URBAN ECONOMICS
Spring 2003
Cecilia A. Conrad
207 Carnegie, 7-2970
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 9:30-10:45 & 1:30-2:45 pm or by appointment
Prerequisites: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Textbook:
O'Sullivan, Arthur. Urban Economics. Boston, MA: Irwin
McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Course Requirements
Assignment |
Due Date |
Total Points
Allocated |
Multimedia City Presentation |
February 6, 2003 |
10 points |
Quiz One |
February 11, 2003 |
10 points |
Quiz Two |
March 6, 2003 |
20 points |
Quiz Three |
April 3, 2003 |
15 points |
City Decision Making Assignment |
April 10, 2003 |
10 points |
Urban Economic Problem Project |
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Annotated Bibliography (Group Project) |
March 27, 2003 |
5 points |
Class Presentation (Group Project) |
April 22-May 6, 2003 |
10 points |
Policy Brief, 5-10 pages (Individual Assignment) |
May 8, 2003 |
10 points |
Presentation Response Paper |
May 8, 2003 |
5 points |
Other Class Participation |
|
5 points |
TOTAL |
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100 |
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Schedule of Lectures and Readings
I. Politics, Markets and Cities
A. Why Cities? January 21st – 23rd.
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.
B. Where Do Firms Locate? January 28-30th
O’Sullivan, Chapter 4
Siegfried, John and Andrew Zimbalist, “The Economics of Sports Facilities and Their Communities,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 14 (Summer 2000): 95-114.
C. How Many Cities? February 4th
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://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-5533%28199502%29110%3A1%3C195%3ATACEUG%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8
National Geographic, http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0211/feature3/
D. Multimedia
Presentations on Cities – February 6th
QUIZ ONE – FEBRUARY 11, 2003
II. Urban Spatial Structure
A. The Monocentric City Model -- February 13-18, 2003.
O'Sullivan, Chapters 7&8
B. Suburbanization – February
20-25th
O'Sullivan, Chapter 9.
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. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28199322%297%3A3%3C135%3ATCOMS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G
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
C. Land Use Control
and Zoning – February 27- March 4
O'Sullivan, Chapter 10.
QUIZ TWO—March 6, 2003
Los Angeles Tour – March 8, 2003 (Tentative)
III. Urban Economic Problems
A. Transportation
– March 11-13th
O'Sullivan, Chapters 11 & 12
Spring BREAK – March 17-21, 2003
B. Household
Sorting -- March 25-27, 2003.
O'Sullivan, Chapter 13
Glaeser, Edward et al, "Why Do the Poor Live in Cities?" NBER #7636, 2000. http://www.nber.org
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://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28199906%29107%3A3%3C455%3ATRADOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K
Turner, Margery, Stephen Ross, George Galster and John Yinger, Discrimination in Metropolitan Housing Markets: National Results from Phase I of HDS2000, Executive Summary, November 7, 2002. http://www.urban.org/Template.cfm?Section=ByTopic&NavMenuID=62&template=/TaggedContent/ViewPublication.cfm&PublicationID=7982
C. Consequences of
household Sorting – April 1, 2003
O'Sullivan, Chapter
14.
Cutler, David M., and Glaeser, Edward L., "Are Ghettoes
Good or Bad?" Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 112 (August 1997): 827-72. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-5533%28199708%29112%3A3%3C827%3AAGGOB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D
QUIZ THREE – APRIL 3, 2002
D. Housing – April 8-10, 2003
O’Sullivan,
Chapter 17-18
E. Education – April 15-17, 2003
O’Sullivan, Chapter 15
Hart Lecture by Jonathan Kozol, Thursday, April 17th at 11:00
IV. Group Presentations
*A. Are There Too Many Trees in Claremont?
- April 22nd
*B. What Has Been the Impact of
California’s Proposition 13? – April 24th
*C. Is Razing Public Housing Projects a
Good or Bad Idea? - April 29th
*D. Do Enterprise Zones Improve Economic
Outcomes? - May 1st
*E. What Are the Consequences of
Urban Sprawl? – May 6th
*Class Attendance Required.