The Economics of Cities
ECON 1800
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
Why are some cities so much more successful than others? What policies can turn places of poverty into places of opportunity? In this course, we explore our urban world using the tools of economics. Topics include firm and household location decisions, land use regulation, housing markets, transportation and entrepreneurship and innovation. We particularly focus on issues related to high housing costs, poverty, crime, the transformational role of cities in the developing world, and the future of cities in the age of Zoom and climate change.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Economics
Course Component
Lecture
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
Subject
Economics
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
