Urban and Regional Economics

General

Prefix

ECON

Course Number

565

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

Herberger Business School

Description

Analysis of regions, development, location theory, central place theory, local public finance. Urban problems: poverty, transportation, housing, crime, pollution.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply economic concepts and theories toward understanding decision-making in urban and rural settings.

Outcome

Perform supply and demand analysis to analyze the location decisions of households and firms.

Outcome

Analyze the role of citizens, voters, governments in influencing urban decision-making and policy.

Outcome

Explain the role cities play in market failures and analyze their market impacts on price, output, and resource allocation.

Dependencies

Programs

ECON565 is a completion requirement for: