This course conveys the most important theoretical and empirical insights from urban economics and economic geography. Among others, it covers the following topics:
- Stylized urban facts and agglomeration forces
- The monocentric city model
- Urban growth, sprawl and decline
- The Rosen-Roback model
- Housing demand and housing policies
- Segregation within cities
- Economic geography and path dependence
- The cost of remoteness and place-based policies
The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, October 8, 12:15-13:45 in Seminargebäude 1 Room 1.023.
- Stylized urban facts and agglomeration forces
- The monocentric city model
- Urban growth, sprawl and decline
- The Rosen-Roback model
- Housing demand and housing policies
- Segregation within cities
- Economic geography and path dependence
- The cost of remoteness and place-based policies
The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, October 8, 12:15-13:45 in Seminargebäude 1 Room 1.023.
- Lehrende:r: Andreas Lichter