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- Code:
- ECON-E0200
- Field:
- Urban Economics
- Targets:
- Master’s students Research Master's students
- Organiser:
- Aalto University
- Instructor:
- Tuukka Saarimaa
- Period:
- Period 4
- Format:
- Lecture
- Method:
- Contact Teaching
- Venue:
- Otaniemi campus
- Enrollment:
In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/MyCourses pages the primary source of information.
Hanken and UH economics students can enroll in their home university’s SISU! Further instructions can be found on the How to enroll? page, also for other students.
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Content
Formation of cities, urban structure within cities, urban labor markets, housing and urban policies.
Learning outcomes
This is a course in the economics of cities. The course covers the canonical models in urban economics. The focus in these models is households’ and firms’ locational decisions across and within cities. After the course, the student understands the main economic forces that lead to the existence of cities, and their role in agglomeration, productivity, urban amenities, and congestion. The student is familiar with key/main models of urban economics. The student is familiar with methodologies to evaluate urban characteristics, and the challenges of these methodologies. The student is familiar with the role and challenges related to housing and urban policies.