Economics of Cities and Suburbs

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Designed 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.

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Designed to convey the excitement of studying cities while developing a set of formal tools for analyzing their economies. 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.


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A textbook for an advanced undergraduate course in urban and regional economics, focusing on the economic analysis of intermetropolitan trade and intrametropolitan structure. Includes extensive analysis of the potential role of local governments in economic development. Assumes a good background in microeconomics, including familiarity with indifference curves, isoquants, and factor markets. Should challenge even students familiar with the Hecksher-Ohlin model. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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