ECON 358 - Urban Economics

In this course, the focus is on urban agglomerations (cities and their surrounding areas).. We explore policy issues specific to local governments in urban areas, including zoning, housing and segregation, eviction, poverty, transportation, education, and crime, as well as how local governments make policy decisions While the primary emphasis is on economic modeling, we will also incorporate research from social scientists in other disciplines.

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group II
Prerequisite(s): ECON 201
Instructional Method: Conference
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Evaluate data and/or sources.
Analyze institutions, formations, languages, structures, or processes, whether social, political, religious, economic, cultural, intellectual or other.
Think in sophisticated ways about causation, social and/or historical change, human cognition, or the relationship between individuals and society, or engage with social, political, religious or economic theory in other areas.