Fundamentals of Urban EconomicsFor Urban and Regional Economics courses. This is the first modern text in urban economics that emphasizes urban economic growth. It approaches the various aspects of urban economics as part of a coherent whole rather than as separate isolated topics, and emphasizes the fundamental methods, models, and data used by economists to study cities. |
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New York Los Angeles and Chicago | 4 |
E Urban Growth Controls | 11 |
References | 17 |
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agglomeration economies allocation amount analysis auto average basic bid rent bid-rent function capital central business district central city Chapter Chicago commuting crime decline demand curve discussed distance downtown dynamic earnings economic development economic growth economists edge cities effect employment growth equation estate tax estimated example export factors federal Figure firms growth rate highway Hispanic households important includes income increase indifference curve industry input investment jurisdiction labor land rent loan localization economies manufacturing marginal cost marginal product ment metropolitan area microeconomics mile Moines nomic output population density population growth poverty rate problem real estate tax residential sector suburban suburbs supply Suppose Table tax rate theory Tiebout model tion traffic volume transportation costs trips urban area urban economics Urban Growth Boundary vacancy rate variable wage rate workers