Analysis and Financial Functions in Excel.” 23: Land Rent and Location Theory Reading: Arthur O’Sullivan, 8/e, chapter 6 Urban Economics Edward Glaeser, Economic Approach to Cities,” NBER, pages 1-10. “The Glaeser, Kahn, and Rappaport, Do the Poor Live in Cities? The Role of “Why Public Transportation,” Journal of Urban Economics. and Coughlin, Introduction to Two-Tiered Taxation of Land and “An Buildings.” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 87 (2005). Assignment: Assignment #9 due 24: Agglomeration and Urban Growth Quigley, John M., Diversity and Economic Growth.” Reading: Journal of Economic 12(1998): 127–138. Perspectives Gerald Carlino, Keys to the City: Resources, Agglomeration, and “Three Sorting.” 2011. Business Review Gerald Carlino, City.” 2009. Business Review “Beautiful James Surowiecki, Why Do Companies Like Company? Discussion: The New Yorker Class 25: Urban economic growth and state and local policy Reading: and Schwartz, Easy Answers” Brookings Review “No Moretti, Enrico. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin The New Geography of Jobs. Harcourt, 2012. (Chapter 6. Poverty traps and sexy cities). Discussion: Why Did the Job Cross the Road? Planet Money Podcast. Assignment: Assignment #10 due Class 26: Future of cities in the economy Reading: Glaeser, Edward L., for Density? The Functions of the City in the 21st “Demand Century.” (2000): 12–15. The Brookings Review Henderson, Vernon, in Developing Countries.” The World Bank “Urbanization 17(2002): 89–112. Research Observer Greenstone, Michael and Adam Looney, An Economic Strategy to Renew The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution, Oct 2010. American Communities. Mar 2010. The Economist, “Gaponomics.” Assignment: Take-home final due GRADING CRITERIA
Analysis and Financial Functions in Excel.” 23: Land Rent and Location Theory Reading: Arthur O’Sullivan, Urban Economics 8/e, chapter 6 Edward Glaeser, “The Economic Approach to Cities,” NBER, pages 1-10. Glaeser, Kahn, and Rappaport, “Why Do the Poor Live in Cities? The Role of Public Transportation,” Journal of Urban Economics. and Coughlin, “An Introduction to Two-Tiered Taxation of Land and Buildings.” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 87 (2005). Assignment: Assignment #9 due 24: Agglomeration and Urban Growth Reading: Quigley, John M., Diversity and Economic Growth.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 12(1998): 127–138. Gerald Carlino, “Three Keys to the City: Resources, Agglomeration, and Sorting.” Business Review 2011. Gerald Carlino, “Beautiful City.” Business Review 2009. Discussion: James Surowiecki, Why Do Companies Like Company? The New Yorker Class 25: Urban economic growth and state and local policy Reading: and Schwartz, “No Easy Answers” Brookings Review Moretti, Enrico. The New Geography of Jobs. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. (Chapter 6. Poverty traps and sexy cities). Discussion: Why Did the Job Cross the Road? Planet Money Podcast. Assignment: Assignment #10 due Class 26: Future of cities in the economy Reading: Glaeser, Edward L., “Demand for Density? The Functions of the City in the 21st Century.” The Brookings Review (2000): 12–15. Henderson, Vernon, “Urbanization in Developing Countries.” The World Bank Research Observer 17(2002): 89–112. Greenstone, Michael and Adam Looney, An Economic Strategy to Renew American Communities. The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution, Oct 2010. “Gaponomics.” The Economist, Mar 2010. Assignment: Take-home final due GRADING CRITERIA
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