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Lecture notes in urban economics and urban policy provides a wideranging introduction to urban economics and urban policy by professor john yinger, one of the worlds leading scholars in urban economics. In addition to developing the basic concepts of urban economics, the book uses economic analysis to evaluate the merits of policies designed to address our most vexing urban problems. We first present a benchmark model in which firms set efficiency wages to prevent shirking and to compensate workers for commuting. Discover book depositorys huge selection of urban economics books online. The author has updated the tables and charts thoroughly, and has reorganized sections of the book. More narrowly, it is a branch of microeconomics that studies urban spatial structure and the location of households and firms. Although nontechnical, the book relies on rigorous economic reasoning. Yves zenou is a professor of economics and holds the richard snape chair in business and economics at monash university melbourne, australia since january 2016. Urban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas. Throughout the book,the author uses simple economic analysis to explain why cities exist,where they develop,how they grow,and how different activities are arranged within cities. This text is divided into inter and intraurban analysis.
It is becoming very popular and includes many new and interesting economic discussions. Urban labor economic theory a companion to urban economics. Introduction to urban economics offers a complete and selfcontained coverage of urban economics. Course page for psu urban economics class ecuspre 431. The journal of urban economics provides a focal point for the publication of research papers in the rapidly expanding field of urban economics. Social interactions and network theory, urban economics, segregation and discrimination of ethnic minorities, criminality and education. In recent years, yves zenou has been one of the pioneer matchmakers for the two strands of theory.
Econ 7 summer 2007 3 benefits from living in a large city as the number of workers increase, agglomeration economies are more important and wages increase. Stockholm university department of economics 106 91 stockholm. In the field of urban economics, this is exactly the kind of book that i have been waiting for. Kevin lang boston university the modern theory of labour markets and the modern theory of urban economics grew independently from each other but the parallels are obvious. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Area bounded by streets, property lines, political boundaries, etc. We show that both wages and unemployment depend on commuting costs, and that housing prices as well as location are based on workers.
As such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. It focuses on structural details and explains the elements that make cities such highly. The first set of questions focuses on the development of urban areas. Yves zenou is professor of economics at monash university since january 2016. The journal welcomes papers that are theoretical or empirical. Journal of urban economics vol 110, pages 1114 march. It draws on his extensive teaching and publication record to provide detailed lecture notes for both a phd level course in urban economics. He is currently the associate editor of regional science and urban economics, journal of public economic theory, journal of urban economics, scandinavian. You can also improve your ebook reading experience with help of choices furnished by the software program for example the font size, full screen mode, the particular number of pages that need to be. Volume 110 pages 1114 march 2019 download full issue. Viewing the city through an economics lens is called the field of urban economics. Advanced urban economics 14 hours by yves zenou stockholm university general description urban economics is the economic study of urban areas. Urban labor economics, by yves zenou, journal of regional. Harvard economist edward glaeser chooses the best books on the economics of cities, from chicagos life story to how urban transport shaped new york.
Urban economics by arthur osullivan, 1993, irwin edition, in english 2nd ed. Specifically, we explore how the work behavior of a teenagers own mother, as well as that of her friends mothers, affect her work decisions in adulthood. It could also be used for graduate courses in urban planning, public. Urban economics is the economic study of urban areas. Arthur osullivans urban economics is the marketleading text for this course. Part 1 is devoted to searchmatching models, part 2 to efficiency wage. My book, urban labor economics, published by cambridge.
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The aim of this book is to study the links between urban economics and labor economics. Lectures on urban economics offers a rigorous but nontechnical treatment of major topics in urban economics. The field of urban economics addresses a wide variety of questions and topics. Five principles of urban economics economics of cities.
At the most general level, the field introduces space into economic models and studies the location of economic activity. Yves zenou is also affiliated to the research institute of industrial economics ifn, stockholm, the center for economic policy research cepr, london and the institute for the study of labor iza, bonn. The best books on urban economics recommended by edward glaeser. Download lectures on urban economics ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Based on his persistent research work over the past twenty years, zenou has done a great job of presenting a unified theory of urban labor economics, in which land markets and labor markets are linked in an integrated manner. Different models of urban labor economic theory are examined in the initial two parts of this book. The second edition of economic theory and the cities has been revised and expanded with both the graduate student and the practicing professional in mind. Zenou 20, economic analyses of social networks, the international library of. A micropolitan area contains at least one urbanized area with between 10,000 and 50,000 people. The best books on urban economics five books expert. Urban economics is a relatively new field of economics.
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