Economics (EC) |
435 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-8845
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| EC 330 Urban & Region Ec Prob >2 >IP >US |
4.00 cr. |
| Topics may include urban and metropolitan growth, land use, race and poverty, education systems, slums and urban renewal, transportation, crime, and pollution and environmental quality. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Briar C  |
Office:
523 PLC
Phone:
(541) 346-7755
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| Office Hours: |
1500 - 1700 WR |
EC 313 |
 Prereqs/Comments: |
Prereq: EC 201. |
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mtwrfsu
7/20-8/16 |
00 REMOTE |
Briar C |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| July 21: |
Add this course |
| July 21: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| July 23: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| July 23: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| July 27: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| July 29: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| August 6: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| August 6: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| We'll study the choices firms and households make in deciding where to conduct their economic activities. During the past 200 years, urban residents increased from about 9 percent of the world's population to about 46%, and in the United States, from about 6% to 75%. While futurists have periodically predicted cities will shrink or even disappear, urbanization has continued. This urban growth has persisted despite the congestion, pollution, crime, poverty and other problems cities impose on urban households, workers, businesses and governments.
EC 330 addresses two basic questions about cities. First, why do households and firms locate in cities, thereby suffering the many, pervasive urban problems? The short answer is straightforward: the benefits outweigh the costs. Second, if we succeed in reducing urban congestion, pollution, crime and poverty, would cities grow or shrink? Again, the short answer is straightforward: they would grow.
In this course, we study longer answers to these two basic questions, and, in doing so, we explore the benefits and costs underlying the location choices of firms and households between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas as well as within metro areas. Why do firms and households find it advantageous to congregate? Why are the prices of land and labor higher in cities? Where do households choose to live and work within cities and why? What explains where firms choose to locate their factories, offices and stores within cities? How do cities facilitate creativity, innovation, production, and trade? What role does economics play in urban segregation? What role do cities play in facilitating learning and productivity? What causes congestion and what can we do about it? Are criminals rational? Why do the poor occupy used housing? Is light-rail efficient? To address these questions, we examine the theories and the evidence that attempt to describe and explain urban phenomena.
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