Economics 259 - Urban Economics

Students will learn the basics of urban economics from two contrasting perspectives: Neoclassical Economics and Political Economy. The first section of the course uses neoclassical tools of economic analysis to underscore location, agglomeration, and congestion in production and labor markets. The second part of our course uses political economy analysis to examine the distributional confl icts in urban space. We will learn that the social production of our cities is inscribed in class, gender and race relations, often reflecting these relations. Finally, we will also learn GIS basics to represent economic insights through maps. Prerequisites: ECO 250. (E)

[CE] ECO 250