Richard Arnott / Daniel Mcmillen

A Companion to Urban Economics

Herausgeber: Arnott, Richard J; McMillen, Daniel P

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Urban economics is a dynamic, constantly evolving subject, central to the study and practice of economics. Unique in both its rigor and international treatment, A Companion to Urban Economics provides a state-of-the-art overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics. The text provides a set of expert, conceptually interesting, and engagingly written essays that together demonstrate the spirit of modern urban economics. This Companion provides an ideal supplement to urban economic textbooks in upper-level undergraduate urban economics courses or in master's level and professional courses, and will provide students with the background needed to address advanced topics in urban economics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 604
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1317g
• ISBN-13: 9781405106290
• ISBN-10: 1405106298
• Artikelnr.: 21913587

Autorenporträt

Richard J. Arnott is Professor of Economics at Boston College, Massachusetts. His recent research focuses on the economics of urban transportation and he is author of Alleviating Urban Traffic Congestion (with Tilmann Rave and Ronnie Schöb, 2005). He has extensive editorial experience, including serving as an editor for the journals Regional Science and Urban Economics and Journal of Economic Geography and for the books Public Economics: Selected Papers by William Vickrey (1994) and Economics for an Imperfect World: Essays in Honor of Joseph E. Stiglitz (2003). Daniel P. McMillen is Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs. His articles have been published in such journals as Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and Real Estate Economics. He is co-author, with John McDonald, of Urban Economics and Real Estate: Theory and Policy (Blackwell, 2007).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

List of Contributors.

Preface.

Part I: Urbanization:.

1. The Micro-Empirics of Agglomeration Economies: Stuart S.Rosenthal (Syracuse University) and William C. Strange (Universityof Toronto).

2. Human Capital Externalities in Cities: Identification andPolicy Issues:.

Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto).

3. The First Cities: Arthur O'Sullivan (Lewis & ClarkCollege).

4. Cross-Country Patterns of Urban Development: Stephen Malpezzi(University of Wisconsin-Madison).

Part II: Urban Land Use:.

5. The Spatial Pattern of Land Use in the United States: ElenaG. Irwin (Ohio State University) and Nancy E. Bockstael (Universityof Maryland).

6. Monocentric Cities: Marvin Kraus (Boston College).

7. Space in General Equilibrium: Marcus Berliant (WashingtonUniversity) and Courtney LaFountain (University of Texas).

8. Testing for Monocentricity: Daniel P. McMillen (University ofIllinois).

Part III: Housing and Real Estate:.

9. The Economic Theory of Housing Tenure Choice: Franz Hubert(Humboldt University).

10. Housing Policy: Low-Income Households in France: AnneLaferrère (INSEE) and David Le Blanc (World Bank).

11. Housing Demand: An International Perspective: Miki Seko(Keio University).

12. Discrimination in Mortgage Lending: Anthony M. Yezer (TheGeorge Washington University).

13. Commercial Real Estate: David Geltner (MassachusettsInstitute of Technology).

14. Housing Price Indexes: Bradford Case (Federal ReserveBoard).

Part IV: Urban Transportation:.

15. Urban Transport Economic Theory: Yoshitsugu Kanemoto(University of Tokyo).

16. Urban Passenger Travel Demand: André de Palma(Université de Cergy-Pontoise), Robin Lindsey (University ofAlberta), and Nathalie Picard (Université deCergy-Pontoise).

17. Urban Transportation and Land Use: John F. McDonald(University of Illinois).

18. Urban Transport Policies: The Dutch Struggle with MarketFailures and Policy Failures: Piet Rietveld (Vrije UniversiteitAmsterdam).

Part V: Urban Public Economics:.

19. Financing Cities: Robert P. Inman (University ofPennsylvania).

20. Strategic Interaction among Governments: Jan K. Brueckner(University of California, Irvine).

21. Property and Land Taxation: John Douglas Wilson (MichiganState University).

22. A Theory of Municipal Corporate Governance with anApplication to Land-Use Regulation: William A. Fischel (DartmouthCollege).

Part VI: Urban Labor Markets and Macroeconomics:.

23. Urban Labor Markets: Timothy J. Bartik (W. E. UpjohnInstitute) and Randall W. Eberts (W. E. Upjohn Institute).

24. A Primer on Spatial Mismatch within Urban Labor Markets:Keith R. Ihlanfeldt (Florida State University).

25. Urban Labor Economic Theory: Yves Zenou (Research Instituteof Industrial Economics, Stockholm).

26. Macroeconomic Analysis Using Regional Data: An Applicationto Monetary Policy: Gerald A. Carlino (Federal Reserve Bank ofPhiladelphia) and Robert H. DeFina (Villanova University).

27. Measuring and Analyzing Urban Employment Fluctuations: N.Edward Coulson (Pennsylvania State University).

Part VII: Quality of Life:.

28. Measuring Quality of Life: Glenn C. Blomquist (University ofKentucky).

29. Air Pollution in Cities: Matthew E. Kahn (TuftsUniversity).

30. Urban Crime, Race, and the Criminal Justice System in theUnited States: Stephen Raphael (University of California, Berkeley)and Melissa Sills (University of California, Berkeley).

31. Ethnic Segregation and Ghettos: Alex Anas (State Universityof New York).

Index

Rezensionen

"Provides a broader and more accessible summary of the stateof economists' knowledge about cities...succeeds marvelouslyin its stated task of providing a fascinating set of essays...anenjoyable book that is a significant contribution to thefield."
Journal of Regional Science