Urban and Regional Economics

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General

Prefix

ECON

Course Number

465

Course Level

Undergraduate

College/School

Herberger Business School

Description

Analysis of regions, economic development, location theory, central place theory, agglomeration economies. Economic analysis of urban problems: poverty, transportation, housing, crime, intergovernmental relations.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Goals and Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Assess the determinants of firm and residential location decisions and indicate how location decisions depend on transportation cost, demand elasticity, input versus market orientations, and other urban or regional differences.

Outcome

Calculate the size of a market area and its contribution and use in central place theory and the evolution of cities.

Outcome

Evaluate various growth theories and the impact differences in wages, multipliers, rents, productivity and comparative advantage have on growth.

Outcome

Critique the role of taxes, public expenditures, zoning, and other public policy on individual location decisions and growth within economic regions.

Dependencies

Programs

ECON465 is a completion requirement for: