Urban Economics

ECO1410 - Urban Economics
Spring 2022 Schedule
Professor Matthew Turner
Department of Economics
Brown University

Announcements:

No recording of lecture for March 23 due to a technical problem.

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The dates when we cover particular topics are tentative and will likely depending on our rate of progress. Check here at least weekly for updates.

The following schedule describes the material to be covered during the term. The dates on which particular material will be covered and when asignments are subject to change depending on our rate of progress. Please check this schedule at least weekly for updates and changes.

Topic	Reading	Problems	Solutions
#0:Introduction. Logistics. Jan 26 Course description and requirements	Required: Duranton and Puga, JEP 2020
#1: The Monocentric City Model Jan 26, 31, Feb 2, 7 Notes #1	Required: Breuckner Ch. 2 , to section 2.4	PS#1, due Feb 9.	solution
#2: Evidence for the Monocentric Model Feb 9, 14 Notes #2	Recommended: Gonzalez Navarro and Turner, JUE, 2018 Gupta et al., unpublished, 2021 Just sections 1-4. Baum-Snow, QJE, 2017	PS#2, due Feb 16.	solution
#3: Monocentric city model with housing Feb 16 Notes #3	These two readings are pretty similar. Pick the one you like best. Krause, book chapter, 2000 Breuckner Ch. 2 and Clarke, RSA 1951	PS#3, due Feb 25.	solution
#4: Urbanization in the developed and developing world Feb 21 -- no class Feb 23, 28, Mar 2 Notes #4	Required: Haines, 2001 Boustan et al. 2013 Henderson and Turner, JEL 2020 World Development Report, 2009, p49-72 Recommended: Alsan and Goldin 2019 Bryan, Chowdy, Mobarak 2014 Munshi 2014	PS#4, due Mar 7.	solution
#5: White Flight, Gentrification, and Bid-Rent Mar 7, 14, 21 No class Mar 9 Notes #5	Required: Cutler, Glaeser, Vigdor QJE 1999 Cutler, Glaeser JPE 1997 Boustan QJE 2010.	PS#5, due Mar 23.	solution
In class midterm Mar 16	Regular classroom		solution
#6: The Rosen-Roback Model and the Quality of Life Mar 23, April 4, 6 Notes #6	Required: Breuckner Ch. 11 Sinha et al. JUE 2021 This is harder than I'd like, but the best I can find. Just try to get through equation 7. Recommended: Roback, JPE 1982. This is hard, but it's worth taking a little time to look at.	PS#6, due Apr 11.	solution
#7: Agglomeration Economies Apr 6, 11, 13 Notes #7	Required: Brueckner Ch 1 Glaeser Gottleib, JEL 2009 Recommended: Autor, book chapter, 2020 Holmes, REStat, 1999 Moretti, AER, 2021	PS#7, due Apr 18.	solution
#8: Systems of cities and Zipf's law April 18, 20 Notes #8	Required: Duranton and Puga, Urban Studies, 2000 Holmes and Lee, book chapter, 2010 Recommended: Gabaix, QJE, 1999 This is really hard. Try to get through section II.1	PS#8, due Apr 25.	solution
#9: Sorting, local publc finance, and a simple model of heterogenous agents April 25, May 2 No class April 27 Notes #9	Required: Black, QJE, 1999 Eid et al., JUE, 2008 Recommended: Bayer, Ferreira and Mcmillan, JPE, 2007. Try to get through section IV. Seig, Ch. 8	PS#9, not collected.	solution
#10: Traffic congestion and infrastructure TBD	Required: TBD Recommended: TBD
Final, May 18, 2:00 PM, Friedman Hall 208