Lehrende/r: Andrea Lassmann
Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Urban Economics
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: An interest in microeconomics and a good command of English language. This course is best suited for third-year students onwards.
Inhalt: Have you also wondered why people crowd in great but expensive places? This course uses economic theory and empirical evidence to understand why and how cities form, and to shed light on the benefits and costs of cities. We focus on the following questions. Why do cities and agglomerations emerge? What causes urban growth and decline? Can cities be too big? Why does the price of land vary within cities? Why is economic activity unequally distributed within cities and agglomerations? In the lecture, we go through simple economic theory in graphical form. We apply blended learning by offering videos, which allow you to refresh some basic microeconomic topics. You will need these basics to understand urban economic theory that we discuss in the lecture. These theories explain urban patterns, and the effect of urban and regional policies for urban and regional outcomes. Quizzes allow you to evaluate your progress. We will also examine first empirical evidence of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on cities and apply urban economic theory to discuss its potential consequences. The tutorial serves to apply our skills. You will use basic maths and graphical analysis to solve problem sets based on the theories discussed in the lecture. We offer detailed explanations of the solutions in the tutorial, but encourage you to have a look at the problem sets before each tutorial. We also upload short solutions on LMS (Moodle). Grading: E-exam (60 minutes) covering the lecture content and similar to the problem sets covered in the tutorials. Successful students will receive 6 ECTS. Active participation in the class is highly acknowledged and a mock e-exam will be provided via ILIAS.
Empfohlene Literatur: Recommended literature: Urban Economics, by Arthur O'Sullivan, 9th Edition
Zusätzliche Informationen: We will make the materials available to all enrolled students via LMS Moodle and Panopto. The lecture can be hybrid. Virtual office hours in MS Teams. Please contact LSLassmann@uni-mainz.de
