URBAN ECONOMICS
Spring 2003
Date Last Updated : 1-20-03
Cecilia A. Conrad
207 Carnegie, 7-2970
Pomona College
Cecilia_Conrad@pomona.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 9:30-10:45 am and 1:30-2:45 pm or by appointment
Prerequisites: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Textbook: O'Sullivan, Arthur. Urban Economics. Boston, MA: Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Lecture Notes:
http://www.economics.pomona.edu/cconrad/urbanlect.html
Course Requirements
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Assignment |
Due Date |
Total Points Allocated |
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Multimedia City Presentation |
February 6, 2003 |
10 points |
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Quiz One |
February 11, 2003 |
10 points |
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Quiz Two |
March 6, 2003 |
20 points |
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Quiz Three |
April 3, 2003 |
10 Points |
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City Decision Making Assignment |
April 10, 2003 |
15 points |
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Urban Economic Problem Project |
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Annotated Bibliography (Group Project) |
March 27, 2003 |
5 points |
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Class Presentation (Group Project) |
April 22 - May 6, 2003 |
10 points |
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Policy Brief, 5-10 pages (Individual Assignment) |
May 9, 2003 |
10 points |
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Presentation Response Paper |
May 8, 2003 |
5 points |
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Other Class Participation |
5 points |
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TOTAL |
Schedule of Lectures and Readings
I. Politics, Markets and Cities
A. Why Cities? September 5-10, 2001.
O'Sullivan, Chapter 1-3. Quigley, John M., "Urban Diversity and Economic Growth," Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 12, #2, Spring 1998, pp. 127-138. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28199821%2912%3A2%3C127%3AUDAEG%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S Glaeser, Edward L., "Are Cities Dying?" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol.12 (Spring 1998): 139-160. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28199821%2912%3A2%3C139%3AACD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O Harrigan, James and Philippe Martin. “Terrorism and the Resilience of Cities.” FRBNY Economic Policy Review, November 2002. http://www.newyorkfed.org/rmaghome/econ_pol/2002/1102harr.pdf Glaeser, Edward L. and Jesse M. Shapiro. “Cities and Warfare: the Impact of Terrorism on the Urban Form,” Journal of Urban Economics 51, no. 2(March): 205-24. ACCESS USING BLAIS.
B. How Many Cities? September 12-17, 2001.
O'Sullivan, Chapters 5.
Ades, Alberto F. and Glaeser, Edward L., "Trade and Circuses: Explaining Urban Giants," Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 110 (1995): 195-227. http://www.jstor.org
C. How Do State and Local Policies Affect Economic Development? September 19, 2001
Bartik, Timothy J., Who Benefits from State and Local Economic Development Policies? Kalamazoo, Mich.: Upjohn Institute, 1991. Chapter 2.
Siegfried, John and Andrew Zimbalist, "The Economics of Sports Facilities and Their Communities," Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 14 (Summer 2000): 95-114.
D. Multimedia Presentations on Cities -- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001
II. Urban Spatial Structure
A. The Monocentric City Model -- September 24-28, 2001.
O'Sullivan, Chapters 7&8, p. 205-230; Chapter 9, p.249-266.
B. Suburbanization -- September 30-October 3, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 10.
LeRoy, Stephen F., and Jon Sonstelie, "Paradise Lost and Regained: Transportation, Innovation, Income, and Residential Location," Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 13 (1993): 67-89.
Mieszkowski, Peter and and Edwin S. Mills, "The Causes of Metropolitan Suburbanization," Journal of Economic Perspectives , Vol. 7 (Summer 1993): 135-147.
Glaeser, Edward L. and Kahn, Matthew, "Decentralized Employment and the Transformation of the American City," NBER Working Paper, W. 8117, 2001. http://www.nber.org
QUIZ ONE-- October 5, 2001
C. Land Use Control and Zoning -- October 15-17, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 11.
Phillips, Justin and Eban Goodstein, "Growth Management and Housing Prices: The Case of Portland, Oregon," Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol.18 (July 2000): 334-344.
Los Angeles Tour -- October 13, 2001
D. Income Segregation -- October 19, 2001.
O'Sullivan, Chapter 8, p. 230-237;
Glaeser, Edward et al, "Why Do the Poor
Live in Cities?" NBER #7636, 2000. Fall Recess -- OCTOBER 22 - 23, 2001
E. Racial Segregation -- October 24, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 12, p.338-342; Chapter 14, pp. 392-399.
Cutler, David M. Glaeser, Edward L; Vigdor, Jacob L., "The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto," Journal of Political Economy , Vol. 107 (June 1999): 455-506. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JPE/journal/index.html
F. Consequences of Segregation -- October 26, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 12, pp. 342-346.
Cutler, David M., and Glaeser, Edward L., "Are Ghettoes Good or Bad?" Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 112 (August 1997): 827-72.
Press, Julie E. "Spatial Mismatch or More of a Mismash? Multiple Jeopardy and the Journey to Work," in Prismatic Metropolis editedby Lawrence Bobo, et al. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.
III. Political Economy of Cities
A. The Role of Local Government - October 29, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 16.
B. Tiebout Model -- October 31, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 17
QUIZ TWO -- NOVEMBER 2, 2001
C. Local Public Finance -- November 5-7, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 18
Public Policy Institute of California, "City Competition for Sales Taxes: Symptom of a Larger Problem," Research Brief, Issue #22, July 1999.
Guest Speaker -
LIBRARY ORIENTATION -- NOVEMBER 9, 2001
IV. Urban Economic Problems
A. Transportation - November 12-14, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapters 19-20.
Morhing, Herbert, "Congestion," in Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy, edited by José Gomez-Ibanez, William B. Tye and Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution Press, 1999.
B. Housing Issues - November 16-19, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapters 14-15.
C. Crime — November 21, 2001
O'Sullivan, Chapter 22.
Thanksgiving Recess -- November 22-23, 2001
D. Open Space and the Environment - November 26, 2001
Guest Lecture -
E. Group Presentations — November 28-December 12, 2001
*Group Presentation: Will Housing Vouchers Reduce Homelessness? -- November 28, 2001
NO CLASS MEETING NOVEMBER 30, 2001
*Group Presentation : Should Public Policy Encourage Private Homeownership? -- December 3, 2001
*Group Presentation: Are There Too Few Freeways or Too Many Cars? December 5, 2001
*Guest Lecture: "Bowling Alone in Los Angeles" — December 7, 2001
*Group Presentation: Should the Public School Monopoly Be Disbanded? December 10, 2001
*Group Presentation: Does "Being Tough on Crime" Reduce Crime? December 12,2001
*Class Attendance Required.
QUIZ THREE — DECEMBER 18, 2001