The Economics of Cities and SuburbsDesigned to convey the excitement of studying cities while developing a set of formal tools for analyzing their economies. KEY TOPICS: The book attempts to remove the division between "urban" economics and "regional" economics by demonstrating that the traditional intermetropolitan models of specialization and trade can also be extended to intrametropolitan analysis, thus unifying their treatment. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN ECONOMICS | 3 |
Cities in History | 25 |
Location of Economic Activity | 55 |
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agglomeration economies amount analysis autarky average benefits capital centers central city central place theory chapter Cleveland commuting comparative advantage congestion consider consumer consumer surplus consumption curve deadweight loss density downtown economies of scale edge cities Edgeworth Box effect employment equal equilibrium example export factor price equalization factor prices factors of production Figure Hecksher-Ohlin higher homeless households housing market illustrates implies important income increase indifference curve industry inputs investment isocost labor land low-income manufacturing marginal cost metropolitan area Miami monocentric city model negative externalities neighborhood orange juice output parking pattern percent population possible problem racial reduce region relative price rent residents restrictions result returns to scale Source specialization stadium steel subsidy suburban suburbs Suppose Table theory tion trade transport costs underclass United urban areas urban growth wage workers zoning